Background:

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

Among the 10 UN Women offices present in West and Central Africa (WCARO), UN Women Senegal is based in Dakar, Senegal, and works with the government, civil society organizations (CSOs), other UN agencies and the private sector to help achieve gender equality and women's empowerment in Senegal.

Based on UN Women Senegal's strategic note -, the organization focuses its efforts on the following key themes: i) governance, leadership, and women's political participation; ii) women's economic empowerment and iii) the elimination of violence against women and girls; iv) women, peace, secu...