Since 1992 as the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), and since 2010 as the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women, UN Women in Brazil has been working with the federal and sub-national governments, Congress and Judiciary to advance equality of rights and opportunities for women and girls. UN Women supports implementation of the national development agenda and international women’s human rights commitments three areas: 

• Gender-responsive governance and women’s leadership 

• Women’s economic empowerment 

• Elimination of violence against women and girls 

UN Women coordinates and promotes UN system’s work on gender equality. A member of the UN Country Team, UN Women leads the Inter-Agency Thematic Group on Gender, Race and Ethnicity, and actively promotes elimination of intersectional discrimination in all areas of work in Brazil. 

UN Women has a special relationship with women’s movement and promotes full participation of women’s groups and organizations in all areas of life. We work with grassroots women organizations and support their development. We work through integrated normative and technical support, capacity building, social mobilization and advocacy.