UN Women Fiji Multi-Country Office (MCO) focuses on delivering four interlinked programme areas underpinned by support for intergovernmental and normative processes:
- Women’s Political Empowerment and Leadership (WPEL) – through advocacy, policy change, and capacity building, UN Women works with partners to increase women’s representation in parliament in the region with the lowest number of women parliamentarians globally.
- Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) - to advance WEE, UN Women addresses the intersection between women’s economic empowerment, safety, and discrimination, leadership, governance and participation, disaster preparedness, and livelihoods.
- Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG) – the programme aims to enable women and girls in the Pacific to live free from violence. It takes a holistic approach to this complex issue, supporting Pacific-led activities to improve policies, meet the immediate needs of women experiencing violence, and prevent violence from occurring.
- Gender and Protection in Humanitarian Action (GPiHA) and Disaster Risk Reduction – by integrating gender and protection concerns into disaster preparedness and response, humanitarian assistance promotes women’s safety, dignity, equality, and empowerment.
The Fiji MCO Office covers Fiji, Solomon Islands, The Republic of Marshall Islands, Palau, Kiribati, Samoa, Tuvalu, Tonga, Vanuatu, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Tokelau, Niue, and Cook Islands.