Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
While the world has achieved progress towards gender equality and women’s empowerment under the Millennium Development Goals (including equal access to primary education between girls and boys), women and girls continue to suffer discrimination and violence in every part of the world.
Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. Unfortunately, at the current time, 1 in 5 women and girls between the ages of 15-49 have reported experiencing physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner within a 12-month period and 49 countries currently have no laws protecting women from domestic violence. Progress is occurring regarding harmful practices such as child marriage and FGM (Female Genital Mutilation), which has declined by 30% in the past decade, but there is still much work to be done to complete eliminate such practices.
Providing women and girls with equal access to education, health care, decent work, and representation in political and economic decision-making processes will fuel sustainable economies and benefit societies and humanity at large. Implementing new legal frameworks regarding female equality in the workplace and the eradication of harmful practices targeted at women is crucial to ending the gender-based discrimination prevalent in many countries around the world.
Name | Acronym | Founded | City HQ | Country/Territory HQ | Type I | Type II |
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World Scout Bureau |
WSB | 1920 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | K | |
World Silambam Association |
WSA | 1989 | Petaling Jaya | Malaysia | G | |
World Society of Victimology |
WSV | 1979 | Holden Hill SA | Australia | C | |
World Trade Organization |
WTO | 1995 | Geneva | Switzerland | B | gt |
World Union of Catholic Women's Organizations |
WUCWO | 1910 | Rome | Italy | B | |
World Values Survey Association |
WVSA | 1981 | Vienna | Austria | C | |
World Veterans Federation |
WVF | 1950 | Alfortville | France | B | |
World Women Inventors and Entrepreneurs Association |
WWIEA | 2008 | Seoul | Korea Rep | C | |
World Women's Security Council |
WWSC | J | p | |||
World Womens' Snooker |
WWS | 1981 | Wisbech | UK | D | |
World Young Women's Christian Association |
World YWCA | 1855 | Le Grand-Saconnex | Switzerland | B | |
World Youth Empowerment Foundation |
WYEF | Adelaide SA | Australia | N | f | |
World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union |
WWCTU | 1883 | Håvik | Norway | B | |
WorldFish |
1975 | Bayan Lepas | Malaysia | E | ||
WorldGranny |
2004 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | G | ||
Worldwide Association of Women Forensic Experts |
WAWFE | Reggio Calabria | Italy | C | ||
Worldwide Organization for Women |
WOW | Clarence NY | USA | G | ||
Xaverian Missionary Sisters |
1945 | Parma | Italy | R | ||
Y's Men International - Y Service Clubs International |
1922 | Geneva | Switzerland | E | ||
YAAKAARE REDHRCC |
1997 | Geneva | Switzerland | G | ||
Young Arab Women Entrepreneurs |
YAWE | Beirut | Lebanon | J | ||
Young Friends of the Earth Europe |
Young FoEE | Brussels | Belgium | E | ||
Young Global Leadership Foundation |
YGLF | 2005 | New York NY | USA | G | |
YourStory International |
YSI | Centerville MA | USA | N | ||
Youth Coalition |
YCSRR | 1999 | Ottawa ON | Canada | F | |
Youth for Exchange and Understanding |
YEU | 1986 | Brussels | Belgium | F | |
Youth Initiative for Sustainable Human Development in Africa |
YiSHDA | 2010 | Abuja | Nigeria | G | |
Zonta International |
1919 | Oak Brook IL | USA | F |