UNICEF Annual Results Report 2016: Gender Equality

UNICEF's Strategic Plan 2014–2017 guides the organization’s work in support of the realization of the rights of every child. At the core of the Strategic Plan, UNICEF's equity strategy – which emphasizes reaching the most disadvantaged and excluded children, caregivers and families – translates this commitment to children’s rights into action.

The following report summarizes how UNICEF and its partners contributed to gender equality and the empowerment of girls and women in 2016 and reviews the impact of these accomplishments on children and the communities in which they live.