About UNWomen
UN Women is the global champion for gender equality, working to develop and uphold standards and create an environment in which every woman and girl can exercise her human rights and live up to her full potential. We are trusted partners for advocates and decision-makers from all walks of life, and a leader in the effort to achieve gender equality.Activities by UNWomen
Corporate Website AI Chatbot
Global United StatesThe AI Chatbot for UN Women’s corporate website was successfully launched in on unwomen.org. It’s an AI-powered assistant which helps users quickly locate information by providing conversational answers, which is an improvement over the traditional site search, which saw over 150,000 page views earlier this year. The chatbot was jointly finalized by IST and Comms, including integration, theming, terminology adjustments, configuration, and testing. It is now live for public use and performing reliably, with ongoing monitoring of usage and performance. The solution is also designed for easy replication across UN Women regional and country office websites at minimal cost, offering strong potential for future expansion.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsUNWAdvantage (under UN Women Equality Lab)
Asia and the PacificThis AI project, internally supports UN Women in developing the Strategic Plan Integrated Results and Resources Framework for 2026-2029 by leveraging lessons learned from previous frameworks. This AI chatbot facilitates the exploration of contributions from other UN agencies to UN Women’s work, focusing on ten key agencies. It identifies complementarities and commonalities between UN Women and these agencies, highlighting comparative advantages and niches. Aligning strategic plans with other entities is crucial for effective evaluation and learning, identifying areas of shared competencies and collaboration, and recognizing areas of focus.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsTransparency Portal AI search (under UN Women Equality Lab)
GlobalLaunched in 2022, the UN Women Transparency platform, based on the IATI (International Aid Transparency Initiative) standard, is a cornerstone of accountability, providing open access to financial data and results achieved across the organization. In 2024, the platform took a major leap with a beta AI-powered search function in line with our UN 2.0 commitment —enabling users to instantly explore funding flows, programme outcomes, and impact data. These innovations enhance how UN Women communicates the value of resources and results, making data more visible and accessible. The platform empowers stakeholders to track the real-time impact of their investments, reinforcing trust, transparency, and support for gender equality.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsWomen, Peace and Cybersecurity: Promoting Women´s Peace and Security in the Digital World
Asia and the Pacific CambodiaPapua New GuineaPhilippinesSolomon IslandsTimor-LesteUN Women ROAP has been conducting research in 2023 on the implications of AI, including leveraging AI, for the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda in Southeast Asia , in partnership with United Nations University Institute (UNU) in Macau. The research has been conducted under a broader project on digital security in the context of the WPS agenda, “Women, Peace and Cybersecurity: Promoting Women´s Peace and Security in the Digital World”, in partnership with the Governments of the Republic of Korea and Australia. The project aims to ensure that women meaningfully participate in cybersecurity decision-making processes and online peacebuilding efforts, in the prevention of cybersecurity threats (including disinformation and hate speech) and cybercrimes, and contribute to reforming cybersecurity laws, policies and norms, where emerging technologies such as AI plays an important part. Within the context of this project, a key knowledge product has been produced on Artificial Intelligence and Women, Peace and Security in Southeast Asia with UNU Macau. UN Women also developed an E-module : Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Women, Peace and Security , and will soon publish a Training of Trainers Manual on a similar topic. Furthermore, UN Women has strengthened the cyber-resilience of CSOs in the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea, enhancing their understanding of AI as it relates to their work within the WPS framework. Similar initiatives will be undertaken in Timor-Leste, Cambodia, and the Philippines, with a regional event planned for 2026.
Activity Type Research/Reports/AssessmentsPolicy/Regulatory Guidance