United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM Canada) - part of UN Women

The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM Canada)-part of UN Women is one of the eighteen international committees working to support the women's fund at the United Nations, dedicated to advancing women’s rights and achieving gender equality.

It provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies that foster women's empowerment.

UNIFEM Canada works on the premise that it is the fundamental right of every woman to live a life free from discrimination and violence, and that gender equality is essential to achieving development and to building just societies.