Diego De La Rosa

This week in Bangkok, we're hosting experts, academics & civil society from across Asia for a regional consultation on CEDAW General Recommendation 41 on dismantling gender stereotypes. Shaping global standards through regional voices! More: unwo.men/vZVQ50YCJ3A @OHCHRAsia

Our new Social Norms Framework outlines practical pathways to address discriminatory norms and advance gender equality through narrative change, improved material conditions and collective action. Read & download: unwo.men/uT0X50YC5nI

Response alone is never enough. Irene Widjaya, Regional Director of the Southeast GBV Prevention Platform, makes the case for prevention: challenging norms, engaging men and boys, and supporting communities. 🌏 unwo.men/KHsh50Yys5J #IWD2026 @UN_Women @UNFPAAsiaPac @dfat

Check out our latest guide, produced under the EU-funded PROTECT project, to strengthen cross-border service referrals for women migrant survivors of gender-based violence in the Mekong region. 🔗 unwo.men/2Gj850YyswE Available in English, Khmer & Thai. @EUinThailand

Principles mean nothing without practice. Ratchada Jayagupta, ACWC Rep Thailand, says the new ASEAN regional plan on ending violence against women must turn commitment into real action. Read: unwo.men/5c4150YvM5G #IWD2026 @UN_Women @UNFPAAsiaPac @dfat

Gender-based violence is not a single-sector problem. Sri Danti Anwar, ACWC Rep for Women's Rights Indonesia, makes the case for multisectoral approaches bringing health, justice, and social services together. Read: unwo.men/INq050YxgXZ #IWD2026 @UN_Women @UNFPAAsiaPac @dfat

South-East Asia is on the verge of something historic. @UNFPA's Sujata Tuladhar says the next ASEAN regional plan on ending violence against women can bring the region to the global forefront of prevention. 👉 unwo.men/1ObM50YyrrB #IWD2026 @UN_Women @UNFPAAsiaPac @dfat

Our Violence Against Women Prevention Programming Guide is a free, practical resource for anyone working on violence against women prevention, to support from planning, implementation & measuring impact. Access tool: ow.ly/1keM50Yr4lo @UN_Women | @Prevent_Collab | @dfat

Violence against women and children shares the same roots, and so must our solutions. Yanti Kusumawardhani, ACWC Rep for Children's Rights Indonesia, explains. Read: unwo.men/w1Gy50YrCYm #IWD2026 @UN_Women @UNFPAAsiaPac @dfat

Women on the move deserve support no matter where they are! We launched a guide to strengthen cross-border services for women migrant survivors of gender-based violence in the Mekong region, under the PROTECT project, funded by @EUinThailand 👉 unwo.men/BKz950Yr4bX #IWD2026

Prevention is at the frontier of ending violence against women and South-East Asia is stepping up. @UN_Women's Melissa Alvarado reflects on what the next ASEAN RPA EVAW must deliver. 👉 unwo.men/Fr1A50Yr4pQ #IWD2026 @UN_Women @UNFPAAsiaPac @dfat

On #IWD2026, ending gender-based violence starts with looking inward. Amaryllis Torres, ACWC Rep for Women's Rights Philippines, says prevention means examining our societies to build equality and justice for all. 👉 unwo.men/mtYZ50YoXbG @UN_Women @UNFPAAsiaPac @dfat

Regional commitments only matter when they reach the national level. Soukphaphone Phanit, ACWC Rep Lao PDR, shares how the ASEAN regional plan on ending violence against women shaped national plans & services. unwo.men/1N1e50YnUEG #IWD2026 @UN_Women @UNFPAAsiaPac @dfat

Experts from Pakistan and Thailand met in Bangkok to exchange practical experience on integrated, gender-responsive services for survivors of violence. Read: unwo.men/qIQe50YkOpy @unwomen_pak | @EUPakistan

Preventing online violence against women means addressing what happens offline too. Stakeholders in the Philippines came together during the 16 Days of Activism to strengthen shared approaches to preventing technology-facilitated gender-based violence. unwo.men/a4lh50YhXtV

Proud to support the Southeast Asia Gender-based Violence Prevention Platform’s Dialogue and Learning Exchange on GBV Prevention, held last week in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. A strong, civil society-led space for learning and prevention. @UN_Women | @UNFPAAsiaPac | @dfat

Every year, more than 2 million girls are subjected to female genital mutilation. Ending female genital mutilation means more than bans. Survivors need protection, care and justice. #EndFGM

At @ChulalongkornU's Intl. Migrants Day 2025 event, women leaders shared why storytelling, peer networks & lived experience matter in preventing violence against women migrant workers. Hosted by @UN_Women under EU-funded PROTECT project. unwo.men/6ahv50Y7YsL @EUinThailand 🇪🇺

Prevention is the most effective way to end gender-based violence. Hear more from Omar Hj Khalid, #BruneiDarussalam’s Representative on Children’s Rights to the @ASEAN Commission on the Promotion & Protection of the Rights of Women & Children. @UN_Women @UNFPAAsiaPac @dfat

Pakistan's delegation is in #Thailand, learning from the 1300 National Helpline to strengthen coordinated, #SurvivorCentered GBV responses and #AccessToJustice for #AllWomenAndGirls. Supported by the @EUPakistan under the Deliver Justice Project. #EndGBC #SouthSouthLearning