New Zealand’s commitment to advance gender equality and women’s rights at home and internationally

New Zealand renews its commitment to: ensuring the contribution of women and girls is valued; ensuring all women and girls are financially secure and can fully participate and thrive in society; and ensuring all women and girls are free from all forms of violence and harassment.
To achieve these objectives, New Zealand will continue its efforts to: increase the number of women in leadership; close the gender pay gap; achieve pay equity; and prevent and reduce family violence.
Under New Zealand’s International Human Rights Action Plan, New Zealand is committed to active leadership to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment. New Zealand will continue to support initiatives that: address gender-based discrimination and violence; improve access to sexual and reproductive health services; and increase representation of women in leadership positions.
New Zealand will continue to advocate for the global protection of sexual and reproductive health and rights, and support the work of organisations such as the UN Population Fund and the International Planned Parenthood Federation on these issues.
New Zealand will continue to provide core funding to multilateral organisations, as well as bilateral and regional programmes supporting and advancing the ICPD agenda.
New Zealand also renews its commitment to increase engagement in gender equality and women’s empowerment in the Pacific region. New Zealand’s development assistance includes: national programmes on addressing gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health, and economic empowerment in Fiji, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, and Kiribati; and regional programmes supporting the collection of gender-based violence data, and women’s representation in politics, policing, and defence.
New Zealand will continue to advocate for the participation of women and girls in peace processes and the protection and promotion of the rights of women and girls, particularly in fragile, conflict and post-conflict situations.

Mode of engagement:

• Policy and guidance
  The New Zealand Government is committed to a diverse and inclusive society. We intend to improve the wellbeing of New Zealanders and their families, including through valuing and recognising unpaid work and developing connected communities.