UN Women is the United Nations organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide.

UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality, and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programmes and services needed to implement these standards. It stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life, focusing on five priority areas: increasing women’s leadership and participation; ending violence against women; engaging women in all aspects of peace and security processes; enhancing women’s economic empowerment; and making gender equality central to national development planning and budgeting. UN Women also coordinates and promotes the UN system’s work in advancing gender equality.

The UN Women Japan Office was established in April 2015 located in the Bunkyo Civic Center in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, following a growing partnership between Japan and the UN Women. Since the establishment of UN Women, Japan has been a key strategic partner, making significant contributions to humanitarian assistance, peacebuilding, poverty reduction, and the promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment in the advancement of SDGs.

Japan is a global champion for the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda, leading key initiatives. In a world increasingly affected by conflict, natural disasters, and climate crises, Japan’s experience and expertise in disaster recovery and disaster risk reduction serve as excellent examples on WPS globally. With its deep-understanding, Japan plays a prominent role in promoting peace and security in Asia and beyond. UN Women remains committed to working closely with Japan to further advance the WPS agenda and its implementation globally.

The year 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a landmark agreement endorsed by 189 governments at the 1995 World Conference on Women, aimed at securing equal rights and opportunities for all women and girls. Over the past three decades, progress has been made in many countries—such as banning discrimination in employment and adopting gender-responsive climate action plans. Yet gender discrimination remains deeply embedded in the structures of economies and societies. We understand today, as they did then, that a gender equal world is both possible and within our reach – each one of us has a role to play. The UN Women will continue to engage with our partners, drawing on their experiences, to accelerate our efforts to fulfill the promise made 30 years ago.

As the only liaison office established in the Asian region, the UN Women Japan Liaison Office plays a vital role in building partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders, including government agencies, parliamentarians, private sector companies, academics, media, and other UN agencies. The Japan Office works closely with these key partners to strengthen collaboration and raise public awareness of UN Women’s mission, roles, and challenges on promoting gender equality. With the generous support of the Japanese citizens, we will continue to advance our efforts for the empowerment of all women and girls.