Also known as: UN Women Kenya
UN Women — UN agency that convenes women leaders and advocates for gender equality and women's protection, recently warning of aid access losses affecting one million women and girls.
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The Standard
… Kenya already hosts the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN-Habitat, but the expansion will see three additional agencies relocate to Nairobi: UNICEF, UNFPA, and UN Women. …
Kenya bets big on UN expansion as Gigiri upgrade project takes shapeCitizen Digital
… The Nairobi expansion has seen agencies such as the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and UN Women relocate a number of their global operations to Nairobi. …
President Ruto, UN SG Guterres to inaugurate Ksh.43.8B Nairobi expansion projectCapital News
… UNICEF, UNFPA and UN Women have moved some of their global operations to Nairobi, while their headquarters remain in New York. …
$340 Million UN Nairobi Expansion Signals Global Shift Toward Africa, Says UNON Ahead of Guterres Kenya visitIn 2024, about 22,600 women and girls in Africa were killed by intimate partners or family members, with Africa recording the highest rate at three victims per 100,000 women and girls. Despite government commitments five years ago to end gender-based violence, activists warn that progress has not translated into lasting action to protect women across the continent.
5 October 2026 · The Standard →
In 2024, about 22,600 women and girls in Africa were killed by intimate partners or family members, with Africa recording the highest rate at three victims per 100,000 women and girls. Despite government commitments five years ago to end gender-based violence, activists warn that progress has not translated into lasting action to protect women across the continent.
5 October 2026 · The Standard →
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission says it will closely review political party candidate lists submitted for next year's elections to ensure compliance with the two-thirds gender principle. IEBC Commissioner Ann Nderitu said the commission proposes that any candidate list presented must meet at least the two-thirds gender threshold as a compliance requirement, urging parties to nominate women for constituencies where they have a strong chance of election.
5 October 2026 · The Standard →
South African police are investigating the killings of at least eight women whose bodies have been found east of Johannesburg in two months, with six bodies recovered in the Ekurhuleni municipality in one week. Police have not determined whether the killings were carried out by a single perpetrator, multiple suspects, or copycat criminals, though the discovery has sparked fears that a serial killer or group of killers may be operating in the area.
17 September 2026 · The Standard →
The government is emphasizing prevention, survivor protection, and access to justice to reduce economic vulnerability of women and girls affected by gender-based violence. According to Gender, Culture, the Arts and Heritage Cabinet Secretary Hanna Wendot Cheptumo, measures include expanding recovery centres and safe houses, improving survivor support services, strengthening cooperation between security agencies and the Judiciary, and linking the fight against violence to women's economic empowerment.
21 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya is broadening its response to gender-based violence beyond prosecution, emphasising prevention and survivor support through a coordinated approach involving security agencies, the Judiciary, communities and other stakeholders. The government is increasing recovery centres and safe houses, strengthening law enforcement cooperation, establishing new reporting channels including a WhatsApp line, and addressing economic vulnerabilities through expanded access to finance, markets, and vocational skills.
21 August 2026 · The Standard →
A one-year project led by Zetech University will document women's contributions to maritime safety along Kenya's coastline in Mombasa and Kilifi counties, preserving oral histories and photographs and creating a digital archive of community narratives about safe fishing practices, weather monitoring, rescue efforts and coastal resource management.
30 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The UN Women agency warned that at least one million women and girls have lost access to critical support due to cuts to foreign aid spending since January 2025. A report based on responses from women-led organisations in 52 crisis-affected countries found that 84 percent have seen demand increase, but nearly nine in ten say they can no longer meet current needs, with two in five expecting to shut down within the year.
10 July 2026 · The Standard →
UN Women Kenya brought together influential women leaders from public and private sectors in a roundtable to strengthen collaboration and establish a national Women Leaders Alliance. The initiative addresses barriers to women's advancement, including gender stereotypes, limited mentorship, and fragmented sector collaboration, amid findings that women hold 32.3 per cent of CEO/managing director roles, 35 per cent of board positions, and 21.3 per cent of board chair positions.
8 July 2026 · The Standard →
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki said Kenya has committed Sh140 billion toward the expansion of the United Nations Office in Nairobi, complementing Sh44 billion invested by the UN, and that the government has allocated USD 1.1 billion for infrastructure upgrades around the Gigiri diplomatic enclave.
10 June 2026 · Capital News →
Deputy President Kindiki said Kenya has allocated Ksh.140 billion to support the United Nations Office in Nairobi expansion project, which the UN has allocated Ksh.44 billion for. Kenya has also invested USD 1.1 billion in infrastructure around the Gigiri diplomatic enclave to support the modernization.
10 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya has allocated about Sh140 billion to support the expansion of United Nations offices in Nairobi, with the UN contributing Sh44 billion, as part of a broader Sh140 billion investment to modernize the Gigiri diplomatic enclave's infrastructure. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki said the government views the expansion as both a strategic diplomatic achievement and an economic opportunity to elevate Nairobi's global status.
10 June 2026 · The Standard →
President William Ruto and United Nations Secretary General António Guterres will inaugurate the UN's Nairobi Expansion Project in Gigiri, a $340 million initiative approved by UN member states in December 2023 that includes upgrades to conference facilities and office blocks at the UN headquarters.
10 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The United Nations is making a nearly $340 million infrastructure investment in Africa, expanding its Nairobi office into one of the UN's most significant global hubs. Secretary-General António Guterres will join President William Ruto on Monday for the groundbreaking of a new conference facility and inauguration of modern office buildings, replacing aging structures from the 1970s.
7 May 2026 · Capital News →