- Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 1946
- Division for the Advancement of Women Established in 1946
- The UN Decade for Women: Equality, Development, and Peace 1975-1985
- UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) 1976
- International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women 1976
- Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women Adopted in 1979
- Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Violence against Women 1993
- Adoption of Optional Protocol to CEDAW 1999
- Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security 2000
- Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR) 2009
- SCR 1820, 1888 and 1889 on Women, Peace and Security, Sexual Violence in Situations of Armed Conflict 2009
- The United Nations World Conferences on Women:
- 1st World Conference in Mexico City-World Plan of Action 1975
- 2nd World Conference in Copenhagen 1980
- 3rd World Conference in Nairobi 1985
- 4th World Conference in Beijing-Platform for Action (BPFA) 1995
Alice Dahle, UN Blogger
