UN Women has estimated that developing countries currently face an astonishing $420 billion annual gap in the funding needed to achieve gender equality. The gap signifies that programs and services for women and girls are chronically underfunded. To address this gap, UN Women emphasizes the need for a decade of targeted investment to close gender disparities and welcomes debt relief as a crucial first step towards mobilizing the necessary resources.
Compiled From: UN News, “The margins of the budget: Gender equality in developing countries underfunded by $420 billion annually”, July 1, 2025.