The United Nations (UN) celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2020, deserving recognition for its activities in various areas of the life of the world community. Over seventy directions in the work of the UN, which is “changing the world for the better,” including a special area of concern – gender issues that have become an integral part of the agenda of the unique world forum almost from the first days of its creation. The UN makes a significant contribution to the creation of internationally agreed strategies, standards, programs and goals for promoting the ideas of gender equality and putting them into practice.

There are several solemn dates within the UN framework regarding gender events: the fortieth anniversary of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1979), the 25th anniversary of the Platform for Action and the Beijing Declaration (1995), the 20th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, the world and security; 10th anniversary of UN Women. The first five-year period has passed on the path to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (2015). They create a significant incentive to analyze the place of gender equality issues in the UN priorities, and its role in promoting the ideals and principles of gender parity and justice.