Since the late nineties, UN Women - the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (formerly UNIFEM) - drives various initiatives of gender responsive budgets with the support of important allies, such as the Spanish government and the Basque government, seeking to strengthen democratic governance and the enjoyment of women’s economic and social rights.

Channel 4 erroneously reports "Nearly a quarter of men in Asia Pacific admit to rape" in covering UN Multi-country survey on Men and Violence jointly launched today by UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women and UNV through their regional joint programme Partners for Prevention. The study was based on interviews with 10,000 men at nine sites in six countries in the Asia-Pacific and its authors stress that the findings are representative of the study sites but not representative of the entire Asia-Pacific region.

Fox News covered the findings of the UN Multi-country Study on Men and Violence jointly launched today by UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women and UNV through their regional joint programme Partners for Prevention. 

Philly.com covered the findings of the UN Multi-country Study on Men and Violence jointly launched today by UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women and UNV through their regional joint programme Partners for Prevention.

The New York Daily News erroneously reported that "a quarter of men in Asia say they've raped a woman at least once" in their article on the UN Multi-country Study on Men and Violence jointly launched today by UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women and UNV through their regional joint programme Partners for Prevention.  The study was based on interviews with 10,000 men at nine sites in six countries in the Asia-Pacific and its authors stress that the findings are representative of the study sites but not representative of the entire Asia-Pacific region.

The Indian broadsheet, Daily News and Analysis, led with the finding "Entitled to sex, regardless of consent" in reporting on the UN Multi-country Study on Men and Violence jointly launched today by UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women and UNV through their regional joint programme Partners for Prevention.

The Guardian newspaper published a detailed report on the findings of the UN Multi-country Study on Men and Violence jointly launched today by UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women and UNV through their regional joint programme Partners for Prevention.

CNN posted a detailed report on the findings of the UN Multi-country Study on Men and Violence jointly launched today by UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women and UNV through their regional joint programme Partners for Prevention.

Huffingtonpost led with "Startling percentage of rape admissions" in its report on the UN Multi-Country Study on Men and Violence jointly launched today by UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women and UNV through their regional joint programme Partners for Prevention.

The Times of India reported that "1 in 10 men in Asia Pacific has raped an unknown woman" in their article on the UN Multi-country Study on Men and Violence jointly launched today by UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women and UNV through their regional joint programme Partners for Prevention.  The study was based on interviews with 10,000 men at nine sites in six countries in the Asia-Pacific and its authors stress that the findings are representative of the study sites but not representative of the entire Asia-Pacific region.