Women's World Cup 2023: FIFA & UN Women united to promote gender equality

FIFA and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) are coming together at the 2023 Women's World Cup (to be held in Australia and New Zealand from 20/07 to 20/08/2023) to "celebrate the skills and achievements of teams and players, advance gender equality in football and prevent abuse and discrimination on and off the pitch", announced the organisation, which describes itself as "the global champion for gender equality" on 19/07/2023.

"UN Women is partnering with FIFA on two calls to action: the first to 'Unite for Gender Equality', to realise gender equality as a fundamental human right and as critical for a peaceful and sustainable world; and the second to 'Unite for Ending Violence against Women', a call to end violence against women and girls as the most pervasive human rights violation worldwide," explained the body.

"The two calls to action on gender equality will be promoted via the team captains' armbands, pitch side digital LED boards, large flags presented on the pitch, giant screens in stadiums, and via social media. 'Unite for…