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In a world where not enough women reach the ranks of government, WEDO works to accelerate women’s participation in national and local political office worldwide. In particular, WEDO champions strong women who can effectively occupy political positions and advance policies that promote women’s rights locally, nationally, and internationally. The goal is also to ensure the creation of robust institutions and mechanisms within the UN system internationally that makes it consistently effective in advancing women’s rights.

Find out more about our governance initiatives by clicking on the categories above, or see the latest news posts below!

“Finally, a UN Women’s Agency with Muscle”

Read this article by Colette N. Tamko appearing on http://womensmediacenter.com

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“Finally, a UN Women’s Agency with Muscle”

New York, November 22–Colette Tamko, WEDO Gender and Governance Program Coordinator, and one of the principle coordinators of the GEAR Campaign to create a new agency for women explains to the Women’s Media Center what this exciting development means for women, and the work that still remains to ensure its success. Read it here.

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Summary of EU GEAR Funding and Governance Paper

New York, July 23–Below you can read a summary of an in-depth paper “Funding, ODA, Governance and Structural Factors Relevant to the Establishment of a New UN Gender Equality Architecture” that examines budgets, staff levels, offices and the European Union Member State contributors to the four existing UN gender equality and women’s empowerment entities (UNIFEM, DAW, OSAGI, and INSTRAW) and five other UN entities (UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, UN-HABITAT and UNAIDS), to help assess and support the most effective arrangements for a new, “composite” UN women’s organization.

Summary of EU GEAR Funding Position Paper July 2009

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GEAR Campaign—More Work to be Done!

New York, October 21–On September 14th, the UN General Assembly unanimously adopted the Resolution on System-wide Coherence, allowing for the creation of a new, stronger composite women’s agency at the UN.  This is a victory for women across the globe, and an exciting moment for all those who worked tirelessly to bring this idea to reality. The GEAR Campaign’s work is not yet over, however! 

We are currently reaching out to the Secretary-General and the President of the 64th session of the GA, calling on them to move forward with the transition process to will lead to the launching…

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Gender Equality Architecture Reform

New York, September 15–Read GEAR Campaign statements, key points and recommendations on civil society’s participation. Find out who has signed on to the GEAR Campaign and who are the working group members. 

May 2009 Gear Campaign Working Group

May 2009 Gear Civil Society Participation Recommendations

July 2009 Gear talking Points

July 2009 Gear Campaign Signatories

August 2009 Gear Statement

Women’s Entity Field Presence

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