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UN Reform
In 2005 world leaders, with the intent of reforming the United Nations, requested the UN Secretariat to develop three reports. These three reports contain important recommendations on UN management processes and structures which, if approved by Member States, could redefine the way the Organization works. For WEDO, the reform process is an opportunity to address shortcomings in the UN’s advancement of women’s rights.
The GEAR Campaign
In February 2008, WEDO, with hundreds of activists, launched the GEAR (Gender Equality Architecture Reform) Campaign. Together, we called on United Nations member states to create a strong, fully resourced women’s entity at the UN so that governments can better deliver for women on the ground.
A giant step toward achieving this goal was taken when the 62nd General Assembly adopted a resolution by consensus requesting the UN Deputy Secretary-general to elaborate on a new women’s entity based on the model advocated by the GEAR campaign. Click here for a complete overview of the campaign.
One UN
WEDO is also making sure that a gender perspective is incorporated in the Delivering as One UN pilot initiative. The goal of the initiative is to test in eight countries how the UN with its many agencies can bring about positive results for the poorest and most disadvantaged people in a coordinated and effective way.
UN Women Born:Civil Society Celebrates Creation of Gender Equality Entity After Four Years of Advocacy
New York, July 1 2010 – The Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR) Campaign celebrates the United Nations General Assembly resolution, agreed to on 30 June and to be formally adopted by the General Assembly on Friday, 2 July, to establish “UN Women”—the new gender equality entity at the UN. This move has been sought by women’s [...]
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Gender takes center stage at the UN Millennium Development Goals Informal Interactive Hearings
New York, June 29 2010 – From June 14th- 15th, government representatives as well as non-governmental, civil society, and private sector representatives gathered at the UN Headquarters in New York to take part in an informal interactive hearing to provide input to the preparatory process for the September 2010 ‘MDG Summit’. The hearings touched upon [...]
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President of UN General Assembly receives global petition for urgent establishment of stronger UN women’s agency
New York, June 17 2010– The Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR) Campaign, which WEDO co-coordinates, today presented the President of the UN General Assembly, Dr. Ali Abdussalam Treki with its global petition and pressed for the UN to establish a strong new agency for women by July 2010. The petition, signed by 34,555 women and men from [...]
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2010 GEAR Campaign CSW Report, and more!
New York, March 22 — Read on for GEAR’s report on the CSW, including the resolution on the new entity, the GEAR Statement, key messages and facts about the entity from the Deputy Secretary General’s (DSG) office and a photo of the campaigners in action. GEAR CSW Report, March 22, 2010 The recent meeting of [...]
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International Press Coverage of GEAR and the New Women’s Entity
New York, March 18 — The GEAR Campaign has compiled a document with links to recent coverage in the French speaking press of the new women’s entity at the UN and GEAR’s efforts in that regard. It’s exciting to see the campaign’s reach extending around the world. If you don’t read French, the document also [...]
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