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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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Library Keywords: united nations reform
Resource Type: Governance, LEARN, Policy Documents, Portable Document, UN Reform
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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 Campaign Signatories
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Library Keywords: united nations reform
Resource Type: Governance, Library, Policy Advocacy, Policy Documents, Portable Document, UN Reform
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Resolution on New UN Gender Entity
New York, October 8– After three years of intense lobbying efforts the UN General Assembly passes a resolution for the creation of a new women’s entity at the UN. Read the resolution here!
Resolution on New UN Gender Entity
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Resource Type: Governance, News, Policy Documents, UN Reform
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CEDAW Takes on Climate Change
New York, September11–The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Committee adopted to take on the issue of climate change and work with national members to advocate for gender equality in all policy-making and implementation efforts. On August 7th, an official statement was made (see below). WEDO, IAW and members of the Committee have been working on an analysis of the CEDAW articles and elements of the negotiating text currently on the table with Parties of the UNFCCC (see below).
Statement of the Cedaw Committee on Gender and Climate Change
CEDAW and Human Rights Articles…
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Library Keywords: climate change, power and politics
Resource Type: Climate Change, Governance, LEARN, Library, News, Policy Documents, Portable Document
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Gender and Climate Change Training Manual now in Spanish and French!
New York, August 12 –The Gender and Climate Change Training Manual, produced by the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA), is now also available in Spanish and French. The original post includes a link to the English version.
Access them here (in pdf):
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Library Keywords: climate change, sustainable development
Resource Type: Advocacy Documents, Climate Change, GGCA, Library, News, Policy Documents, Portable Document, Publications
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