Advancing Gender Equality in the Green Climate Fund: Letter to UN Women

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

New York, August 17th, 2011– Last week, members of the Women and Gender Constituency sent a letter to Michelle Bachelet, Under-Secretary-General of UN Women to ask UN Women to take a more prominent advocacy role in the negotiations at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), particularly in the development of a new Green Climate Fund (GCF).

Click here to view the full letter.…

Tags: Civil Society Participation, Climate Change, Climate Finance, GEAR Campaign, UN Women
Posted in Climate Finance, Library |

UN Women: New Toolkit on Civil Society Engagement

Monday, December 6th, 2010

New York, New York– The GEAR Campaign is proud to launch a ”TRANSITIONAL TOOLKIT FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS“, with recommendations on how civil society can engage with UN Women.

Created on July 2, 2010, UN Women is the result of years of advocacy by civil society. The new entity combines the mandates of the four existing UN structures for women into one new, higher level UN organization with both policy and operational functions.

The GEAR Campaign, …

Tags: Civil Society Participation, GEAR Campaign, UN Women
Posted in Civil Society Participation, GEAR Campaign, Library, News |

GEAR Campaign Enthusiastically Welcomes the New Under-Secretary-General, Michelle Bachelet, Former Chilean President

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

New York– The Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR) Campaign is thrilled that the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon has chosen Michelle Bachelet as the new Under-Secretary-General (USG) of UN Women. This appointment is essential to the effectiveness of the new entity and the campaign is pleased that the UN SG has selected a qualified and strong leader for this high level UN position that will envision and work for the future of women’s rights and advocate for women worldwide.

Tags: GEAR Campaign, UN Reform, UN Women, Women Leaders
Posted in GEAR Campaign, Library, News, Women's Leadership |

2010 GEAR Campaign CSW Report, and more!

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

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 the 54th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) advanced the GEAR Campaign goal of …

Tags: CSW, GEAR Campaign
Posted in GEAR Campaign, Library, News |

International Press Coverage of GEAR and the New Women’s Entity

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

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 includes a brief summary of each article in English. Click here to read more.…

Tags: GEAR Campaign, Global Governance, UN Reform
Posted in GEAR Campaign, Library, News |