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One UN Project

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

New York, June 25–As discussions intensify on UN reform at the UN Headquarters in NY, WEDO is closely following the “One UN,” or “Delivering as One” reform processes at the national level. WEDO’s Gender and Governance staff just returned from a vibrant and inspiring meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. WEDO co-organized this consultation with a local partner organization, The Leadership Forum. The meeting brought together representatives from the UN, the government, and a diverse …

Tags: Civil Society Participation, Gender Equality, UN Reform
Posted in Global Governance, Library, News |

GEAR Campaign Update

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

New York, June 25–In the past few weeks, the GEAR Campaign has continued to lobby with allies and speak with governments about the reform process. We have been meeting and working with supportive countries, the Co-chairs of the System-wide Coherence process, and the UN Secretariat to discuss strategies to encourage Member States to adopt a resolution to create the new gender entity by the end of this General Assembly session. Some governments have been strategizing …

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

Women’s Groups Seek Gender Equity at U.N. Summit

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 18 (IPS) – An international coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), mostly comprised of women’s groups, is calling for a “gender equitable” response to the global financial crisis, which is to be debated at a U.N. summit of world leaders next week….READ MORE

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Tags: UN Reform
Posted in In The News, Library |

EU GEAR Funding and Governance Paper

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

New York, June 9–This paper 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. Read it here:

EU GEAR Funding and Governance Paper…

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