Women and Gender resources in the United Nations system

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DAW - DIVISION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN
DESA - UNITED NATIONS DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS

THE DIVISION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN provides UN Secretariat support for ECOSOC and its COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN.

Grounded in the vision of the UN Charter, The Division's mandate is to advocate improvement of the status of the women and achievement of their equality with men :

In all aspects of human endeavour
As equal participants and beneficiaries of sustainable development, peace and security, governance and human rights
Mainstreaming a gender perspective within and outside of the United Nations system

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Gender Equality and UN Millennium Development Goals
IANWGE - INTER-AGENCY NETWORK ON WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY
WOMENWATCH

Resources for Gender/Women's Issues

System-wide Medium Term Plan

DISARMAMENT

- Armed Conflict Situations

- Gender and Disarmament

- Protecting Women in Emergency Situations

UNHCR

- Refugee Women

- UNHCR Policy [PDF 10p]

Regional Information

- Country Information

KEY UN SYSTEM OFFICES

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OFFICES

PROGRAMMES

UN MAIN BODIES

ABOUT THE UN

GA - GENERAL ASSEMBLY

MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

- Gender Equality and UN Millennium Development Goals
UN REFORM

THIRD COMMITTEE - SOCIAL, HUMANITARIAN, CULTURAL

CEDAW - COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN

OHCHR - OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS:

Background and Key Documents

ECOSOC - THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

CSW - COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN

Advancement of Women Programmes

UN KEY OFFICES

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IANWGE - INTER-AGENCY NETWORK ON WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY

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Office of the Special Advisor on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women

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UNIFEM - UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN
UNIFEM AND UNECE - THE ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE

Areas of Work

Governance, Peace and Security

Regions

INSTRAW - UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN

Research

Training

REGIONS

UN REGIONAL COMMISSIONS

THE REGIONAL COMMISSIONS
AFRICA
ECA - ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA

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African Centre for Gender & Development

ASIA
ESCAP - THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

Gender and Development
.UNDP - UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Regional Bureau for Asia and Pacific
EUROPE
ECE - ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE

Gender Activities

Generations and Gender Programme
UNDP - UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Regional Bureau for Eastern Europe and CIS (RBEC)
LATIN AMERICA - CEPAL
ECLAC - ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Mujer y Desarrollo
WESTERN ASIA
ESCWA - ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR WESTERN ASIA

ESCWA Centre for Women

WORLD BANK

Regional Websites

SUBTOPICS
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PROGRAMMES

AGRICULTURE / FOOD

IFAD

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IFAD - INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
ENABLING THE POOR TO OVERCOME POVERTY

Gender and Household Food Security

FAO - FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION

Gender and Food Security

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

Gender and Development

DEVELOPMENT

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UNITED NATIONS MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Gender Equality

IAEA - INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

Women in International Nuclear Safeguards

IAEA Resources

UNDP - UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Gender Mainstreaming in UNDP

- UNDP Gender Policy Note

FOCUS AREAS

Governance

Poverty Reduction

UNCSTD - UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT

Gender Advisory Board

THE WORLD BANK

Gender and Development

Strategy

Statistics

EDUCATION & CULTURE

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UNICEF - UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND

Gender Equality

- Celebrating the Rights of Women and Girls around the World

Girls' Education

UNESCO - UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION

SECTION FOR WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY

Gender Mainstreaming

Projects
CORE THEMES

Communication & Information / Culture / Education / HIV/AIDS / Science & Technology / Social & Human Sciences

UNRISD - UNITED NATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Gender

HEALTH

WOMEN'S HEALTH

WHO - WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
GENDER MAINSTREAMING

Gender and Other Health Topics

Mental Health

Reproductive Health

Tobacco Free Initiative

Tropical Disease

Tuberculosis

WHO Gender Policy

HIV/AIDS [ see under ]

HIV/AIDS as a Global Issue

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

See, Human Rights; below

DESA - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
UNITED NATIONS ENABLE

Disabilities: Women and Gender Perspectives

HUMAN RIGHTS

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UNESCO - UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION

Human Rights

OHCHR - OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
WOMEN

Committee on the Eliminaton of Discrimination against Women

FEATURE

Women's Rights are Human Rights

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences

UNIFEM - UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN

Promoting Women's Human Rights and Eliminating Violence Against Women

Trust Fund
UNFPA - UNITED NATIONS FUND FOR POPULATION ACTIVITIES

Ending Widespread Violence against Women
WHO - WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

Gender-based Violence

Violence Prevention
FACT SHEETS

- Female Mutiliation

- Violence against Women

ICT

GENDER ISSUES

ITU - INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION

Gender Mainstreaming

UNDP - UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

ICT and Development

UNESCO - UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION

Gender and ICT

LABOUR

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UNIFEM - UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN

Promoting Women's Economic Security and Rights

ILO - INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
BUREAU FOR GENDER EQUALITY

Gender Equality between Men and Women

Gender Equality Tool

- Definition of Gender Mainstreaming

- First ILO Gender Audit

NUCLEAR SCIENCE

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IAEA - INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

Resources for Women

POPULATION

GENDER EQUALITY and WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT

UNFPA - UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND

Population Issues in Brief

- The Beijing at 10 Review

- Women and the Economy

- Involving Men

Emergency Situations

- Humanitarian Response

Practices that Harm Women

- HIV/AIDS

- Violence

Reproductive Health

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