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United Nations Entities
Information on entities of the United Nations that incorporate gender perspectives into their work programmes, support member states and civil society in the promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women, and facilitate the implementation of international instruments.
- Entities specialising in gender issues
- Office of the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women (OSAGI)
[ www.un.org ]
Languages: English
OSAGI's main objective is to promote and strengthen the effective implementation of the Millennium Declaration, the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action of the Fourth World Conference on Women (FWCW) and the Outcome Document of the special session of the General Assembly on Beijing+5. The Special Adviser advises the Secretary-General on integrating gender issues into the policy of the United Nations, drawing attention to issues of particular concern to women globally.
- Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW)
[ www.un.org ]
Languages: English
DAW, the division of DESA, advocates the improvement of the status of women and the achievement of their equality with men. It substantively services a functional Commission of ECOSOC, the Commission on the Status of Women, and a treaty body, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. It also provides advisory services and technical cooperation to developing countries.
- United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
[ www.unifem.org ]
Languages: English
UNIFEM provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies that promote women's human rights, political participation and economic security. Within the UN system, it promotes gender equality and links women's issues and concerns to national, regional and global agendas by fostering collaboration and providing technical expertise on gender mainstreaming and women's empowerment strategies.
- UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)
[ www.un-instraw.org ]
Languages: English | French | Spanish
INSTRAW promotes and undertakes research and training programmes to contribute to the advancement of women and gender equality worldwide by stimulating and assisting the efforts of intergovernmental, governmental and non-governmental organizations.
- Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE)
[ www.un.org ]
Languages: English
The Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE) is a network of Gender Focal Points in United Nations offices, specialized agencies, funds and programmes. It meets annually and has a number of inter-sessional task forces on specific gender related topics.
- UN Secretariat
- Intergovernmental bodies
- Specialized Agencies
- Programmes and Funds
- UN Research, Training and Academic Institutes
- Inter-Agency bodies
- Historical Development of United Nations' Work on Advancement of Women
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