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Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE)
Network of Gender Focal Points in United Nations offices, specialized agencies, funds and programmes

Overview of IANWGE gender mainstreaming work
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Information kit on gender mainstreaming
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Policy statements, programme objectives, operational and other activities, and good practices of 33 UN entities and organizations on gender mainstreaming, prepared for the 2002 ECOSOC session and partially updated in 2003. The collection represents the extent to which ECOSOC agreed conclusions 1997/2 on gender mainstreaming have been interpreted and implemented by each entity.
IANWGE: Gender Mainstreaming Highlights
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Quarterly e-newsletter prepared by the Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women
Task force on gender mainstreaming in programme budget processes
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Workshop reports and information on efforts within and outside the UN to incorporate gender perspectives in organizational budgets.
Task force on gender and financing for development
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Information on mainstreaming gender perspectives in issues addressed by the International Conference on Financing for Development
Task force on gender mainstreaming in the CCA/UNDAF
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Information on mainstreaming gender perspectives into the UN Common Country Assessments/UN Development Assistance Framework processes.
Task force on gender and ICTs
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Information on efforts to ensure that gender perspectives are included in the preparations for and outcome of the WSIS, and on guidelines to make task force members’ ICT projects gender-sensitive.
Task force on women, peace and security
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Information on coordination of system-wide implementation of SC Resolution 1325 and other gender-related peace and security developments.
Task force on gender and water
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Information on gender mainstreaming and assistance with the implementation of gender-sensitive water and sanitation activities within and outside the UN system.
Second Session of IANWGE, 24-27 February 2003
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Includes report of the second session of IANWGE with a summary of 2003 workshop on incorporating gender perspectives into the preparation of and follow-up to global conferences.
First Session of IANWGE, 26 February - 1 March 2002
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Includes session report with a summary of the 2002 workshop on training and capacity building in gender mainstreaming.
Approaches and Methodologies for Gender Mainstreaming
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Report on 2001 gender mainstreaming workshop organised by IANWGE predecessor, ACC Inter-Agency Meeting on Women and Gender Equality. [PDF document]
Database on good practices in gender mainstreaming and implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action
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