
WOMENWATCH
WomenWatch
is a United Nations interagency website on gender equality and empowerment of women.
It was created in 1997 to support follow-up to the United Nations
Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing 1995). It was founded
by the Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW), the United
Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and the International
Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women
(INSTRAW). The management of the website is currently undertaken
by a Committee composed of the Gender Focal Points in DPI, FAO, ILO, INSTRAW, ITU, Regional Commissions (ECA, ECE, ECLAC, ESCAP, ESCWA, and Regional Commissions New York Office), UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UN-HABITAT, UNICEF, UNIFEM, WHO, and DAW (task manager).
WomenWatch
developed a directory of resources and information
on work carried out to promote gender equality
across the entire UN system. Through WomenWatch information
is disseminated on intergovernmental processes, research and
statistics and operational activities within the United Nations
system.The website was showcased at the World
Summit on the Information Society Tunis in 2005 as an example of
successful inter-agency collaboration and networking within the
United Nations.
The current focus of the Management Committee
regarding partnerships is on consolidating
the involvement of all members of the Inter-Agency Network on
Women and Gender Equality in the management and maintenance
of WomenWatch.
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