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UN INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION

History of the Collaboration on Women and Gender Equality

Interagency work on the advancement of women and gender equality dates back to the first World Conference on Women in Mexico in 1975. From 1996 the Inter-Agency Committee on Women and Gender Equality (IACWGE) worked as a standing committee of the ACC (from March 2001 under the title of the Inter-Agency Meeting on Women and Gender Equality (IAMWGE)). In 2001 following the establishment of CEB, the Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality was established.

From Administrative Committee on Coordination (ACC) to the Chief Executive Board for Coordination (CEB)

The Administrative Committee on Coordination (ACC) was established by the Secretary-General in 1946 at the request of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in Resolution 13 (III). The ACC's main functions were to:

  • supervise the implementation of the agreements between the United Nations and the specialized agencies;
  • ensure the coordination of the programmes approved by the governing bodies of the various entities of the UN system; and
  • promote cooperation within the UN system in the pursuit of the common goals of Member States across a wide range of substantive and management issues.
A number of sub-committees of ACC focused on coordination and cooperation around priority issues in the work programmes of the United Nations system. Among these sub-committees was the Inter-Agency Committee on Women and Gender Equality (later known as the Inter-Agency Meeting on Women and Gender Equality).

In 1999, the ACC launched a review of the role and functioning of the Committee and its subsidiary machinery. In 2001, as a result of this review, the ACC became the United Nations System Chief Executives Board (CEB) for Coordination. The CEB currently is the forum which brings together the executive heads of all organizations to further coordination and cooperation on the whole range of substantive and management issues facing the United Nations system. Chaired by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Board meets twice annually. It is composed of the Executive Heads of the member organizations and is assisted by two high level committees, the High Level Committee on Programmes (HLCP) and the High Level Committee on Management (HLCM).

Although all existing standing committees were dismantled, inter-agency work formerly carried out by ACC subsidiary bodies continues but with differing modalities. The Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality works to ensure coordination and cooperation on the promotion of gender equality throughout the United Nations system.


   
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