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Orientation Briefing on un-women

Orientation Briefing on un-women. Briefing on UN Women – New York 17 January 2013. Mandate and Functions. Consolidation and transfer of existing mandates and functions to DAW, OSAGI, UNIFEM and INSTRAW = Normative Operational + System-wide interagency. Governance.

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Orientation Briefing on un-women

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  1. Orientation Briefing on un-women Briefing on UN Women – New York 17 January 2013

  2. Mandate and Functions Consolidation and transfer of existing mandates and functions to DAW, OSAGI, UNIFEM and INSTRAW = • Normative • Operational + • System-wide interagency Orientation Briefing on UN-Women – New York 17 January 2013

  3. Governance • The General Assembly, ECOSOC and the Executive Board constitutes the multi-tiered intergovernmental governance structure for the operational activities and provides operational policy guidance to UN-Women • The General Assembly, ECOSOC and the CSW constitutes the multi-tiered intergovernmental governance structure for the normative support functions and provides normative policy guidance to UN-Women Orientation Briefing on UN-Women – New York 17 January 2013

  4. Structure • Executive Director/Under-Secretary-General • Two Deputy Executive Directors/Assistant Secretary-Generals • Field presence centered around five regional centres • Staff and personnel in about 80 programme countries Orientation Briefing on UN-Women – New York 17 January 2013

  5. Strategy and Priorities Five thematic areas • Women’s political leadership and participation • Economic empowerment • National planning and budgeting • Ending violence against women • Women, peace and security Orientation Briefing on UN-Women – New York 17 January 2013

  6. Results – sample for global level • Gender dimensions in intergovernmental processes and outcomes • UN high-level decision-making bodies pay increased attention to gender dimensions in their input to intergovernmental meetings (i.e. CEB statement on Rio+20, LDC conference) • Gender equality and women’s empowerment included as a stand-alone section in the Rio+20 outcome document and mainstreamed in other thematic areas • Support to the QCPR process including through providing inputs into the SG report • Intensely engaged in deliberations on the post-2015 development agenda Orientation Briefing on UN-Women - 17 January 2013

  7. Results – sample for country-level • In 2011 and 2012 eight countries increased the number of women elected to office at the local and national levels • National planning documents incorporated priorities and allocated budgets for gender equality in 18 countries • Worked with 57 countries in 2011 to build capacity on advancing policy and legal reforms, developing new national action plans and improving serving delivery to end violence against women • Provided capacity development assistance in 21 countries in 2011 to promote women’s participation, access to justice and contributions to post-conflict and peacebuilding processes Orientation Briefing on UN-Women – New York 17 January 2013

  8. Results – global and country level • Coordination and accountability for gender equality strengthened: • Chairing or co-chairing gender theme groups in 45 countries • Contributed to the development of United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks in some 20 countries • Offices in all eight “Delivering as one” pilot countries • Expanded and strengthened partnerships with UN entities – UNFPA, UNESCO and UN-Habitat • A system-wide action plan on GEWE endorsed by CEB Orientation Briefing on UN-Women – New York 17 January 2013

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