Organisations

Rural Women Councils (RWC)

Table of Contents 1 Definition 2 Goals of RWCs 3 Activities of Rural Women Councils 3.1 Public awareness raising 3.2 Community mobilization 3.3 Education (tailor-made thematic trainings) and capacity building (trainings on organizational skills, project cycle management) 3.4 Community advocacy for local concerns 3.5 Networking and lobbying 4 RWCs principles 5 RWCs in the South […]

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

Table of Contents 1 Mission Statement 2 The UNESCO Institute for Statistics 3 Objectives 4 The Institute’s current work program 5 Resources 5.1 Fact sheets 5.2 Interviews 5.3 Articles 5.4 Publications 6 References 7 See also Mission Statement The UNESCO Institute for Statistics is the statistical branch of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural […]

United Nations Foundation

About the United Nations Foundation The United Nations Foundation links the UN’s work with others around the world, mobilizing the energy and expertise of business and non-governmental organizations to help the UN tackle issues including climate change, global health, peace and security, women’s empowerment, poverty eradication, energy access, and U.S.-UN relations. Learn more about our […]

The Asia Foundation

The Asia Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to the development of a peaceful, prosperous, just, and open Asia-Pacific region. The Foundation supports programs in Asia that help improve governance, law, and civil society; women’s empowerment; economic reform and development; and international relations. Drawing on more than 50 years of experience in Asia, the […]

World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum is an independent international organisation committed to improving the state of the world by engaging leaders in partnerships to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a foundation in 1971, and based in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum is impartial and not-for-profit; it is tied to no political, partisan […]

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)

  The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) was founded in 1958 to encourage economic cooperation among its member states (the nations of the African continent). It is one of five regional commissions under the administrative direction of headquarters. With its main offices in Addis Ababa, , the ECA has 53 member states and […]

Ultra Violet

Ultra Violet is India’s first and only online community of young feminists. Ultra Violet features a community of young feminists blogging on the various issues, challenges, and triumphs that affect women in India today. Table of Contents 1 Background and History 2 Mission 3 Why Ultra Violet? 4 More information Background and History It is […]

Uks

Uks is a research, resource and publication centre dedicated to the cause of gender equality and women’s development in . They are an advocacy and rights-based group seeking to raise awareness and assist implementation of our goals and ideals. The Center focuses on the women-media relationship. The word ‘Uks’ is an Urdu term meaning ‘reflection’. […]

United Nations gender equality architecture reform

On November 2006, a report by the Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on the System-wide Coherence found the UN’s contribution to achieving to be “incoherent, under-resourced, and fragmented” and in need of a complete overhaul in order to provide effective support to the Member States.Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on UN System-wide Coherence in the Areas of Development, Humanitarian […]

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