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UN System Observances for International Women’s Day 2012

Table of Contents 1 About 2 UN Institutions Observances 2.1 United Nations 2.2 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 2.3 UN Women 3 See also 4 References 5 External links About The UN has celebrated International Women’s Day on 8 March since 1975. The Day is traditionally marked with a message from the […]

UN Women Fund for Gender equality

The Fund for Gender Equality is a UN Women grant-making mechanism dedicated exclusively to the economic and political empowerment of women worldwide. Since its launch in 2009, the Fund has delivered grants of USD 56.5 million to 96 grantee programmes in 72 countries. Each programme supports women, especially those who are marginalized, with what they need and […]

UNICEF

UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized. UNICEF has the global authority to influence decision-makers, and the variety of partners at grass-roots level to turn the most innovative ideas into reality. This makes UNICEF unique among world organizations, […]

The United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI)

  Established in 2000, the United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative is a multi-stakeholder partnership committed to improving the quality and availability of girls’ education and contributing to the empowerment of girls and women through transformative education. UNGEI harnesses the collaborative advantage of partnership by: Linking work at multiple levels – global, regional and country; Bringing a […]

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN ESCWA)

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA or ESCWA), headquartered in Beirut, , is one of the five regional commissions under the administrative direction of the (ECOSOC). UNESCWA promotes economic and social development of Western Asia through regional and subregional cooperation and integration. It devises, promotes, and executes development assistance activities […]

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded on 16 November 1945. For this specialized United Nations agency, Education, Social and Natural Science, Culture and Communication are key to build peace in the minds of women and men. UNESCO promotes international co-operation among its 193 Member States and 7 Associate Members in […]

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) was established in 1947 and promotes sustainable economic growth among its 56 member countries. It is one of five regional commissions under the administrative direction of The United Nationas headquarters, and reports to the United Nations Economic and Social Council  (ECOSOC). As well as countries in Europe, it […]

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations global development network, is the largest multilateral source of development assistance in the world. It was founded in 1965 to combine the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance and the United Nations Special Fund. In 1971, the two organizations were fully combined into the UNDP. The UNDP is […]

UN-INSTRAW and CAWTAR project publications

“Knowledge Management: a way to women’s empowerment” Although women’s rights is a highly developed research topic, a major gap remains, which is the relative lack of statistical and qualitative researches on the numbers and profiles of women in positions of leadership in the economic sector, the use of ICTs by women, women politicians and the […]

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