This discussion paper was prepared following UNIFEM's sub-regional Consultations on gender equality and aid effectiveness held in various countries in Africa in 2006-2007 (Burundi in July 2006, Djibouti in November 2006, Ghana in November 2006 and Zambia in July 2007). The consultations brought together representatives from governments, donor partners and civil society to share experiences and explore strategies for advancing gender equality goals in the new aid environment. Participants...

Examining the resources needed to implement Security Council Resolution 1325 at national level as well as the gains, gaps and glitches of financing the women peace and security agenda. Over the last decade the policy environment on women, peace and security has gained significant momentum. The adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 in 2000, the recent adoption of subsequent resolutions 1820, 1888 and 1889 and now the development of indicators for tracking the implementation of 1325 call...

This is an extensive summary of a report published in Swedish in December 2006, which was produced and written mainly by Elis Envall, Senior Advisor and Annika Eriksson, PhD at the National Board of Health and Welfare, Sweden. The purpose of this study is to describe the total estimated costs to society violence against women may lead to, for instance, intervention by the police, absence from work, visits to medical centres and the social services. The perpetrator may be imprisoned, which would...

The final report of the Commission on a Gender-Equal Economy has been released at a unique moment in global history. Reeling from the first wave of a deadly pandemic, perched on the precipice of a second wave and a deep and brutal recession, there was never a better time to ask: do we really want to go back to business as usual? The Covid-19 pandemic has brought much to light. The report presents a roadmap for building a new economy. Laying out the what, the why and the how, it is a call to action.

The final report of the Commission on a Gender-Equal Economy has been released at a unique moment in global history. Reeling from the first wave of a deadly pandemic, perched on the precipice of a second wave and a deep and brutal recession, there was never a better time to ask: do we really want to go back to business as usual? The report presents a roadmap for building a new economy - a caring economy. This is the Executive Summary of the report.

Recent reforms of aid delivery, most notably the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness (2005), have provided new opportunities and mechanisms to translate donor and government commitments into improved practice results and impacts. Achieving internationally agreed development goals will however not be possible without progress on gender equality and women's empowerment. A the same time, implementing the Paris Declaration's overarching partnerships commitment is a powerful way of accelerating...

Paper discussing the definition and measurement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Indicator 5.c.1 (reclassified to Tier II) and discussing the relationship of SDG Indicator 5.c.1 with other Indicators.

This background paper was prepared by ECLAC and presented at the Regional Consultations on the Economic and Social Council Annual Ministerial Review on Key Challenges of Financing Poverty and Hunger Eradication in Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Brazil, 17-18 May 2007. This document analyses the challenges for development finance posed by current ODA trends. It also presents and examines the new financial instruments being proposed. The focus is on the Latin American and Caribbean...

This practical guide by Debbie Budlender and Guy Hewitt, based on experiences of past gender budget initiatives, provides a comprehensive outline of how to engender budgets. Intended for practitioners of any level, this gender budgets handbook provides insight based on past examples, while also relaying technical guidance needed to apply the concepts in most contexts.

This briefing paper highlights main concerns and opportunities that increased general budget support present for gender equity work in EU partner countries. It discusses what EU gender equity commitments and attempts to operationalize them have to say about how gender responsive budgeting could be used as a tool to engender general budget support. The concluding sections summarize lessons learnt on engendering general budget support through GRB, and provide recommendations for action that...