This report presents the findings of a country review carried out in Nepal by Dr. Meena Acharya Sahavagi under the programme"Integrating gender responsive budgeting into the aid effectiveness agenda" launched by UNIFEM and the European Commission (EC) in 2008. The study focused on two main donors EC and DFID and includes an in depth analysis of funding in the Education sector. The GRB and Aid Effectiveness programme seeks to ensure putting in place concrete measures by donor and programme...

This report presents the findings of a country review carried out in Rwanda by John Mutamba and Cyuma Mbayiha under the programme "Integrating gender responsive budgeting into the aid effectiveness agenda"launched by UNIFEM and the European Commission (EC) in 2008. Authors of the report highlight that the public sector reforms and the Public Finance Management reform that are underway in the country offer unique entry points for gender responsive budgeting. In their views, the success of...

This report presents the findings of a country review carried out in Uganda by Nite Tanzarn under the programme"Integrating gender responsive budgeting into the aid effectiveness agenda" launched by UNIFEM and the European Commission (EC) in 2008. The report describes how gender responsive budgeting (GRB) work has engaged with the key aid effectiveness instruments in Uganda over the past five years. The instruments include the poverty reduction strategy paper/poverty eradication action plan...

This report synthesises findings from a two year research and advocacy programme "Just Budgets" carried out in partnership with four leading African civil society organisations. The aim of the programme was to explore how gender responsive budgeting (GRB) could be applied to new aid modalities (budget and sector support) in order to strengthen gender equality outcomes in development cooperation. The research was a response to aid financing reforms articulated in the 2005 Paris Declaration on Aid...

Transformative financing for gender equality and women’s empowerment commitments:  Expectations from Financing for Development Conference  Gender equality and women’s empowerment are central to the achievement of sustainable development. The Rio+20 outcome document, “The Future We Want” (A/Res/66/288), reaffirmed the vital role of women and the need for their full and equal participation and leadership in the economic, social and environmental dimensions of...

The background paper was prepared for the Commonwealth Secretariat.

This is the final report of a joint three-year project (2004-2006) between Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The finance ministries and ministries responsible for gender equality affairs in these countries have engaged in development work and, under the coordination of the Nordic Council of Ministers, have exchanged ideas and experience concerning the work of mainstreaming a gender equality perspective into the national budget and budgetary process in each country. The aim of the...

This paper provides a gender analysis of the new aid agenda as outlined in the Paris Declaration. Highlighting key opportunities and concerns that are presented in the new aid context towards the achievement of gender equality, the article also outlines the usefulness of some key tools such as gender budget analysis, gender analysis, gender statistics and indicators-- in order to address the gaps that currently exist within the monitoring frameworks of the new aid agenda. These tools can be used...

This report reflects country-level experiences shared at the Burundi regional consultation on Aid Effectiveness and Gender Equality in Africa in July 2006 consultation on the gender equality opportunities and challenges arising from aid reform processes. Cases from Zambia, Kenya, Senegal, Ghana and Burundi are explored in the report.

The present report of the UN Secretary-General on Financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women, January 2008 has been prepared in accordance with the programme of work of the Commission on the Status of Women for 2007-2009, which identified Financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women as the priority theme for the fifty-second session. The report analyses the current situation of financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women and proposes recommendations...