This series of knowledge briefs was produced by UN Women on the basis of research conducted under the European Commission-supported programme "Integrating gender responsive budgeting into the aid effectiveness agenda". The research, which was carried out in ten countries (Cameroon, Ethiopia, India, Morocco, Nepal, Mozambique, Peru, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda) investigated how gender responsive budgeting (GRB) tools and strategies had been used in the context of aid modalities, such as general...

This series of knowledge briefs was produced by UN Women on the basis of research conducted under the European Commission-supported programme "Integrating gender responsive budgeting into the aid effectiveness agenda". The research, which was carried out in ten countries (Cameroon, Ethiopia, India, Morocco, Nepal, Mozambique, Peru, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda) investigated how gender responsive budgeting (GRB) tools and strategies had been used in the context of aid modalities, such as general...

This article by J. Vanishree (2008) focuses on the experiments carried out by Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu on Gender Responsive Budgeting and Local Governance. Even though many studies show that decentralized local governance is struggling to establish itself as a self governing institution, experiments from selected Indian states show that the potential can be unleashed.

This resource pack authored by Debbie Budlender provides relevant knowledge to facilitate mainstreaming gender-responsive approaches into reproductive health programmes, and the inclusion of specific aspects of gender inequality and disadvantage into national policy frameworks. It focuses primarily on health, particularly reproductive health; on HIV/AIDS; and on violence against women as it relates to health services. The Resource Pack was produced in 2006 under a joint UNFPA/UNIFEM partnership....

This advocacy brief published in 2010 by UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education was written by Reina Ichii. The author argues that achieving the Education for All (EFA) goals by 2015 requires the design and implementation of programmes that are specifically aimed at achieving the desired outcomes. Budgets required for implementing those programmes must be made available and consistently monitored to ensure that funds are spent in the right places and are effective in achieving the...

This fact sheet was produced by UNIFEM in 2007 under the UNIFEM sub -regional programme "Gender-Responsive Budgeting in South East Europe: Advancing...

Guidelines which aim to offer a practice of gender mainstreaming in the budgetary process of policies and programmes drafted from different line ministries during the medium-term budgetary programme.

This paper uses examples from Australia and the Pacific Island Countries and Territorities to address the following questions:How can we assess a government's achievements in gender responsive budgeting? How can gender responsible budgeting be made sustainable in the face of change? What can we expect from GRBs? The paper was presented in a context of increasing evidence that GRB are a positive force in promoting a more equitable distribution of public resources and benefits of development for...

This UN Women Policy Brief presents a set of recommendations to achieve a gender-responsive economic recovery in Lebanon, and are compiled from a larger forthcoming analysis of the gendered impact of Lebanon’s economic crisis on different aspects of women’s life. The recommendations focus on fiscal, social and labour policies, and are aimed at policy-makers shaping Lebanon’s recovery framework. They are recommendations designed to create an economic system that is built on...