UNDP and women's issues

UNDP's work in empowering women and...

UN Development Fund for Women

UNIFEM

UN Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality

UN Women Watch

For a comprehensive list of online resources, click here (PDF, 491 KB).

Gender Mainstreaming Resources

For practical gender mainstreaming tools and training packs, go to the following links:

Gender Briefing Kit (PDF, 992KB)
Generic module to prepare a briefing kit on Gender Equality and Advancement of Women for country offices.

Gender Training Kit (PDF, 1.1 MB)
Generic modules to organize and coordinate gender awareness and gender analysis training sessions for country offices.

Gender Mainstreaming Handbook (PDF, 2.1 MB)

Moving from Practice to Policy: How to Develop a Country Office Gender Mainstreaming Strategy

UNDP Practice & Thematic Tools

Crisis Prevention & Recovery Manual on Gender Mainstreaming in Conflict Prevention (PDF, 628 KB)

Mainstreaming Gender in Water Management Programmes (PDF, 964 KB)

Gender and Energy for Sustainable Development: A Toolkit and Resource Guide

UNIFEM: Trafficking in Persons: A Gender and Rights Perspective - Briefing Kit (PDF, 544 KB)

UNIFEM/UNAIDS Portal

Tools available from UN agencies and development partners

ILO: Gender & Work tools

BRIDGE: Gender & Budgets: Cutting Edge Pack

BRIDGE: Gender & Indicators: Overview Report

BRIDGE: Gender & Indicators: Supporting Resources Collection

United Nations, International Organizations and Development Agencies

• Asian Development Bank
 • BRIDGE - University of Sussex (U.K.)
• Canadian International Development Agency
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN
• International Labour Organization (ILO) - Bureau for Gender Equality
• International Telecommunication Union
• Pan American Health Organization
• UNESCO - Gender Mainstreaming
• UNICEF - Girls' Education
• UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)
• UN Population Fund
• WHO - The Department of Gender, Women and Health
• World Bank

Civil Society and Professional Organizations

• GenderAction is involved with advocacy on the key areas of gender-responsive financing for development and human development.

• DAWN (Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era) is a network of women scholars and activists from the South Pacific.

• WEDO (Women's Environment Development Organisation) works on a range of interconnected gender, environment and development issues in a human rights framework.

• International Women's Tribune Centre (IWTC) facilitates the exchange of skills, experiences and ideas among women and development groups worldwide.

• Social Watch is a coalition that monitors implementation of government commitments to eradicate poverty and achieve gender equity. This site includes country and thematic reports, as well as social development indicators.

• WHRNet (Women's Human Rights Net) is a platform of information on all key issues related to women’s rights and human rights. The site is in French, Spanish and English.

• The AWID (Association of Women in Development) is an international membership organization connecting, informing and mobilizing people and organizations committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable development and women's human rights.

• FAMAFRIQUE - hosted by ENDA Senegal (in French)

• Oxfam - Gender Equality

• White Ribbon Campaign - men working to end men's violence against women.

• Center for Asia-Pacific Women in Politics

• Women's Development and Environment Organization 50/50 Campaign 

 


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