UN Women Gender Equality Entity is Born!

The Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR) Campaign is a network of over 300 women’s, human rights and social justice groups around the world who have been urging UN Member States and the UN Secretariat to progress with the creation of a new UN gender equality entity.

Gender equality is a crucial component of development, human rights, peace, and security and, after four years of advocacy, this was officially recognised on 30 June 2010 when the UN Women gender equality entity was born.

“We have high expectations for this new agency to be a solid foundation for advancing the human rights of women as central to global policy efforts to reduce poverty and move toward greater realisation of peace and democracy in the world.   The coalition of women’s groups and other social justice, human rights and development organisations that played a pivotal role in this effort will now turn its efforts toward ensuring that the new body has the human and financial resources necessary to succeed.” Charlotte Bunch, Centre for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) at Rutgers University and a founding member of the GEAR Campaign.

To read more about this exciting resolution, please download the Press Release below.

Download GEAR Press Release

Also see:

• U.N. Clears Final Hurdle to Create New Gender Entity, IPS.
• Gender Meet Ends on High Note with New “U.N. Women”, IPS.

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This entry was posted on Thursday, July 1st, 2010 under Recent.