Millennium Development Goals
UNIFEM is one of a number of UN agencies charged with helping countries move forward on the Millennium Development Goals, but it has the only specific mandate to advocate for gender equality. The fund assists efforts to monitor progress on the goals from a gender perspective, analyze steps to achieve them and spread awareness to encourage women’s participation. read more lea más et aussi
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This web portal provides access to resources to promote better understanding of and sharing of tools for addressing gender equality in all of the Millennium Development Goals — from literature on gender equality as it relates to each goal, to tools for advocacy and action. visit the portal
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- Spain to Contribute 50 Million Euro to New Gender Equality Fund (News Release, 15.12.08) • eng
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- Empowering Women Central to Africa’s Progress (News Release, 19.09.08) • eng
- Greater Accountability Needed to Boost Women’s Rights, UN Agency Says (News, 18.09.08) • eng
- Governments and Multilateral Organizations Must Do a Better Job of Answering to Women for Commitments Made, Says New UNIFEM Report (News Release, 18.09.08) • eng
- UNIFEM and Ministry for Finance and Economic Planning to Advance Gender-Responsive Budgeting in Rwanda (News, 11.09.08) • eng
- Netherlands Development Minister Bert Koenders Signs on to UNIFEM’s Say NO to Violence against Women Campaign (News, 08.09.08) • eng
