UNIFEM produces a variety of publications and tools that are available for free in electronic form on this website. Print copies may be for sale and are available through WomenInk; select titles can also be ordered from Kumarian Press. Requests for publications whose print versions are free of charge are handled based on availability. Each title listed in this resource directory includes information on where to order print copies.
Recent Resources
Gender Responsive Budgeting Newsletter.
This quarterly newsletter seeks to encourage knowledge sharing from gender budget initiatives around the world, share news on progress made in incorporating a gender perspective into budgeting, and inform practitioners of new resources and publications on gender-responsive budgeting (GRB). Each issue sheds light on the efforts of specific actors in relation to GRB, demonstrates the application of GRB in a particular area, and highlights a specific country or regional programme supported by UNIFEM or other agencies. read more
Gender Equality Now. Accelerating the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
Attention to gender equality and women's empowerment are essential to enable countries and the international community to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This resource pack explores and makes recommendations on the actions needed to accelerate the achievement of the MDGs; the progress made so far and the backlogs on gender equality; and the costs of prioritizing gender equality as well as the costs of failing to do so. read more
UNIFEM Annual Report 2007–2008.
The Annual Report documents UNIFEM’s work to foster women’s empowerment and gender equality around the world. It highlights some of the organization’s achievements during the year 2007–2008, among which were initiatives in empowering women in politics, advancing legislation on women’s rights, putting sexual violence on the security agenda, and engaging men against gender-based violence. read more
Mapping Aid Effectiveness and Gender Equality in Asia Pacific: Regional Issues and Trends.
This report provides an overview of the issues and trends that emerged from mapping studies on aid effectiveness, gender equality and women’s empowerment in Indonesia, Nepal and Papua New Guinea. The three countries receive different levels and patterns of official development assistance (ODA), which have influenced the development of mechanisms for the implementation of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. It examines to what extent efforts to strengthen public finance management systems have enhanced the funding for and attainment of gender equality results. read more
Mapping Aid Effectiveness and Gender Equality in Africa: Regional Issues and Trends.
This report provides an overview of the issues and trends that emerged from mapping studies on aid effectiveness, gender equality and women’s empowerment in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia and Ghana. The findings point to increased government–donor cooperation in developing and supporting nationally owned development plans, but they also reveal that these plans are not yet fully country-owned, and donors have not yet aligned support to national gender equality priorities. read more
