Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation: An Interagency Statement. This joint Statement by a number of UN agencies is a call to all States, international and national organizations, civil society and communities to uphold the rights of girls and women. It calls on those bodies and communities to develop, strengthen, and support specific and concrete actions directed towards ending female genital mutilation. more 

Gender Equality for Development Effectiveness: National Development Planning in the Commonwealth of Independent States. This discussion paper examines the challenges for national development planning presented by the centrality of poverty reduction strategy papers (PRSPs) in the CIS following their integration into the aid effectiveness agenda, and argues that it is imperative for gender equality advocates to focus greater attention on development planning cycles and budget processes. more 

Promoting Gender Equality in the Aid Effectiveness Agenda in Asia Pacific: Engaging the Principles of the Paris Declaration. This discussion paper examines the main challenges that have emerged from efforts by gender equality advocates in the Asia/Pacific region to advance gender equality goals under each of principles of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. more 

Policy Briefing Paper: Gender Sensitive Police Reform in Post Conflict Societies. This briefing paper reviews UNIFEM and UNDP experiences in building the capacity of police services to respond to women’s security needs. The paper stresses the importance of women’s engagement in accountability mechanisms to review police performance and support efforts to correct for poor practice. more 

Capacity Development for Promoting Gender Equality in the Aid Effectiveness Agenda: Lessons from Sub-Regional Consultations in Africa. Drawing on the experiences and insights shared in a series of consultations on gender equality and aid effectiveness held in Africa, this discussion paper outlines a capacity development strategy for advancing development effectiveness and gender equality in the new aid agenda. more