D. Gender balance

Gender Balance Among WFP Staff

In other words, we should leverage imbalances of one kind to redress imbalances of the other kind.

B. Gender balance in the United Nations system

In other words, said Singh, we should leverage imbalances of one kind to redress imbalances of the other kind.

From Global Imbalances to Effective Global Governance

Unchecked power will lead to imbalance and abuse.

A Balanced Look at Sino American Imbalances

This is the forward looking version of the global imbalance issue.

This effort strengthens the gender responsiveness of the organization as it works towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in full compliance with the requirements of the Triennial Comprehensive Policy Review (TCPR).

It is essential that a gender balance be achieved in relation to the overall list of mandate holders.

Third, there has been significant improvement in China s external imbalance.

We are concerned at the increasingly skewed institutional balance within the Organization.

Global imbalances and currency misalignments could well wreck the global recovery and push the world into the protectionist mire.

All those problems contribute to the imbalance, and China should fix them.

(j) To promote gender balance for their delegations to United Nations and other international meetings and conferences

(f) To extend ongoing training and sensitization of managers on gender balance issues

Thus the impact of the currency fluctuation between the EURO Euro and US United States dollar, as witnessed during the reporting period is anticipated to result to in an over expenditures.

Moreover, the deficits would mean higher interest rates and continued international imbalances.

Gender balance in staffing is regularly monitored by OHR through the gender balanced scorecard, and the UNDP competency assessment systems have been revised to include a gender perspective.

Gender policy and the empowerment of women went beyond the issue of gender balance within the Secretariat.

Then, as now, there were differing perspectives on the cause of the global imbalances.

One submission said that staffing imbalance created partiality towards particular issues.

Adopt affirmative action measures including quotas to ensure gender balance at all levels of decision making.

Commitment to gender balance is part of the UNDP commitment to gender equality and indicates sincerity to its partners, but it is not gender mainstreaming.

The Beijing Platform for Action continued to be the yardstick by which Sri Lanka measured gender balance and equality, and the country had strengthened its programmes in support of gender equality and women's development.

In subparagraph (a) (ii), after gender balance, add , geographical representation, .

The recommendation that the Administration continue to undertake appropriate measures to achieve the goal of gender parity in the Secretariat is accepted.

Simply put, there must be dollar depreciation to keep global imbalances in check.

But currency adjustments must be part of an internationally coordinated plan to reduce global imbalances.

Preventing future crises similar to this one therefore requires resolving the problem of global imbalances.

(a) The commitment of the Secretary General to meeting the goal of gender equality and his assurance that gender balance will be given the highest priority in his continuing efforts to bring about a new management culture in the Organization

The Committee is of the view that, in selecting candidates for this annual programme, special consideration should be given to achieving gender balance.

(b) Members of the Board should be appointed with respect for gender balance and equitable geographical distribution, in consultation with their Governments.

The section does not cover resolutions or reports that addressed the issue of gender balance in the United Nations system.

The new G 20 development agenda offers an excellent way to merge concerns about global imbalances with the need to accelerate the pace of development in the poorer countries.

(a) The ongoing personal commitment of the Secretary General to meeting the goal of gender equality and his assurance that gender balance will be given the highest priority in his continuing efforts to bring about a new management culture in the Organization

Recovery will require major shifts in trade imbalances, technologies, and public budgets.

(a) The ongoing personal commitment of the Secretary General to meeting the goal of gender equality and his assurance that gender balance will be given the highest priority in his continuing efforts to bring about a new management culture in the Organization

(d) Increase to acceptable levels the percentage of women participating in joint bodies that have an impact on gender balance

(g) The formulation of a project by the Office of the Under Secretary General for Management to strengthen the efforts of the Secretary General to achieve gender balance by adopting a more coordinated and integrated approach to this issue, with the purpose of setting and achieving verifiable goals to ensure that gender balance targets are attained by 2006

But if this happens more rapidly than workers can acquire advanced skills, the result can be a dangerous imbalance between an economy s productive structure and its workforce.

Rampant illiteracy underpins other problems, including exploding populations, gender imbalances, and widespread poverty.

The independent expert welcomes the steps taken by the Government to achieve gender balance at all levels, and in particular at the decision making level.

In order to improve the gender balance, UN Habitat will increase its efforts to recruit women into the Professional categories in 2005.