Gender balance

Gender balance

D. Gender balance

Gender and geographical balance

Gender Balance Among WFP Staff

B. Gender balance in the United Nations system

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

Goal 5. Human resources policies and practices aligned with corporate commitment to gender equality and gender balance

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

UNIDO subscribes to the principle of achieving gender and geographical balance.

It is particularly important to improve the gender balance in peace missions.

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.

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

(d) In proposing candidates, the applicant NGO should take gender balance into consideration

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.

Reding invited corporations to sign up for gender balance goals of 40 female board membership.

Adherence to gender balance in the appointment of women judges to courts of all levels

The improvement of the gender balance and of gender equality in the United Nations Secretariat and promotion of a more gender sensitive work environment are also part of the subprogramme's objectives.

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

The guidelines suggested points in a programme where gender considerations should be borne in mind or where it might be possible to achieve gender balance.

UNDP should monitor its gender balance targets, using, for example, the gender and diversity scorecard analyze impediments and take further actions in recruitment and the promotion of a culture of gender equality.

In expected accomplishment (c) and indicator of achievement (c), after gender issues , insert and their geographical balance .

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

5. Encourages Member States to achieve a greater gender balance in the selection of members for the Commission

All of those reasons indicate that a gender balance should be maintained in decisions that affect public life.

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

This would broaden the recruitment base and make a better gender balance in United Nations peace missions more achievable.

Also for the gender balance of the mission, a larger availability of UNMOs in female ranks should be encouraged.

Those members shall be selected with a view to ensuring appropriate balance and diversity in terms of country and thematic mandates, geographical balance, gender, and experience in the special procedure system.

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

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

The issue of geographical and gender balance for staff appointed under the 200 series is under constant review at UNCTAD.

We welcome the commitment of the Secretary General to secure a just gender balance in the staffing of the Organization.

The evaluation assessed the overall performance of UNDP in gender mainstreaming and the promotion of gender equality, the results achieved, the partnerships established, and the organizational policy of gender balance, as well as issues of capacity, resources and approach.

building internal capacities for gender mainstreaming ensuring systematic gender mainstreaming in all programmes supporting the United Nations Resident Coordinator system developing mainstreaming tools, knowledge products and best practices and aligning human resources policies and practices with commitment to gender balance.

The Inter Agency Network had about 65 coordinators working on gender related issues, in addition to department staff responsible for, inter alia, gender balance, quality of life and workplace sexual harassment issues.

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

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

She also requested further information on how the Government intended to achieve its 40 per cent gender balance target for State boards.

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.

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

In paragraph 110, the Board recommended that the UNEP Administration pursue initiatives to achieve the General Assembly's goal of 50 50 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

5. Notes with particular concern that gender balance considerations have yet to be effectively integrated throughout the human resources management policies of the United Nations

We welcome the commitment of the Secretary General to secure a just gender balance in the staffing of the Organization, including at the senior level.