Gender mainstreaming

The Gender Mainstreaming Unit was set up to coordinate and provide policy and technical support for gender mainstreaming and the women's empowerment activities of UN Habitat.

The Philippines' development plan, which included the gender dimension, was already being implemented.

16. Recommends that the institutional linkages between United Nations gender focal points and focal points on ageing be strengthened in order to enhance the integration of the gender aspects of ageing within the system

In addition, each branch of a division at UN Habitat has a gender focal point to monitor activities and liaise with the Gender Mainstreaming Unit.

Given the very limited resources of the Unit (one temporary post besides that of the Chief), it has made good progress in promoting gender mainstreaming.

In 2003, an evaluation of gender mainstreaming at UN Habitat was conducted by a consultant commissioned by the UN Habitat Evaluation Unit.

In collaboration with other relevant UN Habitat entities, the Unit has developed gender indicators and guidelines to mainstream gender in all phases of the programme planning cycle.

It was necessary to assess how the positive was doing in relation to the negative.

Kazakhstan introduced classes on gender equality into higher education, including foundations of gender theory, anthology of gender research and sociology of gender.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) will continue with its Gender Strategy and Gender Action Plan.

Gender advisors and gender focal points at regional and country levels

Financial aspects

Logistical aspects

Financial aspects

Finances

Gender issues

Gender Issues.

Gender

The gender unit

Office of Public Information

Gender

2 FSd),

2 GS,

6. Invites Governments, relevant international and regional bodies, national human rights institutions and non governmental organizations to devote particular attention to the issue of women in prison, including the children of women in prison, with a view to identifying and addressing the gender specific aspects and challenges related to this problem

Regional aspects

International and systemic aspects

Nuclear aspects

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Administrative aspects

Regional aspects

Environmental and ecological aspects

Regional aspects

Legal aspects

Gender

Subprogramme 2 Gender issues and advancement of women

Gender issues

(e) Promoting gender issues

Actions to be taken by the General Assembly

Gender issues and advancement of women

Financial aspects

Security sector aspects

Need for gender statistics

(i) Supporting gender statistics units.

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