UN Entities
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WCA connects to the United Nations through many avenues and entities.
- UN DPI/NGO Relations Section
- UN Women
- UN Commission on the Status of Women
- World Women's Conferences
UN DPI/NGO Relations Section
Services Provided by the DPI/NGO Relations Section
The NGO Relations Section is the link between the Department of Public Information and the over 1,300 NGOs associated with DPI in which it serves. The Section is committed to reaching out, engaging and educating non-governmental organizations, civil society and academia with the goal of building support for peace, development and human rights for all. The mission of the Section is to assist the non-governmental community to effectively bring the UN message to local communities, in particular grass roots organizations and marginalised groups, to mobilise them to become successful advocates for change. The section accomplishes this through its many programmes and activities. The section also maintains an ongoing mutually beneficial partnership with the NGO/DPI Executive Committee, which represents the NGOs associated with DPI.
Advisory Services
- - Section provides advisory services to President of GA, UNIC/UNIS,OLA, other UN System Offices and Programmes
- – DPI Committee meets twice a year
- – Criteria for association
- – Evaluation of NGOs
- – Liaise with UNICs
- – Mobilization of NGOs
- – 2-day Orientation Programme for new NGO Representatives
- – 1-day Orientation Programme for Youth Representatives
- – Weekly briefings for NGOs
- – Recordings and webcast / online summaries
- – Diverse speakers
- – “May I Ask a Question” and faith-based series
Annual Conference
- – Conference Planning Committee Meetings
- – Conference Board Meetings
- – Liaison with Host Country and NGO Focal Group
- – Conference Programme and travel information
- – 25-30 Workshops for NGOs
- – Student Journalist Programme
- – Conference website with webcast of Opening and Closing Ceremonies for Roundtables
- – Facilitation of networking among NGOs
- – Mobilization of NGOs in different regions
- – Final Report of Conference and Summary of NGO Workshops
- – Associated NGOs on CSO Net
- – Announcement of UN events
- – Briefings information (webcast, summaries)
- – Information on other NGO Relations policies and activities
- – Tumblr Blog
- – Youth Representatives orientation
- – Monthly meetings of Youth Representatives – Youth Representatives Facebook group
- – Only NGO Resource Centre at the UN
- -- Multilingual Staff interacting with NGOs around the world
- -- Facilitating ad hoc meetings for NGOs visiting UNHQ
- – Diverse publications and reports of UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes
- – Conference Registration
- – Annual Review
- – Dissemination of UN-related information
- – Space for networking & meetings
- – Phone and web inquiries
- – Technical assistance and troubleshooting
- – Computers for use by NGO Representatives
- – Tickets to the General Assembly Debate and UN concerts
DPI / NGO Resource Centre
undpingo@un.org http://outreach.un.org/ngorelations/
UN WOMEN
from the UN Women website:
In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.
In doing so, UN Member States took an historic step in accelerating the Organization’s goals on gender equality and the empowerment of women.
The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system, which focused exclusively on gender equality and women’s empowerment:
from the UN Women website:
In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.
In doing so, UN Member States took an historic step in accelerating the Organization’s goals on gender equality and the empowerment of women.
The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system, which focused exclusively on gender equality and women’s empowerment:
- Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW)
- International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)
- Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women (OSAGI)
- United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
- To support inter-governmental bodies, such as the Commission on the Status of Women, in their formulation of policies, global standards and norms.
- To help Member States to implement these standards, standing ready to provide suitable technical and financial support to those countries that request it, and to forge effective partnerships with civil society.
- To hold the UN system accountable for its own commitments on gender equality, including regular monitoring of system-wide progress.
UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It is the principal global policy-making body dedicated exclusively to gender equality and advancement of women. Every year, representatives of Member States gather at United Nations Headquarters in New York to evaluate progress on gender equality, identify challenges, set global standards and formulate concrete policies to promote gender equality and women's empowerment worldwide. http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/index.html
The CSW falls under the aegis of UN Women http://www.unwomen.org/, which is the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The Commission meets annually for a period of 10 working days (late February-early March) at United Nations Headquarters in New York. NGOs are invited to attend this annual conference.
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It is the principal global policy-making body dedicated exclusively to gender equality and advancement of women. Every year, representatives of Member States gather at United Nations Headquarters in New York to evaluate progress on gender equality, identify challenges, set global standards and formulate concrete policies to promote gender equality and women's empowerment worldwide. http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/index.html
The CSW falls under the aegis of UN Women http://www.unwomen.org/, which is the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The Commission meets annually for a period of 10 working days (late February-early March) at United Nations Headquarters in New York. NGOs are invited to attend this annual conference.
WORLD CONFERENCES ON WOMEN
The United Nations has organized four world conferences on women. These took place in Mexico City in 1975, Copenhagen in 1980, Nairobi in 1985 and Beijing in 1995. The last was followed by a series of five-year reviews.
The 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing marked a significant turning point for the global agenda for gender equality. The Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action, adopted unanimously by 189 countries, is an agenda for women’s empowerment and considered the key global policy document on gender equality.
Website: http://www.unwomen.org/en/how-we-work/intergovernmental-support/world-conferences-on-women
The United Nations has organized four world conferences on women. These took place in Mexico City in 1975, Copenhagen in 1980, Nairobi in 1985 and Beijing in 1995. The last was followed by a series of five-year reviews.
The 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing marked a significant turning point for the global agenda for gender equality. The Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action, adopted unanimously by 189 countries, is an agenda for women’s empowerment and considered the key global policy document on gender equality.
Website: http://www.unwomen.org/en/how-we-work/intergovernmental-support/world-conferences-on-women