[Ftffacilitationteam] Aid Effectiveness meeting and Financing for Gender Equality on line discussion

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Dear colleagues,  ESPANOL ABAJO

I will be going to a strategy meeting on Aid Effectiveness and Financing for Development which follows the WIDE meeting mentioned by Josephine in Madrid.  That meeting, on June 17 -18, will bring together some women to strategize on upcoming key events in the international arena where women could benefit working together. I will be going under ENLACE and another group on FfD I work with and thought that I could also represent the FTF, or at least be able to filter back the information from this meeting.  I've talked to Ana who thought it was a good idea and am now bringing it to you all.  Hope this is fine with you all.

Also, I will be moderating an online discussion on Financing for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women sponsored by the UN Division for the Advancement of Women.  It runs four weeks from June 18 to July 15th.  I attach the invitation below and encourage you all to register and provide your input into the process. I look forward to hearing from you.

Queridas colegas,

Voy a una reunion sobre la Efectividad de Asistencia y Financiamiento para Desarrollo que sigue la reunion de WIDE en Madrid que menciono Josefina.  Esta reunion traera mujeres para hacer estrategia acerca del tema y eventos internacionales claves donde se pueden beneficiar trabajar juntas. Voy por parte de ENLACE y otro grupo con cual trabajo el tema de FfD y pense que tambien pudiera representar al ETF, o por lo menos traerles informacion despues de la reunion.  Hable con Ana sobre esto y le parecio buena idea y queria saber si ustedes 
estaban de acuerdo.  Espero que este bien con todas.

Tambien, sere la moderadora para una discusion en linea sobre el tema de Financiación para la igualdad de género y el empoderamiento de las mujeres, que está siendo organizado por la División para el Avance de la Mujer (DAW)de las Naciones Unidas. La discusión se prolongará durante cuatro semanas, del 18 de junio al 15 de julio de 2007.  Les enviare detalles apartes a las Hispanoparlantes. 

Un abrazo, hugs,

Rosa











You are invited to participate in the online discussion on the theme “Financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women�, which is being organized by the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women. The discussion will run for four weeks from 18 June to 15 July 2007. 

The purpose of the online discussion is to contribute to a further understanding of the existing mechanisms and processes of financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women at the national, regional and global levels; identify good practices and lessons learned and highlight gaps and challenges requiring further action. 

The online discussion is part of the preparatory process of the 52nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) held 25 February to 7 March 2008, which will consider “Financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women� as its priority theme. 

Registration for the online discussion 

To register, please click on the following link to fill out an online form: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/forum/forum-daw-financing.htm 

You are encouraged to register before 8 June 2007. You will receive an email with your username and password before the start of the online discussion. 

If you have any questions about the registration process, please contact Mr. Rajkumar Cheney Krishnan (cheneykrishnan en un.org) at the Division for the Advancement for Women. 

Please feel free to circulate this invitation widely. 

We look forward to your participation in the online discussion. 

Division for the Advancement of Women 



Background 

Commitments have been made on financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women by Governments at the international level, including through the Beijing Platform for Action (1995), the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (2000), the Millennium Summit (2000), the Monterrey Consensus (2002); and the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness (2005). However, limited progress has been made in channeling and allocating resources to translate these commitments into action. 

A large number of Governments have taken initiatives to integrate gender perspectives into their national budgets in order to reflect the differentiated needs of women and men. Despite these efforts, there are insufficient resources to adequately support policies and programmes that promote the advancement of women. 

In the area of development assistance, there has been a shift in the way it is delivered, with increased focus placed on sector-wide approaches or large programmes. Much of the funding for gender equality and the empowerment of women has been limited to the social sector, with fewer funds allocated in the agriculture, infrastructure and finance sectors. 

In addition to public finance and donor funding, funds and foundations have been established to raise resources for activities promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women. Women’s development funds have been set up in many countries and regions to fund local, national and regional organizations working towards gender equality and the empowerment of women. Private sector companies have also established foundations to provide funding for development activities, including gender equality. 

Contributions made to this online discussion will serve as a resource to the work of the Commission on the Status of Women in developing concrete recommendations on the issue of financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women. 

Themes of the online discussion 
The online discussion is scheduled to begin on 18 June 2007 and to continue for four weeks. Each of the first three weeks of the discussion will be devoted to one theme, while the last week will provide the opportunity to raise additional issues and wrap up. Further details and questions on the themes will be posted shortly on DAW’s website. 


Week 1: 18-24 June 2007 
Public finance: Using budgets for promoting gender equality 

Week 2: 25 June – 1 July 2007 
Bilateral and multilateral assistance: The way forward for promoting gender equality 

Week 3: 2 July – 8 July 2007 
Funds and Foundations: Mobilizing private and public resources for gender equality 

Week 4: 9 July – 15 July 
Other issues, wrap-up and recommendations for future action 








Rosa G. Lizarde | (347) 451-7794 | New York, New York 10017 | e-mail: Rosaencasa en aol.com

"Gender Equality to End Poverty"

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