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Comment on GEAR Comments on the UN Women Strategic Plan 2011-2013 (English, French, Spanish) by Edna Aquino

Edna Aquino — Sun, 22 May 2011 14:03:12 +0000

In the aftermath of the sex scandal involving the head of the IMF, Dominique Strauss -Kahn and growing evidence of sexual violence by actors operating within intergovernmental bodies including the UN, would we not want a more explicit role for the UN women in ensuring accountability of the UN system in addressing acts of gender-based violence committed by members of the UN diplomatic missions State actors and UN personnel?

Comment on OFFICIAL UN PRESS RELEASE: UN Creates New Structure for Empowerment of Women by Nimala

Nimala — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 03:28:26 +0000

I like this effort of UN. Pakistani women are in dire need of such movement. I am educationist and want to be a member of this organization and ready to serve for empowering women.

Nirmala Kelash

Comment on Public signing of GEAR petition in Congo by Sandrine Maneguin

Sandrine Maneguin — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 08:35:24 +0000

Je m’en rejouis de cette résolution

Sandrine Maneguin
Bénévole
Ligue Camerounaise des Droits Humains
BP: 2753 Douala-Cameroun
Tél: (+237) 33 00 2275

Comment on UN Women Born! Civil Society Celebrates Creation of Gender Equality Entity After Four Years of Advocacy by Jane Roberts

Jane Roberts — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:18:12 +0000

Wonderful. Please remember that reproductive health and the ability to control one’s fertility are absolute pre-requisites to women’s empowerment. Cheers, Jane Robert, 34 Million Friends of UNFPA Give your dollar if you haven’t already done it. We’re up to $4.15 million

Comment on Global GEAR Campaign website launched by Bagirathi Ramanathan

Bagirathi Ramanathan — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 02:38:52 +0000

I am willing to participate in the women and genser justice cause and actions, campaigns. I want to see a massive change in the legal and judiciary system working in every country in the globe and protect the interest of women and their rights over the land, resources and the properties especially in India like countries where the women are killed and harressed leading to slow deaths, causing life time and every day death fear and making them permanently ill in mind and body. I call upon the enitre women group to raise themselves and work towards the gender equity and equality in any society.
The interference of money and political powers in the way of women and human rights to be stoped and every woman under the sky should inhale the air of freedom and live with total rights under the sky.
MrsBagirathi Ramanathan from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India

Comment on GEAR Campaign action at the CSW by CSW 54: As “good” as always? « WO=MEN

CSW 54: As “good” as always? « WO=MEN — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:58:55 +0000

[...] colleagues, governments and the media. From there on the GEAR campaign continued and organized a nice action to hand the newspaper to Ban Ki-Moon. GEAR became the talk of the CSW and was present in the UN [...]

Comment on CSW adopts a statement supporting the new UN women’s entity by bringing causes to life » Are we at the tipping point?

bringing causes to life » Are we at the tipping point? — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:44:24 +0000

[...] the UN General Assembly were analyzing vital proposals about Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR), including creation of a UN gender equality entity led by an Under-Secretary-General. Indeed, we [...]

Comment on GEAR Campaign Statement on SWC resolution September 2009 by Sex Politics » Blog Archive » SPW Newsletter n.7 - October, 2009

Sex Politics » Blog Archive » SPW Newsletter n.7 - October, 2009 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:08:18 +0000

[...] > The GEAR Campaign Statement on Adoption of SWC Resolution by the UN General Assembly [...]

Comment on GEAR Campaign civil society participation paper May 2009 by Andrew Hunter

Andrew Hunter — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:57:33 +0000

The PCB of UNAIDS is not really a good model. The NGO delegation have no vote. Governments often use their votes to silence the delegation and to stop proposals from civil society being voted on. Usually they just use it to restrict the time that NGOs can put up issues of importance so that things like the next meeting venue can have a few hours for discussion- while real issues for people with and affected by HIV get sidelined. A model like the PCB but with full voting rights- something the UNAIDS PCB continues to oppose for the UNAIDS board would be better- but would still give member states the numbers to vote down any civil society resolutions if they so wanted. I'm unsure why you reject the ILO model where Trade Unions have full voting rights and have had since it's establishment in the 1930's. Another good model is the Global Fund on AIDS, TB and Malaria- where the civil society delegation has full voting rights. Andrew Hunter Expert Website Design and Development