[May 17, 2011] The GEAR Campaign welcomes the UN Women Strategic Plan (2011 – 2013) as the foundational document that cohesively spells out the work plan and programmatic activities for the new entity globally.  On behalf of our members, composed of women’s human rights, health, development and human rights organizations working at the local, national, regional and global levels, the GEAR Campaign has highlighted themes based on feedback we have received from our constituency for the Strategic Plan (2011 – 2013). 

Please refer to the below document for a thematic overview of GEAR member submissions to UN Women during the Civil Society comment period on the Strategic Plan from late April to early May 2011. Main themes include:

• Incorporate a Human Rights-Based Approach
• Ensure that Policy and Practice Advance Implementation of International Norms
• Develop Formal Partnerships and Engage with Civil Society
• Incorporate Grassroots and Marginalized Women
• Strengthen System-wide Coherence and Gender Mainstreaming
• Improve UN Women’s Data Collection Analysis and Dissemination

[Read GEAR Comments on UN Women Strategic Plan 2011-2013 (English, French, Spanish) ]