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This report argues that a gender equality perspective will facilitate attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)- while gender equality is important as a goal in .
1.2 Gender and the MDGs Goal 3 – “Promote gender equality and empowerment of women” - is the culmination of years of determined advocacy and action by the international women’s movement. The high priority accorded to Goal 3 represents a global affirmation of women’s rights and gender equality as core values of development.
The following are the eight Millennium Development Goals: 1. to eliminate extreme poverty and hunger; 2. to achieve global primary education; 3. to empower women and promote gender equality; 4. to reduce child mortality; 5. to promote maternal health; 6. to fight malaria, HIV/AIDS, and other diseases; 7. to promote environmental sustainability; and
- How Much Progress Have We Made?
- Are They Any Other Gender-Related Challenges?
- Why Should Gender Equality Matter to Me?
- What Can We do?
International commitments to advance gender equality have brought about improvements in some areas: child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) have declined in recent years, and women’s representation in the political arena is higher than ever before. But the promise of a world in which every woman and girl enjoys full gender equality, and ...
Yes. Worldwide, nearly half of married women lack decision-making power over their sexual and reproductive health and rights. 35 per cent of women between 15-49 years of age have experienced physical and/ or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence.1 in 3 girls aged 15-19 have experienced some form of female genital mutilatio...
Regardless of where you live in, gender equality is a fundamental human right. Advancing gender equality is critical to all areas of a healthy society, from reducing poverty to promoting the health, education, protection and the well-being of girls and boys.
If you are a girl, you can stay in school, help empower your female classmates to do the same and fight for your right to access sexual and reproductive health services. If you are a woman, you can address unconscious biases and implicit associations that form an unintended and often an invisible barrier to equal opportunity. If you are a man or a ...
The 2000 Millennium Declaration recognizes that gender equality is not only a goal in itself but also central to achieving all of the MDGs. ... as stated in The Millennium Development Goals Report ...
The World Survey on the role of women in development 2014: Gender equality and sustainable development. The immense social, economic and environmental consequences of climate change and loss of essential ecosystems are becoming clear. Their effects are already being felt in floods, droughts, and devastated landscapes and livelihoods.
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Jul 1, 2013 · The Millennium Development Goals Report 2013. UN Women launches global call for a transformative agenda to make gender equality a reality. To improve data collection, UN agrees on ground-breaking gender indicators. In Focus: Momentum towards meeting the MDGs. A Gateway to the UN System’s work towards the MDGs. Gender Equality Now
