Guatemala: Two Public Institutions Implement the Gender Equality Seal Gender equality and women’s empowerment is not only a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 5) of the 2030 Agenda, but also a cross-cutting enabler of all other SDGs. Furthermore, reviews of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action call on government institutions to work more strongly to include and integrate gender equality in […]
Republic of Uzbekistan: Ministry of Economy and Finance Implements the Seal The Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan recently organized a dialogue event on the Gender Equality Seal for Public Institutions in collaboration with the Committee on Women and Gender Equality of the Uzbeki Parliament and UNDP. The meeting was organized as the Ministry of Economy and Finance prepares to implement the […]
Pervasive gender social norms challenge Agenda 2030 gender equality targets UNDP Gender Social Norms Index Report (GSNI) Global progress in achieving gender equality has stalled: for the first time the Global Gender Inequality Index (GII) shows no improvement since 2019. Gender bias is a pervasive problem worldwide according to The Gender Social Norms Index (GSNI) report that was published recently. GSNI quantifies biases against women, capturing […]
Building Trust in Public Institutions: Gender Equality Seal as a key accelerator for SDG 16 and SDG 5 The 2023 Conference on SDG 16 took place in Rome from 30 May to 1 June under the heading of SDG 16 as a compass for navigating intersecting crises. Jointly organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and […]
UNDP and the Ministry of Finance launch the Gender Equality Seal for the Kosovo Employment Agency United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kosovo, jointly with the Ministry of Finance, Labour and Transfers, the Kosovo Employment Agency, and the Agency for Gender Equality launched today the Gender Equality Seal for Public Institutions for the Kosovo Employment Agency. The Seal is a UNDP global programa that supports and recognizes public institutions that commit and […]
Silver Gender Equality Seal awarded to the Ministry of Transport in Colombia for its outstanding work advancing gender equality in the transport sector in Colombia The Ministry of Transport is the first public entity in Colombia to obtain the UNDP Gender Equality Seal for Public Institutions, and the second globally, after the Mayor’s Office of Lima. The Gender Equality Seal for Public Entities – Equipares Público- is a methodological proposal to support and recognise the efforts made by entities to […]
Understanding institutional protocols and mechanisms for addressing gender-based violence: contributions from the community of practice of the Gender Equality Seal in Latin America and the Caribbean. In institutional strategies for addressing gender-based violence, a comprehensive approach involves taking into account at least: prevention, protection and comprehensive reparation for victims of gender-based violence. With this approach in mind, the second session for the exchange of experiences between participating institutions in the Seal took place in webinar format on 9th december 2022, and gathered 15 […]
Exchanging experiences in Latin America and the Caribbean: sharing practices to address institutional challenges in gender mainstreaming in public administration Institutions participating in the Gender Equality for Public Institutions Seal programme enter a global community of practice where they can share experiences and learning about the challenges they face in strengthening their capacities and results in gender mainstreaming in their work, and the best strategies to address them, in order to move towards the achievement […]
UNDP in Democratic Republic of the Congo is developing a national recognition for advancing gender capacities in national NGOs UNDP Country Office in RDC is aiming to develop and validate a practical and feasible methodology for supporting targeted NGOs on improving their capacities for promoting gender equality and women’s rights in their work in the context of UNDP’s Stabilization Pillar. UNDP has been supporting different kinds of organizations, including its own UNDP Country Offices, […]
