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	United Nations Gender Equality & the Millennium Development Goals http://www.mdgender.net The UN Interagency Network on Women and Gender Equality, the OECD/DAC Network on Gender Equality and the Multilateral Development Bank Working Group on Gender are pleased to announce the launch of the MDGenderNet website - an online resource on gender equality and the Millennium Development Goals. United Nations System of Organizations http://www.unsystem.org The United Nations System of Organizations is the official portal to websites of UN organizations. It also gives direct links to projects and initiatives and various joint programs of the UN system. The United Nations http://www.un.org The United Nations home page provides access to news, texts of documents, online databases, and links to UN offices and agencies. The Human Rights section provides the text of documents and treaties and reports on the status of human rights around the world. UN Division for the Advancement of Women http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw The UN Division for the Advancement of Women is tasked to promote women’s equality and human rights. It features news and information about women-focused programs and meetings within the UN. The United Nations Human Rights Page http://www.un.org/rights The United Nations Human Rights Page provides quick links to the websites of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance; the International Criminal Court for the Former Yugoslavia; human rights treaties; human rights documents; and, a background information on the work of the United Nations in relation to the promotion and protection of human rights. UNESCO Division of Human Rights, Democracy, Peace & Tolerance http://www.unesco.org The website of the Division of Human Rights, Democracy, Peace & Tolerance of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) provides information on United Nations activities in the areas of human rights, democracy, peace, and tolerance. Among the features of the site are definitions of these areas, documents, databases, education opportunities, relevant sites, and publications. United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) http://www.unifem.undp.org The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) is the women's fund at the United Nations. It provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programs and strategies that promote women's human rights, political participation, and economic security. Within the United Nations system, UNIFEM promotes gender equality and links women's issues and concerns to national, regional, and global agendas by fostering collaboration and providing technical expertise on gender mainstreaming and women's empowerment strategies. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) http://www.undp.org The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UNs' global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience, and resources to help people build a better life. The UNDP's network links and coordinates global and national efforts to reach its goals. It aims to help countries build and share solutions to the challenges of democratic governance, poverty reduction, crisis prevention and recovery, energy and environment, information and communications technology, and HIV/AIDS. It helps developing countries attract and use aid effectively. It also promotes the protection of human rights and the empowerment of women. United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) http://www.unchs.org The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) aims to promote sustainable urbanization through policy formulation, institutional reform, capacity-building, technical cooperation, and advocacy; and, monitor and improve the state of human settlements worldwide. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) http://www.unhchr.ch The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR), is the UN lead agency for the promotion of human rights. The UNHCHR site provides general information about the agency and its programs and activities, databases on treaty bodies and charter-based bodies, reports and press releases on the outcomes of sessions and meetings, and announcements about agency events. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) http://www.unece.org/oes/gender The website of the UNECE contains gender section introducing activities aim at mainstreaming gender into data collection and statistics, economic research and analysis (including population studies) and economic policies. Special attention is given to Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus, where in many respects women's position has deteriorated during the transition process. The site offers Gender Statistics Data Base and assessments of gender statistic in selected countries; Gender analysis of selected economic trends in the 'Economic Survey for Europe'; Exchange of good practice on gender aspects of economic policies, and support of women’s entrepreneurship. It also introduces documents, publications, news and events, and links to UN-DAW, Regional Commissions, partner organisations and NGOs. United Nations Human Rights Organizational Structure http://www.unhchr.ch/hrostr.htm The United Nations Human Rights Organizational Structure site provides a chart intended to describe the functioning of the United Nations system in the field of human rights. It places emphasis on those bodies and programs with major human rights responsibilities, such as the General Assembly, Security Council, Secretariat, and Treaty-monitoring bodies. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) http://www.unhcr.org The website of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) features the activities of the agency. It is also a portal of information on the plight of refugees and internally displaced people worldwide and various campaigns to help them. United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) http://www.un-instraw.org The United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) is committed to promoting gender equality and women's advancement worldwide through research, training, and the collection and dissemination of information. Its operational methodology, the Gender Awareness Information and Networking System (GAINS), is an internet-based international research and training environment driven by a worldwide decentralized network. The INSTRAW site offers an online library that houses over 1,000 gender-related resources from around the world, including bibiliographies, summaries of and links to online documents, contact information of gender research and training organizations, websites that focus on gender issues, and discussion forums and newsletters. The site also features new publications, news and announcements, and information about the INSTRAW network and training activities. United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) http://www.unrisd.org The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) aims to carry out multidisciplinary research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems affecting development. The web site offers information on a variety of topics, including gender, HIV/AIDS, human rights, and sustainable development. United Nations Integrated Regional Information News Network (IRIN) http://www.irinnews.org The website of United Nations Integrated Regional Information News Network (IRIN) contains news and features that aim to provide an accurate picture of issues and events relevant to people’s human rights and welfare in Sub-Saharan Africa and Central Asia. United Nations News Wire (UNWire) http://www.unwire.org The United Nations News Wire produces daily news about the activities of the United Nations and mainstream and alternative media news on issues relevant to the work of the United Nations. International Court of Justice http://www.icj-cij.org The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. Its seat is at the Peace Palace in The Hague (Netherlands). The Court has a dual role: to settle in accordance with international law the legal disputes submitted to it by States; and, to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by duly authorized international organs and agencies. International Labor Organization http://www.ilo.org The International Labor Organization (ILO) is a UN specialized agency that promotes social justice and protection of human and labor rights. The website provides information about the agency’s programs and activities, meetings and events related to labor, and links to other ILO sites and UN agencies. International Telecommunication Union (ITU) http://www.itu.int/home The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is an international organization within the UN system, formed by governments and private sector groups to coordinate global telecom networks and services. Access this site to know more about the history and work of the ITU, including one of its major projects, the World Summit on the Information Society. Setting the Record Straight: Facts about the United Nations http://www.un.org/News/facts Visit this site to find out about the following topics: the International Criminal Court, the UN and business, protecting the environment, global climate change, UN conferences, and the UN Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons. Women's Rights are Human Rights http://www.unhchr.ch/women Set up by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Women's Rights are Human Rights website gives readers a menu of basic information on the "women's rights as human rights" framework, as well as the latest news, conferences, documents, and other information arising from the UN's work to promote and protect women's rights. Women and Gender Equality http://www.unesco.org/women/index_en.htm Visit this site to find out more about the Women and Gender Equality unit of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The site offers the latest news about UNESCO’s programs for women, as well as informative readings on women and gender. WomenWatch http://www.un.org/womenwatch WomenWatch is a gateway to the information and resources on the promotion of gender equality throughout the United Nations system, including the United Nations Secretariat, regional commissions, funds, programs, and specialized agencies. Created in March 1997, WomenWatch provides Internet space for global gender equality issues and supports the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action. The web site also provides information on the outcomes of women-related UN meetings and conferences. It also informs about efforts to incorporate gender perspectives into the follow-up to global conferences, such as the International Conference on Financing for Development, the World Summit on Aging, the Children's Summit, and the World Summit on Sustainable Development. World Health Organization (WHO) - Gender and Women's Health Department http://www.who.int/frh-whd/index.html The World Health Organization (WHO) -- Gender and Women's Health Department web site provides information on health issues related to women. The topics it usually covers are female genital mutilation, violence against women, and women and HIV/AIDs. International Human Rights Instruments http://www.unhchr.ch/html/intlinst.htm Lodged within the website of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Human Rights Instruments page offers the complete list of international declarations, resolutions, statutes, treaties and conventions pertaining to various concerns under human rights. United Nations Human Rights Organizational Structure http://www.unhchr.ch/hrostr.htm The United Nations Human Rights Organizational Structure website provides a chart that describes the functioning of the United Nations system in the field of human rights. It places emphasis on those bodies and programs with major human rights responsibilities, such as the General Assembly, Security Council, Secretariat, and Treaty-monitoring bodies. Links to UN Conference Sites Recent world conferences have produced powerful plans of action that have in common the protection and betterment of all human futures, North and South, specifically addressing the protection of women's human rights and generally promoting human rights principles. Taken together, existing international norms and standards and the proclamations resulting from these world conferences provide the basis for comprehensive actions against threats to human dignity and security. UN Conference for Environment and Development(Rio de Janeiro, 1992) http://www.pdhre.org/conferences/rio.html World Conference on Human Rights (Vienna, 1993) http://www.pdhre.org/conferences/vienna.html International Conference on Population and Development (Cairo, 1994) http://www.pdhre.org/conferences/cairo.html World Summit for Social Development (Copenhagen, 1995) http://www.pdhre.org/conferences/copenhagen.html Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing, 1995) http://www.pdhre.org/conferences/beijing.html Second World Conference on Human Settlements (Istanbul, 1996) http://www.undp.org/un/habitat/index.htlm 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights". http://www.unhchr.ch/htm/50^th/50anniv.htm Research on Globalization Development Alternatives for Women in the New Era (DAWN) http://www.dawn.org.fj The network of the Development Alternatives for Women in the New Era (DAWN extends throughout the regions of Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and the Pacific. Its advocacy work covers themes of the Political Economy of Globalization; Political Restructuring and Social Transformation; and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. DAWN's site regularly posts analytical papers on covered themes and reports on relevant world events written from a Southern feminist perspective. Grassroots Women http://www3.telus.net/grassrootswomen Grassroots Women is a Canada-based organization that aims to address the systemic political and economic marginalization of working class women caused by imperialism. Since 1995, a diverse group of women have joined Grassroots Women discussions, events, marches, and conferences on issues such as health, immigration, childcare, and globalization. The website contains organizational and campaign news and information. World Socialist Website http://www.wsws.org/index.shtml The World Socialist Website is an online publication that provides news and analytical articles on global concerns such as globalization, anti-war movements, and workers' rights. Socialist Worker Online http://www.socialistworker.org Socialist Worker Online is the newspaper of the International Socialist Organization. The publication features news, announcements on events, and analytical articles on trade and globalization, anti-war movements, workers' rights, racism and numerous other topics under social, economic and political justice issues. Social Watch http://www.socwatch.org.uy A website produced by an international coalition of citizens dedicated to monitoring the world's governments' activities related to the eradication of poverty and attainment of gender equity. The site offers a very informative collection of country reports, web resources, in-depth reports, news and events, and outcomes and analyses of relevant conferences. World Bank Research on Globalization http://econ.worldbank.org Collection of topic papers and reports Global Policy Forum http://www.imf.org/external/np/ Useful set of resources and links that explore the nature of globalization. General Gender Resources Collection of News on Gender http://www.oneworld.net OneWorld is an international network of cooperative centers that aims to be an online media gateway that effectively informs a global audience about human rights and sustainable development. You can view an archive of news articles on gender and women's rights from the news section of the site. GenderStats http://devdata.worldbank.org/genderstats/home.asp GenderStats is a database of gender statistics, the website is currently a work in progress, but it is already an excellent resource for statistics that are available by country on gender profile summaries, basic demographic data, population dynamics, labor force structure, education, and health. Also available are international comparisons on gender differences, gender and education, and reproductive health from World Development Indicators (WDI 2000). Siyanda http://www.siyanda.org Siyanda is an on-line database of selected gender and development materials from around the world. It is also an interactive space for practitioners, policymakers and academics to share ideas, experiences and resources for mainstreaming gender in development. International Gender Studies Resources http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/GlobalGender/index.html The International Gender Studies Resources aims to facilitate the integration of Women's and Gender Studies into International and Area Studies philosophy and curricula. General and specific bibliographies and filmographies on issues pertaining to women and gender in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Arab World, and among minority cultures in North America and Europe are provided. The site also includes links to related resources on the Internet. International Information Center and Archives for the Women’s Movement (IIAV) http://www.iiav.nl/eng The International Information Center and Archives for the Women’s Movement (IIAV) is a source, intermediary and the supplier of information and documentation for all those who occupy themselves with the position of women. The site provides comprehensive information on books, periodicals, data, addresses, archives, visual materials, current or historical, national or international. Its computer database facilities and Women's Thesaurus allow researchers to enter and receive answers on special queries. Most collections listed in the site are available at the IIAV facility in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Development-Gender (BRIDGE) http://www.ids.ac.uk/bridge Development-Gender (BRIDGE) is an information resource on mainstreaming gender in development. The site produces a newsletter, articles, research papers on gender and development, and guides in gender mainstreaming. International Association of Feminists Economists (IAFFE) http://www.iaffe.org The International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) is a non-profit organization that seeks to advance feminist inquiry of economic issues and to educate economists and others on feminist points of view on economic issues. In 1997 IAFFE gained NGO in special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. European and North American WomenAction (ENAWA) http://www.enawa.org The European and North American WomenAction (ENAWA) is a network of media, information and communication technology (ICT), information, and advocacy organizations. It is a web-based community of feminist organizations committed to developing networks that contribute to the quality of the lives of women in Europe and North America and to the quality of the lives of women worldwide who are affected by politics and developments in these regions. Economic, Social & Cultural Rights Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR) http://www.cesr.org CESR pushes for social justice through its various advocacies on people's economic and social rights. It is a co-initiator of the Women's Economic Equality Project (WEEP), along with the National Association of Women and the Law, which is based in Canada. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/a_cescr.htm This site presents the full copy of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights that was entered into force on January 3, 1976. The International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net) http://www.escr-net.org ESCR-Net is an emerging coalition of organizations and activists from around the world dedicated to advancing economic, social, and cultural rights. This web site contains four interactive, searchable databases (or directories) of organizations and individuals, project and activities, regional and domestic case law, and events. Communication Initiative http://www.comminit.com/index.html The Communication Initiative is a partnership of development organisations seeking to support advances in the effectiveness and scale of communication interventions for positive international development. Its activities include an extensive web site, e-publications, and specific projects in support of development communication. Equality & Non Discrimination Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/cedaw.htm This site provides the full text of the international human rights instrument for women, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Bringing Equality Home: Implementing the CEDAW http://www.unifem.undp.org/cedaw/indexen.htm Shanthi Dairiam, director of the International Women's Rights Action Watch (IWRAW) Asia Pacific, writes a booklet of case studies exploring the ways and extent to which the CEDAW has been implemented in various countries. Equality Now http://www.equalitynow.org International human rights organization Equality Now commits itself to protecting the civil, political, economic and social rights of girls and women around the world. It uses traditional and new forms of communication, organizes media events, conducts research, and mounts campaigns to condemn abuses against women, and promote awareness on women's rights and influence political leaders and policy-makers. Its Women Action Network, which is composed of women's rights groups and advocates from around the world, serves as the center of information gathering and dissemination of international appeals and protests. Gender Equality http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/equ_opp/index_en.htm This is the website of the Unit for Equal Opportunities for women and men of the Directorate General for Employment and Social Affairs of the European Commission. The website contains information of the European Commission's activities in relation to the integration of a gender perspective in European Community policies, compilation of news and documents arranged according to themes, news on follow-up activities to Beijing+5, and links to other government and non government websites with a gender focus. Women and Gender Equality http://www.unesco.org/women/index_en.htm The website of the Women and Gender Equality unit of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It offers the latest news about UNESCO's programs for women, as well as informative readings on women and gender. International Gender and Trade Network (IGTN) http://www.genderandtrade.net The IGTN is an international network of gender advocates actively working to promote equitable, social, and sustainable trade. The Network utilizes research, advocacy and economic literacy to address the specific trade issues of the seven regions: Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, North America and the Pacific. International Non-Governmental Organizations and Movements World Social Forum http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br The World Social Forum is an open meeting place where groups and movements of civil society opposed to neo-liberalism and a world dominated by capital or by any form of imperialism, but engaged in building a planetary society centred on the human person, come together to pursue their thinking, to debate ideas democratically, for formulate proposals, share their experiences freely and network for effective action. The WSF proposed to debate alternative means to building a globalization in solidarity, which respects universal human rights and those of all men and women of all nations and the environment, and is grounded in democratic international systems and institutions at the service of social justice, equality and the sovereignty of peoples. Regional Social Forums: Pan-Amazonian Social Forum http://www.ivforumpan.com.br European Social Forum www.fse-esf.org Mediterranean Social Forum http://www.fsmed.info American Social Forum http://www.forosocialamericas.org They are part of World Social Forum mundialization process and are followed by the WSF International Council. They are called “regional” because they take place at a macro-regional level. They follow the methodology and political criteria that the WSF Charter of Principles have set and they aim to make World Social Forum closer to the reality of social movements and entities around different regions worldwide and vice-versa. For instance, there are European, Pan-Amazonian and Americas Social Forums. Peoples’ Global Action http://www.nadir.org/nadir/initiativ/agp/ In 1998 movements from all continents met in Geneva to launch a worldwide coordination of resistances to the global market, a new alliance of struggle and mutual support called Peoples' Global Action against "Free" Trade and the World Trade Organisation (PGA). This platform, defined by the PGA hallmarks, manifesto and organisational principles, is an instrument for communication and coordination for all those fighting against the destruction of humanity and the planet by capitalism, and for building alternatives. These documents have evolved during subsequent conferences, in particular to take a clearly anti-capitalist (not just anti-neoliberal) stand, to avoid confusion with right-wing anti-globalisers and to strengthen the perspective on gender. People’s Movement for Human Rights Education http://www.pdhre.org/index.html Founded in 1988, the People's Decade of Human Rights Education (PDHRE-International) is a non-profit, international service organization that works directly and indirectly with its network of affiliates — primarily women's and social justice organizations — to develop and advance pedagogies for human rights education relevant to people's daily lives in the context of their struggles for social and economic justice and democracy. Our World is Not for Sale Coalition http://www.ourworldisnotforsale.org/ International coalition to stop corporate globalization. Debt Jubilee + http://www.jubileeplus.org Drop the Debt http://www.dropthedebt.org International Financial & Multilateral Institutions World Trade Organization http://www.wto.org The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world's trading nations and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business. The World Bank Group http://www.worldbank.org The World Bank Group consists of five closely associated institutions: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD); International Development Association (IDA), International Finance Corporation (IFC); Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA); and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). The World Bank's Debt Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) http://www.worldbank.org/hipc International Monetary Fund http://www.imf.org An international organization of 182 member countries, established to promote international monetary cooperation, exchange stability, and orderly exchange arrangements; to foster economic growth and high levels of employment; and to provide temporary financial assistance to countries under adequate safeguards to help ease balance of payments adjustment. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development http://www.oecd.org The Free Trade Area of the Americas http://www.ftaa-alca.org/alca_e.asp The Secretariat of the North American Free Trade Agreement http://www.nafta-sec-alena.org