Direct Link to Full 28-Page UN Women Publication:
https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/2022-01/Womens-representation-in-local-government-en.pdf
This working paper presents data and analysis on women’s representation in local government by UN Women as the sole custodian agency for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator 5.5.1b. It provides a comprehensive overview of women’s political participation at the local level for the first time, helping to shift the global narrative from national to local decision-making power, a less known but critical level of governance.
Data available for 133 countries and areas indicate that women’s representation in deliberative bodies of local government is higher than in parliament, but still not on equal terms with men. The paper also analyses the use of legislated gender quotas and types of electoral systems in local elections as factors impacting women’s political participation.
Remaining data gaps on women’s political participation at local level, including data disaggregation issues, underused electoral data, and the need for new data collection tools to capture women’s full and effective participation in local government are also discussed.
Извор: WUNRN – 01.05.2022
Direct Link to Full 64-Page European Commission 2022 Report:
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Gender equality and women as key agents of change
Direct Link to Full 256-Page 2022 Report:
https://www.undrr.org/publication/global-assessment-report-disaster-risk-reduction-2022
Gender equality and women as key agents of change
● There is great emphasis in the regions on the key role of women as leaders and agents of change to build resilient development pathways, actively participating in the creation and implementation of DRR strategies, policies, plans and programmes.
● The negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on social and economic development have created disproportionate vulnerability and exposure for women and girls, all of which undermine efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda as well as regional agendas. The various regional forums have called for the adoption of a gender-based approach that accounts for the needs of women, the elderly, children, youth and persons with disabilities, as well as for a new social contract for inclusive all-of-society approaches to build resilience.
Position of the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, and the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls on the UN Secretary-General’s Report, Our Common Agenda…..The experts would like to make their views public on the way in which the Common Agenda addresses issues relating to the gender equality and ending gender-based violence committed against women and girls.
Direct Link to Full 8-PAGE 2022 Document:
https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/2022-04/CommonAgendaPositionPaper_21April2022.pdf
Извор: WUNRN – 25.04.2022
