United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
Fonds de développement des Nations Unies pour la femme
Fondo de Desarrollo de las Naciones Unidas para la Mujer
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Founded
1976-12-16
History
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Promote women's empowerment, rights and gender equality globally; support innovative and experimental activities benefiting women in line with national and regional priorities; serve as a catalyst, with the goal of ensuring the appropriate involvement of women in mainstream development activities, as often as possible at the pre-investment stage; play an innovative and catalytic role in relation to the United Nations' overall system of development cooperation.
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Collaborates closely with: UNDP's Gender In Development office, regional bureaux and other organizational units and field offices. Continuous working relationships with other United Nations organs, in particular: United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women; E-XE4161 - UNEP; E-XE4175 - United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); secretariat of S-XF2327 - United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED); United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs; UN specialized agencies and members of JCGP. Joint activities with: F-XF1393 - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD); F-XF1721 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); E-XE2639 - International Trade Centre (ITC); F-XF3380 - UNICEF. Activities associated with: F-XF4104 - United Nations Volunteers (UNV). Cooperates with: E-XE3387 - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). Special links with: U-XE9444 - United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW); E-XE7552 - United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV); F-XF5606 - United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Member of: H-XK1524 - Inter-Agency Task Force on Enabling Environment for Economic and Social Development; F-XF6288 - WomenWatch. Long-standing cooperation with: E-XE4174 - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Member of: E-XE4205 - United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG). Supports: E-XE7655 - United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS). Links with:.
- African Centre for Gender (ACG);
- F-XE4484 - Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND);
- E-XE9559 - Asian and Pacific Development Centre (APDC);
- U-XE3454 - Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC);
- E-XE1058 - Comisión Interamericana de Mujeres (CIM);
- F-XF3162 - Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA);
- F-XF1309 - Commonwealth of Learning (COL);
- F-XD4506 - Convenio Andrés Bello de integración educativa, cientifica y cultural de América Latina y España (Convenio Andrés Bello);
- B-XB0971 - FAO;
- B-XB2183 - ILO;
- B-XB1791 - International Development Association (IDA);
- E-XE2288 - Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS);
- E-XE3556 - Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Process (UNSCO);
- D-XD3260 - Pacific Community (SPC);
- E-XE3060 - Pan American Health Organization (PAHO);
- F-XF2522 - Southern African Development Community (SADC);
- E-XE3016 - UNHCR;
- B-XE3386 - UNIDO;
- E-XE4177 - United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP);
- E-XK1561 - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - Secretariat (UNFCCC);
- E-XE6809 - United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat);
- E-XK0972 - United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS);
- F-XF2488 - United Nations University (UNU);
- H-XE0968 - WHO Pan African Emergency Training Centre (PTC-Addis).
Links indicated by: E-XE3001 - European Centre for Global Interdependence and Solidarity (North-South Centre); E-XF2186 - International Training Centre of the ILO (ITC); K-XE8251 - OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC); E-XE6904 - United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR); E-XE3388 - United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD); B-XB2745 - UN Tourism.
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Supports access to and participation of NGOs in the United Nations; works through them to incorporate and empower women in the development process. Member of: U-XF7137 - Global Coalition on Women and AIDS (GCWA). Supports: F-XF6982 - African Women's Development Fund (AWDF); U-XJ1809 - Caribbean Institute for Women in Leadership (CIWiL); F-XJ3409 - Feminist Articulation Marcosur (FAM); F-XF1978 - International Alert; F-XF0271 - Isis Women's International Cross Cultural Exchange (ISIS-WICCE); F-XF2756 - Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA). Cooperates with: B-XB1956 - International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA); F-XM2634 - TrustAfrica. Instrumental in setting up: U-XM1525 - Digital Diaspora Network - Latin American and Caribbean; U-XF6437 - Network of African Women Economists (NAWE). U-XE2533 - NGO Committee on UNIFEM comprises 32 international organizations based in New York NY (USA):
- G-XG7419 - AARP International;
- E-XE0038 - All India Women's Conference (AIWC);
- D-XC0045 - Altrusa International (AI);
- E-XD5454 - Anglican Consultative Council (ACC);
- Armenian Assembly of America;
- G-XN6501 - Armenian International Women's Association (AIWA);
- B-XB0098 - Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW);
- F-XF0180 - Baha'i International Community;
- C-XB2042 - International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA);
- B-XB2037 - Graduate Women International (GWI);
- B-XB1152 - International Alliance of Women (IAW);
- C-XD0278 - International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT);
- B-XB1763 - International Council of Women (ICW);
- C-XC4419 - International Federation on Ageing (IFA);
- B-XB1872 - International Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPW International);
- B-XB1929 - International Federation for Home Economics (IFHE);
- C-XD2002 - International Federation of Settlements and Neighbourhood Centres (IFS);
- B-XB2041 - International Federation of Women in Legal Careers (IFWLC);
- E-XE0639 - International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR);
- League of Women Voters;
- National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club;
- National Committee for UNIFEM, USA;
- C-XC3081 - Pan Pacific and South East Asia Women's Association (PPSEAWA);
- F-XF3164 - Rotary International (RI);
- R-XR1592 - Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd;
- B-XB3245 - Soroptimist International (SI);
- F-XF1836 - Trickle Up Program (TUP);
- United Nations Association of the United States of America;
- B-XB3469 - World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS);
- C-XC3591 - World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ);
- B-XB3609 - World Young Women's Christian Association (World YWCA);
- F-XF3617 - Zonta International.
Links with:
- G-XF0235 - ACCION International;
- F-XF2052 - African Academy of Sciences (AAS);
- D-XD1445 - African Association of Insect Scientists (AAIS);
- H-XD7436 - Association of African Women for Research and Development (AAWORD);
- G-XG2524 - Bread for the World Institute (BFW Institute);
- D-XD3789 - Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action (CAFRA);
- U-XE3334 - Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA);
- G-XM0838 - Entreprise Works / VITA;
- U-XG1238 - Equipe de recherche sur le rôle des femmes dans la sécurité alimentaire de l'Afrique;
- U-XG4563 - Femmes, développement et entreprise en Afrique (FDEA);
- F-XF2578 - Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE);
- D-XD4118 - International Association for Democracy in Africa;
- B-XB4416 - International Council for Adult Education (ICAE);
- C-XD3909 - International Federation of Inventors' Associations (IFIA);
- F-XF0054 - International Rescue Committee (IRC);
- F-XF2515 - IPS - Inter Press Service International Association;
- F-XF5310 - IO - Facilitating Space for Feminist Conversations (Io);
- F-XF2898 - Latin American and Caribbean Feminist Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence;
- U-XF1503 - Latin American Women's Press Agency;
- G-XG3870 - Near East Foundation (NEF);
- F-XF5044 - Practical Action;
- F-XF1246 - Red de Educación Popular entre Mujeres de América Latina y el Caribe (REPEM LAC);
- E-XE0310 - Southeast Asia Rural Social Leadership Institute (SEARSOLIN);
- U-XG4333 - Unit for Research Production and Adapted Technological Assistance in Sahel;
- F-XF5182 - Women's Feature Service (WFS);
- B-XC3528 - World Federation of Methodist and Uniting Church Women (WFM and UCW);
- U-XF0505 - WorldWIDE - World Women in Defense of the Environment.
Links indicated by:
- H-XD0119 - ACORD - Agency for Cooperation and Research in Development;
- F-XF6850 - Africa Capacity Alliance (ACA);
- U-XF5573 - African Network of Micro-Finance and Micro-Enterprise (MICROFIN AFRIC);
- F-XF7600 - Aga Khan Foundation (AKF);
- D-XD3550 - Alliance for Arab Women (AAW);
- F-XJ3410 - Asia Pacific Women's Watch (APWW);
- G-XG9576 - Asian Pacific Women's Information Network Center (APWINC);
- G-XG9020 - Association des femmes et des jeunes de la diaspora africaine pour le développement socio-éducatif et agricole de l'afrique (AFDEAA);
- F-XF0332 - Association mondiale des radiodiffuseurs communautaires (AMARC);
- G-XM0198 - Australasian Council of Women and Policing (ACWAP);
- F-XF1846 - CARE International (CI);
- E-XG2957 - Center of Arab Women for Training and Research, Tunis (CAWTAR);
- G-XG1479 - Center for Women's Global Leadership (CWGL);
- G-XG5813 - Coordination of Nongovernmental Organizations for International Development Cooperation;
- F-XF0751 - Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN);
- U-XG9509 - Digital Diaspora Network - Africa (DDN-Africa);
- U-XE2840 - Equity Policy Center (EPOC);
- F-XF6497 - European Network on Gender and Violence (ENGV);
- H-XD8714 - Federation of African Women's Networks on Peace (FERFAP);
- F-XF5923 - Femmes Africa solidarité (FAS);
- E-XC0983 - Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC);
- F-XF4069 - Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW);
- F-XF4128 - Global Knowledge Partnership Foundation (GKPF);
- S-XS0240 - Global Meeting of Generations (GMG);
- E-XE2955 - Huairou Commission;
- F-XF5678 - International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA);
- C-XC0125 - International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ);
- E-XC4494 - International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE);
- C-XG6709 - International Center for Research on Women (ICRW);
- F-XF6212 - International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC);
- U-XK1406 - International Mediterranean Women's Forum (IMWF);
- F-XF1670 - International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy (ENERGIA);
- B-XB2361 - International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF);
- F-XF6805 - International Women's Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific (IWRAW Asia Pacific);
- E-XE3745 - KARAT Coalition;
- F-XF4177 - Network of East-West Women (NEWW);
- E-XE2259 - NGO Committee on the Status of Women, Geneva;
- E-XM3631 - NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security (NGOWG);
- F-XF4004 - Nutrition International;
- U-XG6161 - Once and Future Action Network (OFAN);
- B-XB2374 - Public Services International (PSI);
- F-XF7122 - Red de Seguridad y Defensa de América Latina Internacional (RESDAL Internacional);
- U-XF4668 - Réseau africain non-gouvernemental d'alerte préventive de conflits (RANGAPC);
- G-XG4629 - Search for Common Ground (SFCG);
- B-XB3228 - Society for International Development (SID);
- E-XM0563 - UNDP Global Policy Centre for Governance (GPCG);
- E-XE3003 - United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT);
- F-XF1203 - United Network of Young Peacebuilders (UNOY);
- F-XN8993 - Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO);
- F-XF1829 - Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO);
- G-XG7105 - Women's Refugee Commission (WRC);
- F-XF4095 - World Council of Independent Christian Churches (WCICC);
- B-XA3514 - World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH);
- B-XB3594 - World Union of Catholic Women's Organisations (WUCWO).
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- Society → Women
- Society → Sex-Related Questions
- Commerce → Funds
- International Relations → United Nations
- Development → Development
- Peace → Equality
UN Sustainable Development Goals **
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XF0308
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