Making Democracy Work for Women: Initial Experiences from 10 UNDEF Funded Projects. This document presents UNIFEM-executed projects funded by the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) from its first round of grants disbursed in 2006. A common factor among the projects that are being implemented across the globe is the creation of an enabling environment that provides an opportunity for women to participate in reform policies, agendas and decentralization processes. more 

Gender Equality Now. Accelerating the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Attention to gender equality and women's empowerment are essential to enable countries and the international community to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This resource pack explores and makes recommendations on the actions needed to accelerate the achievement of the MDGs; the progress made so far and the backlogs on gender equality; and the costs of prioritizing gender equality as well as the costs of failing to do so. more 

Mapping Aid Effectiveness and Gender Equality in Asia Pacific: Regional Issues and Trends. This report provides an overview of the issues and trends that emerged from mapping studies on aid effectiveness, gender equality and women’s empowerment in Indonesia, Nepal and Papua New Guinea. The three countries receive different levels and patterns of official development assistance (ODA), which have influenced the development of mechanisms for the implementation of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. It examines to what extent efforts to strengthen public finance management systems have enhanced the funding for and attainment of gender equality results. more 

Mapping Aid Effectiveness and Gender Equality in Africa: Regional Issues and Trends. This report provides an overview of the issues and trends that emerged from mapping studies on aid effectiveness, gender equality and women’s empowerment in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia and Ghana. The findings point to increased government–donor cooperation in developing and supporting nationally owned development plans, but they also reveal that these plans are not yet fully country-owned, and donors have not yet aligned support to national gender equality priorities. more 

Gender and Aid Effectiveness: Global Messages and Country Experiences. The EC/UN Partnership on Gender Equality for Development and Peace calls upon development partners to invest in practical actions to promote gender equality. This series of two-page briefs summarizes key messages and priority actions, suggested indicators, and case studies from around the world that provide valuable lessons on effective investment for gender equality. more