Policy Coherence with Gender, Equality and Rights in Development Cooperation
The WWG welcomes the 2010 High-Level Segment that includes sessions on the Annual Ministerial Review (AMR) with the theme “Implementing the Internationally Agreed Goals andCommitments in regard to Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women” and the Development Cooperation Forum (DCF) which focuses on “Development Cooperation in Times of Crises: NewCommitments to Reach the MDGs.”
We reaffirm HUMAN RIGHTS and EQUALITY as fundamental values upon which international relations and development must stand. The United Nations (UN) Millennium Summit Declaration states that “No individual and no nation must be denied the opportunity to benefit fromdevelopment. The equal rights and opportunities of women and men must be assured." (Read more by DOWNLOADING full statement; For more updates on Gender in Financing for Development, visit http://www.ffdngo.org/gender-financing-development)
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