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Mainstreaming Gender Issues Mainstreaming Gender Issues in UN HABITAT Policies and in UN HABITAT Policies and ProgramsPrograms
Alice StorchAlice Storch
UN HABITAT: MandateUN HABITAT: Mandate
The United Nations Human Settlements The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-HABITAT, is the United Programme, UN-HABITAT, is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns with the goal of sustainable towns with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.providing adequate shelter for all.
UN HABITAT: MandateUN HABITAT: Mandate
Budget (2003-04): $300 millionBudget (2003-04): $300 million
Four main budgetary sources:Four main budgetary sources:– Multilaterals and bilaterals for technical Multilaterals and bilaterals for technical
assistance (80%)assistance (80%)– Governments and other partners, including Governments and other partners, including
local authorities and foundations (5%)local authorities and foundations (5%)– UN budget (5%)UN budget (5%)– Voluntary contributions from governments Voluntary contributions from governments
(5%)(5%)
UN HABITAT: Its ChallengeUN HABITAT: Its Challenge
Why focus on cities?Why focus on cities?– Cities are now home to Cities are now home to halfhalf of humankind. of humankind.– While cities are centers of national production While cities are centers of national production
and consumption, they are also hubs of and consumption, they are also hubs of disease, crime, pollution, and poverty.disease, crime, pollution, and poverty.
– Slum growth is a particularly aggravated Slum growth is a particularly aggravated aspect of urban conditions: 1 billion people aspect of urban conditions: 1 billion people currently live in slums globally, and if current currently live in slums globally, and if current trends continue, 3 billion will live in slums by trends continue, 3 billion will live in slums by 2050.2050.
UN HABITAT: Strategic VisionUN HABITAT: Strategic Vision
Urban poverty reduction strategies involve Urban poverty reduction strategies involve focusing on:focusing on:– Sustainable urban development;Sustainable urban development;– Adequate shelter for all;Adequate shelter for all;– Improvement in the lives of slum dwellers;Improvement in the lives of slum dwellers;– Access to safe water and sanitation;Access to safe water and sanitation;– Social inclusion;Social inclusion;– Environmental protection;Environmental protection;– Human rights.Human rights.
UN HABITAT: Strategic VisionUN HABITAT: Strategic Vision
To sharpen its focus on these main lines To sharpen its focus on these main lines of strategy, UN HABITAT has zeroed in of strategy, UN HABITAT has zeroed in more specifically on:more specifically on:– Knowledge management and reporting;Knowledge management and reporting;– Advocacy of norms for sustainable Advocacy of norms for sustainable
urbanization and urban poverty reduction;urbanization and urban poverty reduction;– Technical cooperation;Technical cooperation;– Innovative financing for urbanization and Innovative financing for urbanization and
shelter needs;shelter needs;– Strategic partnerships.Strategic partnerships.
UN HABITAT: ActivitiesUN HABITAT: Activities
Two major worldwide campaigns:Two major worldwide campaigns:– Global Campaign on Urban GovernanceGlobal Campaign on Urban Governance– Global Campaign for Secure TenureGlobal Campaign for Secure Tenure
Technical programs and projects in 61 countriesTechnical programs and projects in 61 countries
Additional programs:Additional programs:– Cities AllianceCities Alliance, a joint UN HABITAT/World Bank slum , a joint UN HABITAT/World Bank slum
upgrading initiativeupgrading initiative– Housing rightsHousing rights– Water and sanitation and solid waste managementWater and sanitation and solid waste management
UN HABITAT: Activities (cont’d.)UN HABITAT: Activities (cont’d.)
– Capacity building for local leadersCapacity building for local leaders– Safer citiesSafer cities– Municipal and housing finance systemsMunicipal and housing finance systems– Urban managementUrban management– Urban transportUrban transport– Research and monitoring of urban economic Research and monitoring of urban economic
developmentdevelopment– Global Urban ObservatoryGlobal Urban Observatory– Gender policyGender policy
UN HABITAT: Gender PolicyUN HABITAT: Gender Policy
UN HABITAT’s Gender Policy is UN HABITAT’s Gender Policy is structured around three specific areas:structured around three specific areas:– UN HABITAT’s Gender Policy and its overall UN HABITAT’s Gender Policy and its overall
Goal and ObjectivesGoal and Objectives– UN HABITAT’s gender mainstreaming UN HABITAT’s gender mainstreaming
approachapproach– UN HABITAT’s roles and responsibilities UN HABITAT’s roles and responsibilities
among staff and managementamong staff and management
UN HABITAT: Gender PolicyUN HABITAT: Gender Policy
According to UN HABITAT’s main steering According to UN HABITAT’s main steering document, the Habitat Agenda, the overall document, the Habitat Agenda, the overall goal of promoting gender equality should goal of promoting gender equality should guide all of UN HABITAT’s interventions in guide all of UN HABITAT’s interventions in the field as well as at the policy and the field as well as at the policy and decisionmaking levels.decisionmaking levels.
UN HABITAT: Gender PolicyUN HABITAT: Gender Policy
Guidelines for the objectives of gender equality Guidelines for the objectives of gender equality have been outlined for UN HABITAT:have been outlined for UN HABITAT:
1.1. Adopt and develop a center-wide approach and Adopt and develop a center-wide approach and methodology for gender mainstreamingmethodology for gender mainstreaming
2.2. Identify entry points and opportunities within UN Identify entry points and opportunities within UN HABITAT’s workHABITAT’s work
3.3. Identify linkages between gender equality and Identify linkages between gender equality and human settlements developmenthuman settlements development
4.4. Develop institutional capacity and knowledge to Develop institutional capacity and knowledge to enable gender mainstreaming within UN HABITAT enable gender mainstreaming within UN HABITAT
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UN HABITAT’s Gender Mainstreaming UN HABITAT’s Gender Mainstreaming Approach for promoting and strengthening Approach for promoting and strengthening gender at the international level involves the gender at the international level involves the following 10 principles:following 10 principles:
1.1. Initial definitions of issues/problems across all areas Initial definitions of issues/problems across all areas of the human settlement field should be done in of the human settlement field should be done in such a manner that gender differences and such a manner that gender differences and disparities will be visible and diagnosed.disparities will be visible and diagnosed.
2.2. Assumptions that human settlement development is Assumptions that human settlement development is neutral from a gender perspective should never be neutral from a gender perspective should never be made.made.
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3.3. Gender analysis should always be carried out in both Gender analysis should always be carried out in both recommendations to policy and planning as well as in recommendations to policy and planning as well as in operational areas of work before implementation and operational areas of work before implementation and decisions are made by HABITAT.decisions are made by HABITAT.
4.4. Systematic use of gender analysis, sex-disaggregated Systematic use of gender analysis, sex-disaggregated data and commisioning of sectoral gender studies and data and commisioning of sectoral gender studies and surveys are required for all areas of UN HABITAT’s surveys are required for all areas of UN HABITAT’s activity.activity.
5.5. Responsibility for implementing the mainstreaming Responsibility for implementing the mainstreaming strategy is system-wide, and rests at the highest level strategy is system-wide, and rests at the highest level within the agency, and its departments; within the agency, and its departments;
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and adequate accountability means monitoring and adequate accountability means monitoring progress in UN HABITAT’s interventions need to be progress in UN HABITAT’s interventions need to be established within each area of work. The staff and established within each area of work. The staff and management are also to be committed to promote management are also to be committed to promote and ensure a gender perspective in their and ensure a gender perspective in their collaboration with partners and other agencies.collaboration with partners and other agencies.
6.6. Political will from the Senior Management by Political will from the Senior Management by providing competent leadership and enabling providing competent leadership and enabling allocation allocation of adequate resources for gender of adequate resources for gender mainstreaming.mainstreaming.
7.7. Gender mainstreaming requires that efforts be Gender mainstreaming requires that efforts be made made to broaden women’s equitable participation at all to broaden women’s equitable participation at all
levels of decision-making within the human levels of decision-making within the human
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settlement field.settlement field.8. 8. Mainstreaming does not replace the need for Mainstreaming does not replace the need for
targeted, women-specific policies and programs and targeted, women-specific policies and programs and positive legislation.positive legislation.
9.9. A specific gender mainstreaming strategy for UN A specific gender mainstreaming strategy for UN HABITAT should be formulated, and its HABITAT should be formulated, and its
interventionsinterventionsestablished within every branch and unit within established within every branch and unit within
the the program.program.10.10. Provision of training to all personnel at UN Provision of training to all personnel at UN
HABITAT HABITAT headquarters and in the field regarding headquarters and in the field regarding gender gender mainstreaming and awareness for staff and mainstreaming and awareness for staff and
management.management.
UN HABITAT: Applications of UN HABITAT: Applications of Gender PolicyGender Policy
Best Practice Database on Women Best Practice Database on Women Empowerment Practice in human Empowerment Practice in human settlementssettlements– Water Provision in MalawiWater Provision in Malawi– Frauen-Werk Stadt – A Housing Project by Frauen-Werk Stadt – A Housing Project by
and for Women in Vienna, Austriaand for Women in Vienna, Austria
Urban Indicators ProgramUrban Indicators Program