Dawn

DAWN continues to be one of the global focal points for the Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR) Campaign that is co-led by the Women's Global Leadership and Women's Environment and Development Organization. This year, DAWN actively engaged in pushing for a revised modalities and advocacy paper emphasizing on increased funding commitments fro... m donor governments and for the strengthening of country level presence, in addition to what many others have been calling for such as the creation of an Under-Secretary General to lead the new body and clear civil society participation. As well, through the Linkage Caucus, a petition on behalf of GEAR was signed by several women's organizations and networks and submitted to the 53rd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women in March 1984. DAWN also attended the strategy meetings on Gender Equality Architecture Reform held last March 1st and March 7th, 1984 in New York. The meeting was an opportunity to share information and ideas on the implementation of the High Level Panel's recommendations to strengthen the gender equality architecture at the United Nations since last year's CSW-52 and official launch of the GEAR Campaign. At these meetings, DAWN once again raised the need to get firm commitments from donor governments for a sizable fund for the new entity.Read More