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ITeM director is shortlisted as civil society advisor to the United Nations' secretary general
Beyond 2015, a global civil society campaign pushing for a strong and legitimate successor framework to the Millennium Development Goals, recommended to the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, five civil society representatives onto the UN High Level Panel on a post-2015 development framework when it is established. Gender Equity Index 2012: The gap has not reached an “acceptable” level in any country
■ Mongolia narrowed the gap putting legislation into force The achievements made by women all over the world towards equity in education are still very far from making an impact on their having a fair share in the economy or in political power. This can be concluded from the updated figures of the Gender Equity Index (GEI) 2012, published by Social Watch on the eve of International Women’s Day, March 8. None of the 154 countries considered in the study has narrowed the gender gap to an “acceptable” level.  |
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The Third World Institute (ITeM) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), not affiliated to any religious group or political party, and headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay. ITeM was formally created as a non-profit Civil Association on July 7, 1989, recognized as a legal person by Uruguay’s Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC) and exempted from national taxes by a 1994 Presidential decree. As of 1996, ITeM is a Non-Governmental Organization in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). RSS |
