United Nations Reform: How to Strengthen Gender Architecture?

At the 51st session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in March 2007, a parallel event was held on ?United Nations Reform: How to Strengthen Gender Architecture?? This paper is a compilation of resources available on United Nations (UN) reform and gender equality, produced at the request of participants at the session. It includes links to:

? UN resources - providing general information on UN reform; specific information on the High-Level Panel on UN System Coherence; and a link to the Panel's report, ?Delivering as One?.
? NGO resources - including recommendations made by the Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) on UN Reform and gender equality; and an Open Letter regarding Women's/Gender Equality Architecture at the UN from the NGO Linkage Caucus taking part in the 51st Commission on the Status of Women.
? NGO statements on reforming the UN gender equality architecture - from the Africa Feminist Forum; the UK Gender and Development Network (GADN); Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN); and Caribbean and South Asian Women Organisations.
? Further resources on UN reform produced by the Center for Women's Global Leadership (CWGL) and the Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO).