4. UTILIZE FEMINIST LEADERSHIP A S A DEFINING MODEL OF YOUR ADMINISTR ATION AND THROUGHOUT THE UN SYSTEM

There are two primary areas for action here: increasing the numbers of women and feminists in UN leadership, and protecting women’s rights across the system. On leadership, despite evidence of the value of, as well as ambitious goals for, equitable representation of women at all levels of the UN, the numbers remain disheartening, and progress remains slow. It took a decade for an increase in the overall...

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3. FINANCE FOR GENDER EQUALITY

Insufficient funds are committed to gender equality in programming by all UN agencies, as well as within internal system operations and processes. What funds do exist for gender equality are too often compromised by their origins or structure. Further, a series of traditions and unwritten rules dictate “ownership” of specific UN entities or roles by certain Member States based on donation levels. These...

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2 .ENSURE FEMINIST IMPLEMENTATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE SDGS

The SDGs represent the single largest opportunity to both focus concerted effort on achieving gender equality and to mainstream a focus on gender across global, sustainable development efforts. However, the Goals currently lack a meaningful accountability framework and are in danger of losing or watering down their focus on gender. Express your full support for full implementation of Goal 5 and the mainstreaming...

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Celebrate Virginia Woolf´s birthday

A portrait of Woolf by Roger Fry c. 1917 Virginia Woolf (25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941) was an English writer, essayist and feminist. She was born into a well-known family. Her father, Leslie Stephen, was a Victorian scholar. Her mother, born in India, was a favourite model of the Preraphaelite artists. Her sister, Vanessa Bell, was a painter. She had two brothers; one of them, Thoby, died in 1906. Her...

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1 .ARTICULATE AND BEGIN TO IMPLEMENT A FEMINIST LEADERSHIP AGENDA FOR THE UN.

Set out an ambitious 100-day agenda, leading to a fullfledged women’s rights agenda for the duration of your term, based on UN policies of human rights, equality, fairness and non-discrimination, and outlining which members of the Secretary General’s administration are responsible for implementing key provisions. Commit to report on progress to the public on an annual basis, and work with feminist civil...

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TOWARD A MORE FEMINIST UNITED NATIONS

The occasion of selecting the 9th Secretary-General saw unprecedented public demand for a feminist leader. This prompted many candidates, including Mr. Guterres, to outline beliefs and propose strategies to recognize, protect and promote women’s rights and voice as a key part of their platform for leadership of the United Nations.  Over the fall of 2016, the International Center for Research on...

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The Way Forward

We, Urban Thinkers of the World Urban Campaign, are committed to The City We Need 2.0, its ten key principles and ten drivers of change to achieve sustainable urbanization. As non-state actors joined by a shared vision, we commit to combine our strengths to build The City We Need. As local and sub-national authorities, we will act as catalysts of policies, strategies and actions to deliver The City We...

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The City learns and innovates 10 /10

The City We Need is a “laboratory” for experimenting with alternative scenarios for the future. It creates collaborative learning and discovery opportunities to revisit and redefine urban paradigms and social contracts for sustainable futures. The City We Need recognizes that cities are changing, which calls for continuous learning and reflection and more flexible planning and decision making. This...

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The City is safe, healthy and promotes well-being 9/10

The City We Need is free from violence, conflict and crime. It is welcoming night and day, inviting all people to use its streets, parks, and transit without fear. It guarantees the safety of women and girls and the elderly in both public and workplaces. It does so by involving men and women and girls and boys in the planning, design, budgeting and implementation of security interventions. The City We Need...

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Sadly, Yelena Mizulina has introduced a bill to Russia's State Duma to decriminalize domestic violence

Against the request of women's associations: Ultraconservative senator Yelena Mizulina has introduced a bill to Russia's State Duma to decriminalize domestic violence, the RBC news website reported Wednesday. Under Mizulina's proposals, domestic violence would be categorized as an administrative offense. President Vladimir Putin signed a law decriminalizing other forms of assault and battery that did not...

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The City is well planned, walkable, and transit-friendly 8/10

The City We Need adopts integrated planning to meet present and future needs for land, housing, infrastructure and services. It adopts participatory planning by bringing on board and empowering all stakeholders in the development of its plans and building codes. The resulting land use integrates form, function and connectivity. Multimodal networks of social and economic exchange form a framework of interconnected...

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The City has shared identities and sense of place 7/10

The City We Need fosters a strong sense of place and generates a sense of belonging for all. The City We Need has a multifaceted identity made up of diverse neighborhoods and peoples who consciously seek ways to share a common sense of place. It recognizes culture as key to human dignity and values diversity as a source of creativity, growth and learning in a knowledge economy. It functions as a resilient...

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The City is regenerative and resilient 6/10

The City We Need is designed to be resilient, continuously assessing risks and building the capacities of local stakeholders, individuals and communities to prepare for, absorb, recover from and learn from acute shocks and chronic stresses, both natural and anthropogenic. It acts to avoid or prevent such events where feasible, protecting vulnerable populations before, during and after the fact. It recognizes...

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The City fosters cohesive territorial development 5/10

: The City We Need coordinates sectoral policies and actions, such as economy, mobility, housing, biodiversity, energy, water and waste, within a comprehensive and coherent territorial framework. Roles and responsibilities between all stakeholders, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity, are clearly defined with resources allocated strategically, equitably, and around a common agenda. The City...

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정대협 Justice for the 'Comfort Women

The Korean Council and a 91 year old survivor Bok-dong KIM attended the 32nd UN Human Rights Council held in Geneva, Switzerland. During that visit, the Korean Council and Bok-dong Kim met with the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and other UN human rights secretariat. On June 17, the side event titled “The Right to a Remedy and Justice for Survivors of Japanese...

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The City is collectively managed and democratically governed 4/10

The City We Need is participatory. It promotes effective partnerships and active engagement by all members of society and partners (public, private and civil society). It safeguards local democracy by encouraging participation, transparency and accountability. The City We Need cultivates a strong sense of community. Its inhabitants are equipped with the knowledge and means to express their views on issues...

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The City is economically vibrant and inclusive 3/10

The City We Need encourages and fosters local economic development from the smallest entrepreneur to the largest corporations. It streamlines licensing and other administrative services. It provides a level playing field, especially for micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises and supports local economic development through its own contracting and procurement functions. The New Urban Agenda should...

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The City is affordable, accessible and equitable 2/10

In the City We Need resources are distributed equitably and opportunities are available to all. Land, infrastructure, housing, transport and basic services are planned and operated with special attention to improving access by women and low-income and disadvantaged groups. Public services are designed with the participation of communities and consciously include the needs, safety and dignity of women, elderly,...

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The City is socially inclusive and engaging 1/10

The City We Need is people-centered, ethical, and just. It eliminates all physical and spatial forms of segregation, discrimination and exclusion. It values the lives and and potential of all inhabitants, especially the poor and other disadvantaged groups. It embraces cultural diversity, including differences of belief and language, and encourages social integration of migrants and refugees. It encourages...

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