 On April 2-3, 2007 the World Bank, in partnership with DFID and UNIFEM, organized a workshop on aid effectiveness and gender equality in South East Asia.Â
The purpose of the workshop was to deepen mutual understanding amongst development practitioners of the challenges and opportunities for implementation of gender equality objectives through the Paris Declaration in South East Asia. The two day workshop brought together about 40 development practitioners, including a mix of government, civil society and donor representatives. The workshop participants reflected on the opportunities and constraints they face in their different working environments and what changes might improve upon current strategies. Workshop outputs include: a set of recommendations on how to strengthen the achievement of gender equality objectives within specific aid effectiveness initiatives discussed at the workshop
 a set of specific recommendations and inputs to support international processes aimed at strengthening the pursuit of gender equality within aid effectiveness agendas
The outputs of this process will feed directly into the upcoming "Applying the Paris Declaration to Advance Cross Cutting Issues" (pdf) workshop in Dublin, Ireland on April 26-27, 2007. The workshop, hosted by OECD-DAC GENDERNET, ENVIRONET, GOVNET and WP-EFF, will contribute to other social policy and aid effectiveness initiatives where possible, including contributing to the Asia Regional Aid Effectiveness Action Plan.
More information:
 Gender equality in East Asia and Pacific (April 2005)
Overview of the gender program in the region Related Information:
2006 Asian Regional Forum on Aid Effectiveness (official website) |
 
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