UN Women
UN Women Australia is the National Committee for UN Women in Australia and is one of 18 National Committees including the US, UK, Sweden and Canada.
The National Committees support UN Women through membership programs, raising public awareness of gender and development issues and fundraising for UN Women projects around the world.
Since its inception in 1989, UN Women Australia (formerly UNIFEM Australia) has grown and now includes the National Office in Canberra, as well as UN Women Australia Chapters, International Women’s Day Committees and Young UN Women Australia Committees in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart, Darwin and Perth.
The National Office co-ordinates UN Women activities within Australia (including events, policy, awareness-raising and fundraising) and liaises with the UN Women Head Office in New York.
UN Women Australia is an active participant in UN activities relating to gender and development and sends an annual delegation to the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).
Visit our website for UN Women Australia and UN Women to learn more about the organisation and its programs.
Check our Resources to find Factsheets and learn more about UN Women, the History of International Women's Day and our previous fundraising projects.
Objectives of UN Women Australia are to:
- Raise financial resources to support the general programs and priorities of UN Women and the Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence against Women;
- Be a dynamic membership based organisation that conducts multi-faceted fundraising, communications and outreach programs;
- Increase the active support and interest of the public and the Australian government to the important leadership roles of women in the economic and social progress of developing countries in general; and, in particular, to UN Women's work to advance gender equality and women's human rights;
- Disseminate widely UN Women publications and materials in national, regional and locally based media: radio, electronic, television, and print;
- Monitor and encourage the Australian Government to increase contributions to UN Women and to monitor its activities in this regard and to thereby support UN Women to achieve the mandate and mission set out by its founding UN General Assembly resolution and the programs and priorities indicated in its Strategic and Business Plan; and
- Co-operate with other national organisations which share a common concern for meeting the needs of women in developing countries, in consultation with UN Women.
Gender Equality Online
Got something to say about women in development? Want to discuss with others what you think should be happening to make the situation better? Or just want to learn more about the work that we at UN Women Australia are doing? Head across to our fully interactive site - Gender Equality Online, www.genderequalityonline.org.au.
Gender Equality Online is an opportunity for people interested in the world of gender politics and development, to come together, discuss and share resources. This is your gateway to get involved with an ongoing dialogue.
Check in daily to contribute to a conversation on the work that UN Women Australia is doing. Or, start your own forum post on matters of importance to you.
Head to the resources section to find new reports and factsheets on women around the globe, or upload your own material to receive feedback.
Gender Equality Online is your opportunity to really get involved with what we do at UN Women Australia – give us your opinions, and share your solutions on how to make the world a more equal place.
