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Short Summary
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| Title |
Paris Declaration Commitments and Implications
for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment |
| Author |
Gaynor, C. |
| Publication
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June 2006 |
| Publisher |
DAC Network on Gender Equality, Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Development Assistance
Committee (DAC) |
| Volume |
Unclassified paper |
| Series |
DCD/DAC/GEN(2006)1 |
| Donor |
Irish Aid |
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Short Summary |
The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, signed
in March 2005, establishes global commitments for donor and partner
countries to support more effective aid in a context of significant
scaling up of aid. Gender equality has not been explicitly addressed
in the declaration, and yet gender equality is essential for development
to be truly effective. The declaration commitments are congruent with
gender equality goals and strategies. For example, 'ownership' implies
that women's as well as men's voices and concerns must be central
to national development plans and processes; 'alignment' requires
that donors with gender equality policies align with the gender equality
policies of their partner countries to strengthen their capacity for
coordinated action. If a gender perspective is not adopted, aid effectiveness
will be at risk: women will not benefit equitably from expanded budgets,
and new institutions, systems and mechanisms will be developed without
taking into account their gender dimensions. Some opportunities to
influence the Paris Declaration agenda are identified, including the
need for gender specialists to engage in communications and dissemination
work as well as in monitoring progress, and to support gender responsive
understandings of the Declaration in agencies and at country level.
Summary adapted from author. |
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