UN INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION
History of the Collaboration on
Women and Gender Equality
Interagency work on the advancement of women and gender equality
dates back to the first World Conference on Women in Mexico in
1975. From 1996 the Inter-Agency Committee on Women and Gender
Equality (IACWGE) worked as a standing committee of the ACC (from
March 2001 under the title of the Inter-Agency Meeting on Women
and Gender Equality (IAMWGE)). In 2001 following the establishment
of , the Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality
was established.
From Administrative Committee on Coordination
(ACC) to the
The Administrative Committee on Coordination (ACC) was established
by the Secretary-General in 1946 at the request of the Economic
and Social Council (ECOSOC) in Resolution 13 (III). The ACC's
main functions were to:
- supervise the implementation of the agreements between the
Â鶹APP and the specialized agencies;
- ensure the coordination of the programmes approved by the
governing bodies of the various entities of the UN system; and
- promote cooperation within the UN system in the pursuit of
the common goals of Member States across a wide range of substantive
and management issues.
A number of sub-committees of ACC focused on coordination and
cooperation around priority issues in the work programmes of the
Â鶹APP system. Among these sub-committees was the Inter-Agency
Committee on Women and Gender Equality (later known as the Inter-Agency
Meeting on Women and Gender Equality).
In 1999, the ACC launched a review of the role and functioning
of the Committee and its subsidiary machinery. In 2001, as a result
of this review, the ACC became the .
The CEB currently is the forum which brings together the executive
heads of all organizations to further coordination and cooperation
on the whole range of substantive and management issues facing
the Â鶹APP system. Chaired by the Secretary-General of
the Â鶹APP, the Board meets twice annually. It is composed
of the Executive Heads of the member organizations and is assisted
by two high level committees, the High Level Committee on Programmes
(HLCP) and the High Level Committee on Management (HLCM).
Although all existing standing committees were dismantled, inter-agency
work formerly carried out by ACC subsidiary bodies continues but
with differing modalities. The Inter-Agency Network on Women and
Gender Equality works to ensure coordination and cooperation on
the promotion of gender equality throughout the Â鶹APP
system.
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