Brazil: Inter-agency Programme for the Promotion of Gender and Ethnic-Racial Equality
JOINT PROGRAMME QUICK FACTS
Total Budget $4,000,000
Delivery Rate
Main Achievements
- Production of case studies for the National School of Public Administration from the perspectives of gender, race, and ethnicity.
- Support for the "More Women in Power" campaign and six projects promoting the participation of women in decision-making forums.
- Journalists were given awareness training on the topics of gender, race, and ethnicity.
This joint programme shall support the Special Secretariat for Policies for Women and the Special Secretariat for Policies for the Promotion of Racial Equality of the government of Brazil in the design, implementation and monitoring of the National Plans of Policies for Women and of Racial Equality Promotion, as well as civil society organizations involved in the evaluation and monitoring of such Plans. The following UN agencies are jointly presenting this proposal: ILO, UNDP, UNFPA, UN-Habitat, UNICEF, and UNIFEM.
The programme aims at contributing to ensuring gender and race equity, as this double-entry approach into the design, implementation and monitoring of public policies reinforces the citizenship of women – particularly of black and indigenous women – while it seeks to promote their equal access to those goods and services potentially available, and encourage social mobilization and participation as crucial factors for the achievement of equitable human development.