Swedish National Committee for UN Women

Swedish National Committee for UN Women is rated 3 out of 5 in the category nonprofit organization management. Read and write reviews about Swedish National Committee for UN Women. UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality, and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programs and services needed to implement these standards. It stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life, focusing on five priority areas: increasing women’s leadership and participation; ending violence against women; engaging women in all aspects of peace and security processes; enhancing women’s economic empowerment; and making gender equality central to national development planning and budgeting. UN Women also coordinates and promotes the UN system’s work in advancing gender equality. UN Women has 14 national committees and the Swedish National Committee for UN Women is one of them. The National Committees support the mission of UN Women and works to promote UN Women’s work for women’s rights. The Swedish National Committee for UN Women focus – based on an agreement between the National Committee and UN Women, on three main areas: Information/education Advocacy/lobbying Fundraising The Swedish National Committee for UN Women works within information/education in the following fields: Raise awareness in Sweden about CEDAW through information campaigns, capacity building, conferences, partnerships Raise awareness in Sweden about violence against women and trafficking through information campaigns, capacity building, conferences, partnerships with mainly labor unions Raise awareness in Sweden about UN Women´s work, women’s rights at information events such international women’s day 8 Mar, UN Day 24 Oct and UN Day against violence against women 25 Nov. The Swedish National Committee supports the mission of UN Women through membership programs and fundraising efforts to support UN Women programs worldwide. The Swedish National Committee organizes it´s individual members in about 15 local chapters and also have other Swedish women’s rights organisations as members. The annual meeting is held every year in April. The Swedish National Committee for UN Women is headed by a highly active board and the current President is Ms Monica Green. The secretariat is based in Stockholm and is headed by acting Executive Director Petra Engberg.