The third Millennium Development Goal (MDG 3) – to promote gender equality and empower women – has been a catalyst in galvanising new resources for gender equality and women’s rights. Bi-lateral donors’ aid in support of gender equality has tripled since the MDGs from USD 8 billion in 2002 to USD 24 billion in 2012. Most of this aid went to education and health. Retaining a strong standalone goal on gender equality in the post‑2015 framework alongside gender‑specific targets and indicators across all goals will be critical for mobilising the investment needed to address the “unfinished business” of the MDGs.
See full Press Release:
http://www.oecd.org/gender/data/financingtheunfinishedbusinessofgenderequalitybeyond2015.htm
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