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OBJECTIVES AND WORKING MODALITIES OF THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE GROUP ON GENDER (DAGG)

The overall Objective of the Development Assistance Group on Gender is the enhancement of the coordination, relevance and effectiveness of the support of donors, bilateral agencies and UN agencies to government and other stakeholders in the process of integrating a gender perspective in development policies and programmes.

The terms of reference for the Group are as follows: -

  1. To establish mechanisms for joint co-ordination and co-operation to actively support the integration of a gender perspective in development.
  2. To facilitate in collaboration with other development partners, (government, NGOs, etc.), the adoption, implementation and monitoring of major policy documents; NPFA, Beijing PFA, National Gender Policy, CEDAW and the UN Joint Gender Policy.
  3. To monitor national gender trends in order to be responsive to emerging issues.
  4. To identify gender based thematic areas, gaps and overlaps and create interventions for positive change.
  5. To identify critical areas for advocacy in order to bring about gender sensitivity and equality.
  6. To mobilise and share resources among donors and UN agencies for gender related activities.
  7. To share experiences, strategies, best practices and information in areas of gender and development work of the different organisations, and agencies represented in the group.
Members of the DIAGG are as follows: -
 
NAME ORGANIZATION NAME ORGANISATION
1. Garton Kamchedzera  UNICEF 11. Alison Nye  DFID
2. Sebastian Phiri  JICA 12. Hyacinth Kishindo UNESCO
3. Maxwell Nkwezalamba World Bank 13. Svein Damsgaard  Royal  Norwegian  Embassy
4. Chris Frischmuth  GTZ 14. Barbara Gill  CIDA
5. William Chisimba  DANIDA  15. Drifa Krystanderr  ICEIDA
6. Angela Trenton-Mbonde UNAIDS 16. Phumia Nkala South African Embassy
7. John Kilowoko  UNHCR 17. Robert Katuya  USAID
8. Lars Danscher  EU 18. Theresa Mwale WHO
9. Patricia Saukila  WFP 19. Dorothy Lazaro UNFPA
10. Funmi Balogun  UNDP 20. Esnath Kalyati UNDCU
 

The DAGG is serviced by the UN Gender Coordinating Unit and will operate through meetings scheduled for every first Wednesday of the month. The objectives of the Unit are

  1. To build capacity within the UN for gender mainstreaming and the implementation of the UN Joint Gender Policy and,
  2. To enhance the capacity of the Development Assistance Group on Gender (DAGG) on coordination, harmonising and consolidating assistance to the government of Malawi for the implementation of the Beijing and the National Platforms for Action.
The Units operations for the year are given in Workplans.


UN GENDER COORDINATION UNIT - Malawi

The roles and activities of the UN Gender Co-ordinating Unit have been expanded to include the following:

Roles

  1. To act as a secretariat, catalytic and technical unit for the Joint Gender Programme;
  2. To act as a resource centre on gender;
  3. To act as a focal point for the DAGG,
  4. To monitor progress on the group's work-plan; and
  5. To mobilise support from the group on gender programmes/activities.
Activities
  1. To act as a fink between the group and Heads of Agencie:vMissions;
  2. To act as focal point to the NGO Gender Co-ordinating Network and other stakeholders;
  3. To involve other partners in development in the group's activities;
  4. To communicate the group's recommendations to Heads of Agencies and organisations;
  5. To synchronise planning on gender.
 
UN GENDER COORDINATOR: Mrs Esnat Kaliyati, UNDP, P.O. Box 30135, Lilongwe, Malawi
 

SETTING UP COORDINATION OFFICE

IMPLEMENTING JOINT GENDER ACTIVITIES
 

Further:   DAGG 1999 PRIORITIES
 
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