Development Finance International

Organized by UNDESA, in partnership with UN Women and the Government of Austria, this brought together senior experts from national and local governments, civil society organizations, parliaments, women’s organizations and the private sector with representatives of international organizations to develop concrete policy recommendations to advance gender equality and the empowerment of women in response to the profound shifts in international development cooperation. The meeting emphasised that gender equality must be at the heart of future development cooperation efforts and discussed proposals for indicators to measure that this is happening.