[New York, 25 May 2010] New draft of the resolution on System-wide Coherence that the UN General Assembly needs to adopt to establish the new UN gender equality entity was sent to the Member States last week. The current version builds on the comments and suggestions made by regional groups and Member States during the informal consultations earlier this spring.

In what come to the section of the resolution on the establishment of the new UN gender equality entity, the new draft includes several clarifying additions, for example regarding the transitional process, the regional support centers, securing the links between normative and operational work.

From the point of view of GEAR Campaign’s demands, positive changes include a new paragraph about the role of women’s movements in promoting gender equality. However, suggestions made by EU and Canada about creating mechanisms for ensuring CSO participation have not made it to the new draft.

The Member States will discuss the new draft in a series of informal consultations already this week, on 25, 26, and 27 May. The next round of negotiations is set to start in mid-June.

[Read the second version of the draft SWC resolution]