Women's Engagement with Development and the United Nations: A Commentary

Abstract

This commentary responds to Jain and Chako's assertion that the relationship between the global women's movement and the United Nations is at a critical juncture. It agrees with the authors that the global women's movement worldwide needs to address its own diversity and build a new consensus to strengthen its effectiveness at the UN. It also argues that new synergies and approaches are needed as well as vastly increased financial commitments and political will by member states of the UN if the latter is to continue to be a force for women's human rights and women's empowerment worldwide.

Keywords:

• United Nations
• global women's movement
• women's empowerment and gender equality