UN Women
$10,000,000.00 CAD
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program
- —
- Recipient country
- Canada
- Fiscal year
- 2011-2012
- Agreement period
- March 30, 2012 – December 31, 2013
- Project status
- Closed
- Reference
- CA-3-M013639001
Published purpose
This grant represents Canada’s institutional support to the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). UN Women uses these funds, along with those of other donors, to support its core mandate and functions. UN Women's mandate is focused on the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action, and peace and security interventions. UN Women works to support global standards for gender equality and helps countries meet these standards by providing expertise and financial support. Canada's support helps to promote equality between women and men and tackle discrimination against women and girls globally.
In plain English AI-generated
This grant provides Canada's institutional support to UN Women, a United Nations entity working globally to eliminate discrimination against women and girls, empower women, and achieve gender equality.
Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada
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