This report sumarises the main work and activities undertaken during the first 10 years of the UN-Habitat Advisory Group on Gender Issues (AGGI). Redacted by Inés Sánchez de Madariaga and Teresa Boccia, and revised by Ana Falú and Sri Sofjan, the report includes a full list of AGGI members (2012-202), and the Valencia Declaration on Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment, and Urban Sustainable Development in the Post-Pandemic Future.
Background:
The Advisory Group on Gender Issues (AGGI) was established following the Governing Council (GC) resolution 23/1 which tasked the Executive Director to “set up an advisory group on gender issues consisting of representatives of women’s organizations (both grassroots and professional organizations), academic institutions, the private sector, local authorities, and policymakers and decision makers in Governments, taking into account equal regional repre-sentation, to advise the Executive Director on all issues related to gender mainstreaming in the work of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme and to provide oversight regarding the implementation of the gender equal-ity action plan within the existing programme of work and budget.” AGGI is established as an independent advisory body to the UN-Habitat Executive Director, guided by principles of integrity, transparency, trust and accountability. Its role is to advance women’s empowerment and gender equality in sustainable urban development; through the provision of strategic guidance and advice, across policies, programme of work and budgeting at global, regional, na-tional and local levels, taking note of gender evaluations, resolutions and the wider UN context for coherent work on women’s empowerment and gender equality. The work of AGGI addresses and impacts on all the thematic areas of UN-Habitat’s work.