Australian Development Gateway

The Australian Development Gateway (ADG) strives to support members of the development community in their efforts to reduce poverty and enhance sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region. The site has been created with participation from members of government, private, academia and non-government organisations. User feedback mechanisms have been incorporated to guide future directions of the site. The site is optimised for low bandwidth access to enable the widest participation throughout the Asia Pacific region.

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Gender annual thematic performance review (pdf 175kb)

The purpose of the Gender equality annual thematic performance report is to record progress against the Australian Government's commitment to gender equality and to identify cross-regional lessons and issues. In this first year, the focus of the report is on AusAID activities since April 2006.

It is now widely accepted that gender equality is essential to effective development and there is growing awareness and consensus about the steps that need to be taken to integrate gender equality into development programs and to support progress towards gender equality in partner countries.

This report addresses the following:
- The state of gender equality in the Asia Pacific
- Progress against Australia's policy objectives
- Key lessons

The Australian aid program is now in a strong position to ensure that equality is taken seriously as an institutional objective, with a new policy framework, effective processes and increased resources.

 

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