"The GEAR campaign is led by the Women’s Environment and Development Organisation (WEDO) and the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL). It focuses on promoting a stronger women’s entity at the UN which is fully funded, led by an Under-Secretary-General and supported by extensive field presence, accountable at both the global and national levels, and active in promoting gender mainstreaming throughout the UN system.
In its first submission to the High-level Panel on UN System-wide Coherence, WEDO and CWGL outlined the successes and failures of the UN system in addressing gender equality, and made proposals related to reform that would facilitate positive outcomes for women’s empowerment. Signed by 116 women’s organisations and networks, this was the beginning of an advocacy campaign that has continued since 2006. It has become more organised, signing up over 270 women’s organisations and networks, and officially launched as the GEAR campaign in February 2008 during the 52nd session of the CSW."
Further information on the GEAR campaign and on how to register for updates can be obtained from the website itself.