2007 Gender and Rights-Responsive Sustainable Cities in Asia and the Pacific
Theme: Mainstreaming Gender and Human Rights in Post Disaster, Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Disaster Preparedness
The 2007 Awards for "Gender and Rights-Responsive Sustainable Cities" will acknowledge excellence and innovation in the creation and implementation of either programmes or policies in urban communities and cities throughout Asia and the Pacific.
Mainstreaming gender and building rights responsive sustainable cities requires contributions from multiple stakeholders in any given community. Hence, the 2007 Awards will be presented to individual leaders, civil
society
organizations and local governments who have demonstrated excellence in programme initiatives which improve the
rights-responsiveness and gender sensitivity of their communities. Furthermore, awards will additionally be
presented on similar criteria for the implementation of innovative practices.
(Source: http://www.fukuoka.unhabitat.org/topics/gender/gender_e/awards_e.html)
For inquiries, kindly log on to www.fukuoka.unhabitat.org and/or contact Ms. Cecilia Lipp at cecilia.lipp@fukuoka.unhabitat.org
Download the Award Application Guidelines here. Deadline of submissions is on November 30, 2007