Gender equality and inclusion in public auditing took center stage at a recent webinar co-hosted by INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) and the UNDP Gender Seal Team. The event highlighted best practices, successful initiatives, and key strategies for integrating gender-responsive governance in Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs).   As part of the webinar, UNDP presented the Gender Equality […]

In Uganda three more public institutions, namely the Judiciary of Uganda, the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) and the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) have joined Makerere University, started in 2023, in implementing the Gender Equality Seal for Public Institutions. UNDP will be supporting all four institutions to undergo this voluntary […]

The Executive Secretariat of the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (SE-CONRED) has reached a historic milestone by becoming the first public institution in the global environmental sector to obtain the Gender Equality Seal for Public Institutions, in the Silver category. This recognition highlights the Secretariat’s commitment to gender equality and marks a significant advance in […]

The High Judiciary and Prosecutorial Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HJPC BiH) has reached a significant milestone as the first institution in Europe to be awarded the UNDP Gender Equality Seal for Public Institutions, earning the Silver Medal. This achievement underscores the HJPC’s commitment to advance gender equality in the Judiciary in Bosnia Herzegovina. The […]

The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has taken a groundbreaking step in advancing gender equality by officially launching the Gender Equality Seal for Public Institutions. This transformative initiative, spearheaded by MHRC in partnership with UNDP Malawi and supported by the UNDP Gender Equality Seal Team, marks a pivotal step strengthening the capacities of the institution […]