Appendix 4: Useful Resources and Information on the Internet http://www.un.org/womenwatch/world/# A web site including information on all regions with country specific information such as Gender Profiles, national Follow-up of the Beijing Platform for Action, national Plans of Action based of the Platform for Action, the national report to the CEDAW Committee, (Unofficial) NGO reports (the so-called "shadow report") and references and coordinates to the national responsible machineries, such as Ministry of Women Affairs and similar organs. http://www.un.org/womenwatch/ The basic web site for information on UN's work and commitment to gender equality and women's right. Here you find links to all major UN agencies such as DAW, CSW and UNIFEM, as well as all information on all crucial documents, such as the CEDAW and the Platform for Action, and the processes surrounding them. http://www.focusintl.com/widnet.htm A very substantive web sites that, among other things, includes a database on gender and development. The web site includes several useful resource bases divided into three overall areas: Statistics, Themes and Resources, and are available in both French and English. http://www.dawn.org.fj/ The web site belongs to one of the largest women's organization based in the South. DAWN (Development Alternatives with Women for a New era) is a network of women scholars and activists from the economic South who are working for development alternatives that are equitable, gender just and sustainable. The web site includes links and resources to Research themes, Regional engagements, Publications and general information and debate on the theme of gender and development. http://www1.oecd.org/dac/gender/index.htm The web sites includes useful gender mainstreaming guidelines, reports and research as well as publications and a very useful source book on concepts and approaches. Another strength with this web site is the links to other related sites on gender equality and women's rights. http://www.ids.ac.uk/bridge/ Bridge is a part of IDS (International Development Studies) at the University of Sussex and specializes in information and analysis regarding gender equality and women's rights. Bridge's objective is to assist development professionals and organisations to integrate gender concerns into their work. They have a substantive and extensive resource base on issues relating to this field and when using their gender information exchange, GENIE, it is easy to access Gender Country Profiles as well as to get hold of gender experts and consultants. In this section, information on best practice databases and other resource bases can be found through "key word" searches. http://www.oneworld.org/whrnet/ whrNET (Women Human Rights Net) is a collaborative Information and Communication Technology project developed by an international coalition of women's organisations (including UNIFEM and OneWorld Online). It includes links to several relevant web sites as well as access to resources and publications in the field, it also includes forums for dialogues and discussion on the area of women's rights. http://www.worldbank.org/gender/ The World Bank has a very comprehensive and useful web site on gender equality with resources, data and links. The site both gives general data such as very useful statistics given country by country, as well as analysis on specific themes on topics such as transport and technology as well as poverty reduction strategies and rural development. The web site also provides links to other resources and partners in the area of gender mainstreaming. http://www.wld.org/ WLD, or Women, Law and Development provide a web site with very useful resources and news on women's rights from a legal perspective. A newsletter can also be found on the web site with the latest update in the area, as well as links to other relevant sites and organisations. http://www.undp.org/gender/ UNDP's web site contains useful guidelines (in the form of a "Gender Mainstreaming Information and Learning Pack") as well as samples of "Good practices" in the area of gender mainstreaming. The site provides data and statistics in the form of studies, and research as well as references to indicators to use for gender mainstreaming. http://www.ids.ac.uk/eldis/gender/Gender.htm A useful resource centre with a large number of links and information, including publications, Gender Country Profiles (including statistics), research themes, network contacts and thematic e-mail lists. Eldis web site on gender also offers a constant update on new information and publication. (Can be linked through Bridge web site) http://www.huairou.org/ The web site of the Huairou Commission, very active in the field of gender equality and women's rights in human settlements development, with which UN-HABITAT has had very strong collaboration over the years.