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In 2010, the High-Level Segment of the Economic and Social Council focused on gender equality and the empowerment of women through its Annual Ministerial Review (AMR). The AMR is an annual meeting at which Member States evaluate progress made towards the implementation of internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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The Annual Ministerial Review has made a strong contribution in making 2010 a watershed year for women. First, it coincided with the final stages of negotiations on the establishment of the United Nations entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women (UN Women). Second, the session also took place during a critical stage in the negotiations of the outcome document of the High-level Plenary meeting on the MDGs, when the Council had to address and, in some instances, agree on positions on a broad range of issues that were being considered in the context of the negotiations linked to the Plenary Meeting.
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The biennial high-level Development Cooperation Forum (DCF) is one of the principal new functions of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It was created by the UN 2005 World Summit, which mandated ECOSOC to convene a biennial high-level Development Cooperation Forum that will review trends in international development cooperation, including strategies, policies and financing, and promote greater coherence among the development activities of different development partners.
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The Ministerial Roundtable Breakfasts were sponsored by United Nations agencies as part of the ECOSOS High-level Segment from 29 June - 2 July 2010. The breakfasts provided an informal forum for key stakeholders to mobilize and discuss this year’s theme of the Annual Ministerial Review on gender equality and the empowerment of women.
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