This survey was conducted by Oxfam-Novib to find out NGOs' opinion about UN Women. Approximately one hundred CSO’s from 75 countries participated in this survey, excluding OECD countries. Some key findings included Violence Against Women as an area that must be a top priority for UN Women to address urgently at the country level, with 99% of respondents identifying the issue as urgent. Other issues deemed to be priorities were women in decision-making, as well as access to a reliable justice system.

Eighty-six percent of the respondents said that UN Women should work with NGOs, including women’s rights organizations as partners. Results also show that UN Women should work with governments, since the governments hold decision-making power over women’s rights legislation in their respective countries. Furthermore, UN Women must also consider civil society groups as genuine partners at the country level, and there needs to be more contact and dialogue between UN agencies and civil society, including grassroots organizations and collaboration with CSOs.