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Women of the World: Regions and Countries
Region- and country specific information on the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women
- Regional Information
- The World's Women
The World's Women is a statistical source-book produced by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs providing a comprehensive analysis of women in different parts of the world. It highlights the main findings of statistical analysis worldwide in a broad range of fields -- including families, health, education, work, human rights and politics.
- CEDAW country reports, national action plans and government commitments to implement the Beijing Platform for Action.
[ www.sby168.com ]
Languages: English
- WHO country profiles
[ www.who.int ]
Languages: English
Sex-disaggregated information on various health-related topics
- OHCHR Treaty Body Database
[ www.unhchr.ch ]
Languages: English
Includes information on CEDAW state parties reports, concluding comments etc.
- ARCHIVED: OHCHR: Commission on Human Rights documents on women's rights
[ www.unhchr.ch ]
Languages: English
Selection of country-specific and thematic documents. The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) was replaced by the Human Rights Council.
- UNICEF country information
[ www.unicef.org ]
Languages: English
- IFAD: Gender and Household Food Security - Thematic and Country Studies
[ www.ifad.org ]
Languages: English
- UNDP: Millennium Development Goals: National reports - A look through the gender lens
[ www.undp.org ]
Languages: English
UNDP publication
- FAO: From farmer to planner and back: Harvesting best practices
[ www.fao.org ]
Languages: English | French | Spanish
2003 publication with case studies from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Near East
- FAO: Good practices in gender mainstreaming - country fact sheets
[ www.fao.org ]
Languages: English
1999 Project fact sheets on Afghanistan, Bolivia, Burundi, Costa Rica, Gambia, Honduras, Indonesia, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Sikkim (India), Tunisia
- FAO: Women, agriculture and rural development: Findings of an FAO study in the Near East
[ www.fao.org ]
Languages: English
1996 synthesis of report on national studies
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