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    The World Survey on the Role of Women in Development 2014: Gender Equality and Sustainable Development

    UN Women, 2014
    UN Women has launched the report of a five-yearly survey that demonstrates why gender equality must be at the centre of sustainable development. The report is well timed to link in with current global debates around the definition of the Sustainable Development Goals and the emergence of the post-2015 framework.
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    Gender equality and women’s rights at the UN General Assembly post-2015 discussion

    United Kingdom Gender and Development Network, 2014
    This briefing paper, produced by the Gender and Development Network in the UK, aims to reflect on the current (September 2014) debate on gender equality and the post-2015 framework, and comment on the final outcome document of the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals. The key points of the document are that:
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    Rapid literature review: Gender in Fragile and Conflict-affected Situations

    Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, 2014
    This rapid review collates a large amount of literature published in 2013 and 2014 (up to April 2014) on the topic of gender in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCAS). It is not a systematic or exhaustive review, but does provide a comprehensive overview of the literature available.
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    Increasing financial investment in women and girls through gender responsive budgeting

    Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, 2014
    Research for improving policymaking related to non-monetised sectors, such as unpaid care work, is currentIt is difficult to conceive of any public policy to ensure the continued enjoyment of women’s rights that can be carried out without financial resources from the state coffer. This is the argument by the authors of this perspective piece, with particular reference to India.
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    Training on Gender-Responsive Budgeting, Budget Analysis and Policy Advocacy

    Social Watch, 2014
    Research for improving policymaking related to non-monetised sectors, such as unpaid care work, is currentIt is difficult to conceive of any public policy to ensure the continued enjoyment of women’s rights that can be carried out without financial resources from the state coffer. This is the argument by the authors of this perspective piece, with particular reference to India.
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    Gender budgeting vital tool for empowerment of African women

    2014
    Research for improving policymaking related to non-monetised sectors, such as unpaid care work, is currentIt is difficult to conceive of any public policy to ensure the continued enjoyment of women’s rights that can be carried out without financial resources from the state coffer. This is the argument by the authors of this perspective piece, with particular reference to India.
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    Women's Climate Action Agenda 2014-2015

    The Women's Earth & Climate Action Network, 2014
    The Women's Climate Action Agenda argues for transformative change and analyses the root causes of the environmental destruction and social injustice and offers recommendations and alternative solutions to the climate crisis. These include that global climate change needs to be stopped and the rights of nature protected.
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    MDGs progress and post-MDGs priorities in the Commonwealth

    Commonwealth Secretariat, 2013
    The Commonwealth Secretariat commissioned a review of the status of MDGs achievement in Commonwealth member countries. The objectives of this review were to assess existing evidence on achievements in social progress and to identify key issues and linkages on the three critical social development sectors - health, education, and gender.
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    Gender equality: a governance matter

    UN Women, 2013
    Does gender inequality constitute a governance failure? This policy brief describes how it is a governance failure when governments are unable or unwilling to translate gender equality commitments into reality.
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    Women will transform post-2015 development

    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2013
    At the opening of the Global Power Women Network Africa M. Michel Sidibé, the Executive Director of UNAIDS, highlighted that there is considerable progress in the fight against HIV, but that women are still affected disproportionately. 60 percent of adults living with HIV in Africa are women.

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