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Programme planning materials and training resources: a compendium
United Nations Population Fund, 2004This compendium of materials is intended as a tool for programme planners and health workers interested in improving their youth-focused HIV prevention programmes. Documents summarised in the compendium are drawn from a variety of organisations and institutions, and address global issues, rather than region-specific topics.DocumentFocus on Human Rights and Gender Justice: Linking the Millennium Development Goals with the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women and the Beijing Platform for Action
2005Three principle frameworks guide international work on gender equality and women's empowerment: the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) outlines legal commitments for the constitutional guarantee of women's rights; the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) complements CEDAW, providing an analysis of the issues and presenting an agenda of policy commitmenDocumentMen Who Have Sex with Men and HIV in Vietnam: A Review
Guilford Publications, New York, 2004Men who have sex with men (MSM) in Vietnam's urban centres are increasing in numbers and visibility. Although limited to a few surveys, the available data on MSM in Vietnam show that they are at increased risk of HIV infection due to high numbers of sexual partners, high rates of unsafe sex, and inconsistent condom use.DocumentWorldwide Joint Submission to the Commission for Africa
United Kingdom Gender and Development Network, 2004This short report is a submission to the consultation process of the UK's Commission for Africa. In February 2004 British Prime Minister Tony Blair set up the Commission, aimed at providing a new focus and a comprehensive set of policies for a strong and prosperous Africa.DocumentSudanese women’s priorities and recommendations to the Oslo Donors’ Conference on Sudan
United Nations Development Fund for Women, 2005This statement was issued at the Oslo Donor's Conference on Sudan in April 2005. Its authors comprise Sudanese women delegates from all regions, including representatives from the Government of Sudan, the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A), civil society and academic institutions.DocumentGender Mainstreaming Guidelines in National Policy Formulation and Implementation
National Committee for the Advancement of Women in Viet Nam, 2004Women's groups, such as the Viet Nam Women's Union (VWU) and the Committees for the Advancement of Women (CFAW), cannot achieve gender equality alone. Strong leadership from the top is needed and broad commitment and action by all of government at all levels and in all sectors. This guide is a practical tool for government officials in learning how they can work in a more gender-responsive way.DocumentRural Women's Access to Land and Property in Selected Countries: Progress Towards Achieving the Aims of Articles 14, 15 and 16 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
International Land Coalition, 2004Women's access to land is a fundamental factor in food security. Yet women all over the world suffer under discriminatory property and inheritance laws and customary practices which restrict their rights over the land on which they live and work. Articles 15 and 16 of CEDAW state the rights of women to property and inheritance.DocumentImpacting through Media. A Guide to Using the Media in Technical Cooperation
2003This publication offers practical guidelines for employing the media in development cooperation. It is based on the experience of NGOs in using media in their information, education, communication and advocacy work, as part of The German Agency for Technical Co-operation's (GTZ) Strengthening Women's Rights project.DocumentWomen's International Human Rights
BRIDGE, 2003At the World Conference on Human Rights held in Vienna in 1993, the international community officially recognised women's human rights as ?an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of universal human rights?.DocumentStatistics and Indicators on Women and Men
United Nations, 2005The United Nations (UN) Statistics Division website provides statistics and indicators on women and men in six specific fields of concern: population; families; health; education; work; and politics and human rights. The data are compiled mainly from official national and international sources, as these are consistently authoritative and comprehensive.Pages
