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  NGO Alternative Pre-Sessional Report on Israel's Implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT)

  2005

  Israel is responsible under international law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in the Palestinian Occupied Territories (OPT). Why, then, are violations of the Convention in the OPT widespread and increasing?
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  NGO Alternative Report in Response to List of Issues and Questions with Regard to The Consideration of Periodic Reports on Israel's Implementation of The United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

  Legal Centre for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, 2005

  Israeli authorities do not apply the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). According to this non-governmental organisation (NGO) report, this is one of the reasons for the widespread abuse of Palestinian women's rights.
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  Resolution on The Situation of and Assistance to Palestinian Women

  2005

  In December 2004, the United Nations' Secretary-General produced a report on the situation of, and assistance to, Palestinian women. This paper outlines the response of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
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  UN CEDAW Issues Concluding Observations on Israel, Emphasising 14 Areas of Concern Regarding Israeli Violations of Rights of Palestinian Women

  Legal Centre for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, 2005

  In July 2005, members of the Working Group on the Status of Palestinian Citizens of Israel and delegates of Non-Governmental Organisations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), submitted data and reports on the situation of Palestinian women living in Israel to the United Nations Committee on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
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  Statement of Caribbean Women Organisations and Women's Rights Advocates

  2006

  This statement was delivered to the United Nations (UN) Secretary General's High Level Coherence Panel on UN Reform by a group of women's organisations and networks working toward gender equality in the Caribbean. It states their support for strengthening the mechanisms within the UN system that address gender equality and women's rights.
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  Statement of the African Feminist Forum on the New UN Entity for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment

  Choike, 2006

  This statement by the African Feminist Forum welcomes the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General's High Level Panel's recommendations on strengthening the UN's institutional gender equality architecture. The African Feminist Forum states their support for a new agency led by an Under Secretary-General with an ambitious country presence and substantially increased financial and human resources.
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  Gender and Local-Level Decision-Making: Findings from a Case Study in Mazar-Sherif

  2004

  Efforts to support women's participation in Afghan society since the fall of the Taleban have struggled to have an impact. This research paper explores the extent to which gender norms, roles and responsibilities in household decision-making in two neighbourhoods in the city of Mazar-e Sharif can account for this.
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  UN Reform: What does it Mean for Women's Rights?

  2007

  The process to reform the United Nations (UN) has been under way for a few years now. Given the importance of the UN in advancing human rights, global security, sustainable development and women's empowerment, how can we be sure that the fast-paced reforms under debate will really protect and promote women's rights?
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  United Nations Reform: How to Strengthen Gender Architecture?

  2007

  At the 51st session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in March 2007, a parallel event was held on ?United Nations Reform: How to Strengthen Gender Architecture?? This paper is a compilation of resources available on United Nations (UN) reform and gender equality, produced at the request of participants at the session. It includes links to:
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  Talking Points: Women's Demands for UN Reform

  2007

  This two-pager presents key demands, next steps, and key actions to support activists to lobby governments and/or United Nations (UN) officials to take their demands for reform of the UN gender architecture seriously. The two-pager demands an open, transparent and global search for a candidate to lead the proposed new entity and emphasises that civil society must be consulted during this process.

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