Women's Rights
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Regional Capacity Building Workshop on the Guidelines to Estimate the Economic Cost of Domestic Violence The United Nations Economic Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), in partnership with the United Nations... |
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Regional capacity development webinar for members of the sub-committee on gender equality and the Sustainable Development Goals on Gender Justice and the Law
Pursuant to the recommendation of the ESCWA Committee on Women in its seventh session in January 2016 in Muscat, Oman, a Governmental Subcommittee on Gender... |
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ESCWA continues to train Syrian refugees and Lebanese women in Akkar Beirut, 11 September 2019 (ESCWA)-- ESCWA and its partners concluded a 3-day training on 6 September aimed at empowering women refugees from... |
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Women from the Arab region call for change through ‘Lazem in 2018’ campaign |
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Beirut Call for Action: Prioritizing women, peace and security on the Arab agenda E/ESCWA/ECW/2016/PAMPHLET.1 The Beirut Call for Action includes 15 recommendations designed to advance the women, peace and security agenda. They fall under three categories: localize the agenda; promote women’s activism in... |
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Beirut Call for Action On Women, Peace and Security ESCWA and the Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW) at LAU in partnership with the Danish Centre for Research on Women and Gender (KVINFO) held the international conference on “... |
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ESCWA Country Brief - 2013 E/ESCWA/SDD/2013/Technical Paper.7 This set of country briefs presents the socioeconomic, political and developmental challenges facing three countries in transition, namely Libya, Tunisia and Yemen. It reviews the causes of... |
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Shelters for Women Survivors of Violence: Availability and Accessibility in the Arab Region E/ESCWA/ECW/2019/5 The “Shelters for Women Survivors of Violence: Availability and Accessibility in the Arab Region” was completed in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Arab States Regional... |
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Conference on women’s legal and political gains: Reflections on the Moroccan experience and possibilities for change in Lebanon The ESCWA Centre for Women, in partnership with Bahithat, is holding a “Conference on women’s legal and political gains: Reflections on the Moroccan experience and possibilities for change in... |
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Combating Domestic Violence against Women and Girls: Policies to Empower Women in the Arab Region E/ESCWA/ECW/2013/4 Violence against women and girls remains a global phenomenon that is not confined to any particular geographical region, race, ethnicity, society, culture, age group or socioeconomic stratum. In... |
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The Due Diligence Standard, Violence against Women and Protection Orders in the Arab Region E/ESCWA/ECW/2018/BRIEF.2 As of 2018, six Arab States have implemented stand-alone violence against women laws, with other States having draft legislation underway. Such legislation may outline social, legal and/or... |
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UN-ESCWA and Italy partner to support empowerment of women refugees from Syria 3rd August, 2018, Beirut — In a signing ceremony today between the Ambassador of Italy, Massimo Marotti, and the UN Under Secretary General, and ESCWA Executive... |
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Regional Consultation on the Implication of Political Development in the Arab Region on the Status of Women Regional Consultation on the Implication of Political Development in the Arab Region on the Status of Women to analyse and envision the impact of political developments on women’s achievements on... |
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Regional consultation meeting on estimating the cost of Violence Against Women The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), the Arab States Regional Office for the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (... |
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Women in the Judiciary in Lebanon E/ESCWA/ECW/2018/TP.2 The presence of women in the judiciary in Lebanon has increased over the past years, with women expected to comprise the majority of judges by the end of 2019. Despite these quantitative advances... |
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Action Plan on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment within National Institutions in the Arab Region E/ESCWA/ECW/2019/INF.1 This brochure describes the process followed to develop the Action Plan on Gender Equality and Women’s empowerment in National Institutions in the Arab region in view of strengthening their... |
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Review of the Performance Assessment of National Machineries for the Advancement of Women in Mainstreaming: A Gender Perspective in the Arab Countries E/ESCWA/ECW/2010/1 The national machineries for the advancement of women undertake a catalyst role in the integration of a gender perspective in all government programmes and policies. They also follow up on the... |
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Guidelines on Gender Mainstreaming and Enhancing the Effectiveness of National Machineries for Women. Studies on Arab Women and Development (35) E/ESCWA/ECW/2007/4 This study is part of the efforts of the ESCWA Centre for Women to improve the performance of national committees on women and the relevant Arab ministries in mainstreaming gender into Government... |
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Beyond Boundaries: Utilizing Protection Orders to Cultivate a Holistic Response to Domestic Violence in The Arab Region E/ESCWA/ECW/2019/1 The study documents and analyses domestic violence protection order legislation in the Arab region through the lens of international frameworks and good practice with the aim of having Arab... |
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Cultural icon Nidale El-Achkar at ESCWA on International Women’s Day The Time Is Now Cultural icon Nidale El-Achkar at ESCWA on International Women’s Day with immersive... |
