Women's Rights
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Committee on Women, 6th session . |
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Committee on Women, 7th Session The Committee on Women of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) was established pursuant to resolution 240 (XXII) of 17 April 2003, which was endorsed by Economic and... |
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Committee on Women, 5th Session 1.The secretariat of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) prepared the proposed organization of work of the fifth session of the Committee on Women in order... |
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Committee on Women, 8th Session At its eighth session, the Committee on Women aims to discuss the role of institutions in achieving gender equality, highlighting the following areas: Mainstreaming... |
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ESCWA Committee on Women Convenes 7th Session, Adopts Muscat Declaration on Gender Justice The “Muscat Declaration: Towards the Achievement of Gender Justice in the Arab Region” was adopted by ESCWA member States on 21 January 2016 as a broad framework for the achievement of gender... |
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Costing Violence against Women On 25 and 26 January 2017, ESCWA convened a meeting to discuss a study it is drafting on the “Status of Arab Women,” with particular emphasis on violence against women. The two-day meeting... |
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Security Council resolution 1325 and its complementary resolutions, and the role of parliamentarians in their implementation E/ESCWA/ECW/2015/TECHNICAL PAPER.4 The present guide sets out United Nations resolutions on women, and considers the four pillars of the women, peace and security agenda, namely prevention, protection, participation, and... |
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Addressing Barriers to Women’s Economic Participation in the ESCWA Region E/ESCWA/ECW/2012/1 Discussions and ongoing debates on Arab women’s rate of economic participation, which is lower than any other region of the world, have emphasized the failure to turn educational gains of the past... |
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The Sustainable Development Goals in an Arab Region Affected by Conflict: Monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals with Household Survey Microdata E/ESCWA/ECRI/2017/3 The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development stresses the importance of quality, accessible, timely and reliable disaggregated data to measure progress and to ensure that no one is left behind.... |
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ESCWA urges Arab countries to make women’s rights ‘reality’ and build on legal reforms Beirut, 06 March 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) – As the global community prepares to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March, the United Nations Economic... |
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Regional Training Workshop on Reporting to the CEDAW Committee
As part of the partnership between ESCWA, Arab Women Organization and UN Women, a regional training workshop on reporting to the Committee on the Elimination of All... |
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Women's rights and gender equality for sustainable development: Discussing the proposed sustainable development goals within the context of development in the Arab region, 2015 E/ESCWA/ECW/2015/Technical Paper.3 This report reviews the situation of women’s rights and gender equality in Arab countries, and discusses the links between sustainable development, economic growth and inequalities from a gender... |
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The Role of Media and Academia in Implementing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Lebanon The Centre for Women at United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) together with UN Women are organizing two Back-to-back Expert Group Meetings (EGMs) on “The Role... |
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Shelters for Survivors of Violence: Availability and Accessibility ESCWA Centre for Women organized an Expert Group Meeting titled “Shelters for Survivors of Violence: Availability and Accessibility” that was... |
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Step by Step towards Costing Violence Against Women in the Arab Region ESCWA Centre for Women and the United Nations Population Fund Arab States Regional Office (ASRO) organized an expert group meeting titled “Step by... |
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Technical assistance to the Ministry of State for Women Affairs in Lebanon, on the implementation of SDG's and Agenda 2030 ESCWA is providing technical assistance to the ministry to support Lebanon in reaching out to its international commitments in the areas of women empowerment and advancement as well as in... |
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16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
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Protecting the Rights of Women in the ESCWA Region Through the Proper Use of UN Resolutions and International Protocols on War and Armed Conflict E/ESCWA/ECW/2009/1 While women living in conflict situations in the ESCWA region need to be guaranteed their basic rights under domestic legislation, amendments are primarily needed in laws governing the private... |
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Utilizing Protection Orders to Cultivate a Holistic Response to Marital Violence in the Arab Region ESCWA Centre for Women organized a Gender Discussion Series on 30 November 2018, at the UN House in Beirut, to present the first draft of the study titled “Beyond... |
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Women's Rights A fundamental principle of the United Nations Charter is equal rights for men and women. It is increasingly recognized that meaningful development and lasting peace cannot be achieved... |
