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Division for the Advancement of Women
division web page
UN Engendering governance and leadership
United Nations Development Fund for Women
programme web site
UN Engendering governance and leadership: Legislation and constitutional reform
United Nations Development Fund for Women
subprogramme web site
UN Gender, poverty and well-being
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
description of the programme
UN Global programme
United Nations Development Programme
programme web page
UN Human rights
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
UNHCHR web site
UN Improvement of the quality of life
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
subprogramme details; see also http://www.escwa.org.lb/division.htm#sdipd for information on the implementing division
UN Process of economic and political empowerment of women
International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women
brief summary of the programme
UN Promoting women's human rights
United Nations Development Fund for Women
programme web site
UN Protection and assistance to refugees: International protection
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
brief description of protection activities
UN Public sector reform and crisis-ridden states
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
description of the programme
UN Social development and social equity
Economic and Social Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
description of the programme
UN Women's empowerment and gender issues
United Nations Population Fund
section of the 1997 annual report on the programme
FAO Sustainable development: Socioeconomic and gender analysis programme
Women and Population Division
subprogramme web page
ILO Equality for women
The Office of the Special Adviser on Women Workers' Questions
programme web site
ILO International labour standards and human rights
programme web page
ILO International labour standards and human rights
International Training Centre
brief description of the programme
ILO International labour standards and human rights: Discrimination and forced labour
web page with listing of texts of relevant conventions
ILO International labour standards and human rights: Freedom of association
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948
ILO Working conditions and environment: Conditions of work
programme web site
UNESCO Free flow of information: Media and freedom of expression
Communication, Information and Informatics Sector
Communication for Democracy web page
UNIDO Africa and the least developed countries: A UNIDO programme for women entrepreneurship
subprogramme web site
WB Gender
Gender Consultative Group
programme web site
WB Human development: Education
World Bank Human Development Network
subprogramme web site
WHO Women's health
programme web site

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