| |
 Women2000 and Beyond: Women and Water
[ English | French | Spanish ] (February 2005)
This issue of "Women2000 and beyond" on women and water discusses gender perspectives of a growing water crisis and the evolution of the international policy on water. It stresses the importance of integrating gender perspectives in water resource management and warns of dangers of leaving women out of water project design. It analyzes challenges to implementing a gender approach to water projects and looks at water resource management in the context of complex livelihoods. Gender specific impacts of environmental degradation, water pollution are given. In addition to providing a list of useful resources on gender and water, the issue draws conclusions and provides some policy recommendations. |
|
Women2000 and Beyond: "Making Risky Environments Safer: Women Building Sustainable and Disaster-Resilient Environments" [ ]
(April 2004)
(Also available in French and Spanish)
The current issue of "Women2000 and beyond" addresses gender issues in disaster reduction and sustainable development. It gives a gender analysis of the increasing risks and the rising toll of disasters; discusses the notions of risk and physical and social vulnerability. Early warnings and risk reducing approaches that enhance women’s disaster resilience are discussed. Other issues include gender roles that put women in hazardous positions and gender-specific impacts of degraded environments and natural disasters. The issue draws important links between women’s empowerment and sustainable development and disaster reduction. |
Women2000 and Beyond: Women, nationality and citizenship
[ ]
(June 2003)
(Also available in French and Spanish)
This issue of "Women2000 and beyond" discusses discrimination against women in nationality laws by examining
laws that differentiate between women and men in the acquisition and retention of nationality, as well as in
relation to the nationality of their children. It talks about how international law is used to address
discrimination in nationality laws and surveys national and international case law on discrimination in
nationality laws, taking into consideration how human rights norms relating to freedom of movement, freedom
of information, family rights and other rights have been increasingly applied. Approaches adopted by States
to avoid gender-based discrimination are analyzed and measures are recommended for States and non-governmental
organizations to ensure compliance with human rights standards in the context of nationality. |
Women2000: Gender Dimensions of Ageing
[ ]
(March 2002)
(Also available in French and Spanish)
This issue of Women2000 looks at the gender dimensions of ageing.
It highlights the inequalities faced by older women as a result
of their gender-based roles in society, as well as the important
role older women play at the family and community level and possible
measures to strengthen their positive contribution. A brief description
of the steps taken by the international community in the last two
decades in order to address the situation of older women is also
included. |
|
Women2000: Widowhood: invisible women,
secluded or excluded [ ]
(December 2001)
This issue of Women2000 focuses on the subject of widowhood, providing
an overview of the situation of widows across the globe, particularly
in parts of the developing world where the problem is more acute.
It examines the problems faced by widows including poverty, armed
conflict, lack of education and training, health, violence, and
exclusion from the economy. The conclusion provides some suggestions
on how to protect women and publicise one of the most
hidden and veiled areas of violation of women’s human rights.
|
|
Women2000: Sexual Violence and Armed Conflict: United
Nations Response (April 1998).
This issue examines steps taken by the UN to address the situation
of women subjected to sexual violence during armed conflict
since the Second World War. Part I discusses the failure of
the international community to address the issue of wartime
sexual violence during the early years of the UN; Part II
examines the manner in which sexual violence during armed
conflict emerged as an item of serious concern within the
UN. The concluding session examines how the issue may be advanced
in the next century.
|
|
Women2000: Women and
decision-making (1997)
At the Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing 1995), the
global community stressed the importance of women assuming
positions of power and influence, not only because their points
of views and talents are needed, but also as a matter of their
human rights. This issue of Women 2000 explores the
question of women's role in decision-making.
|
|
 Women2000:
Women and the Information Revolution (1996)
At the Fourth World Conference on Women one of the most striking
features was the use of the information superhighway to spread
the word about the Conference and the NGO Forum well beyond
the boundaries of previous global conferences. This issue
of the the DAW newsletter Women 2000 examines the
growth in computer networking and the experience of women
in using these new technologies.
|
 Women2000: Women in development (1992) |
| Women2000: Women in public life (1992) |
|
Women2000:
Progress on women and the United Nations System of Organizations (1998)
|
