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Department for Disarmament Affairs (DDA)
- Gender Perspectives on Disarmament
  [ disarmament.un.org ] Languages: English
  Briefing notes published by the UN Department for Disarmament Affairs (DDA) in collaboration with the Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women (OSAGI)
Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
- Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW)
  [ www.un.org ] Languages: English
  DAW, the division of DESA, advocates the improvement of the status of women and the achievement of their equality with men. It substantively services a functional Commission of ECOSOC, the Commission on the Status of Women, and a treaty body, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. It also provides advisory services and technical cooperation to developing countries.
Department of Public Information (DPI)
- UN Global Issues: Women
  [ www.un.org ] Languages: English
  Collection of links to women and gender resources web sites within the UN System, provided by DPI.
- The UN Works for Women
  [ www.un.org ] Languages: English
Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO)
DPKO plans, prepares, directs and manages UN peacekeeping operations, so that they can effectively fulfill their mandates under the overall authority of the Security Council and the General Assembly, and under the command vested in the Secretary General.
- DPKO: Gender and peacekeeping
  [ www.un.org ] Languages: English
- DPKO and the participation of women
  [ www.un.org ] Languages: English
- Mainstreaming a Gender Perspective in Multidimensional Peace Operations
  [ www.un.org ] Languages: English
  Policy paper, July 2000
- United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)/Office of Gender Affairs
  [ www.monuc.org ] Languages: English | French
  OGA was created in March 2002, as a response to Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000), to incorporate a gender perspective into MONUC
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
- OCHA Homepage
  [ ochaonline.un.org ] Languages: English
- Policy statement for the integration of a gender perspective in humanitarian assistance
  [ www.reliefweb.int ] Languages: English
Office of the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women (OSAGI)
- Office of the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women (OSAGI)
  [ www.un.org ] Languages: English
  OSAGI's main objective is to promote and strengthen the effective implementation of the Millennium Declaration, the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action of the Fourth World Conference on Women (FWCW) and the Outcome Document of the special session of the General Assembly on Beijing+5. The Special Adviser advises the Secretary-General on integrating gender issues into the policy of the United Nations, drawing attention to issues of particular concern to women globally.
Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR)
- Women's Rights are Human Rights
  [ www.unhchr.ch ] Languages: English
  The office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights attaches importance to practical and creative measures to realize the human rights of women - civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights. This web page contains links to treaties, bodies, statements, press releases and other documents.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
- UNODC Web-site Section on Trafficking in Human Beings
  [ www.unodc.org ] Languages: English
- Enlisting women in alternative development
  [ www.unodc.org ] Languages: English
  Description of ODC policy and programme approach
- Guidelines on Gender Mainstreaming in Alternative Development
  [ www.unodc.org ] Languages: English

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