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Women of the World: Regions and Countries
Region- and country specific information on the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women
- Regional Information
- The World's Women
The World's Women is a statistical source-book produced by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs providing a comprehensive analysis of women in different parts of the world. It highlights the main findings of statistical analysis worldwide in a broad range of fields -- including families, health, education, work, human rights and politics.
- DAW: CEDAW country reports, national action plans and government commitments to implement the Beijing Platform for Action.
[ www.un.org ]
Languages: English
- UNIFEM at Work Worldwide
[ www.unifem.org ]
Languages: English
UNIFEM's thematic priorities, economic security and rights, women's human rights and governance and leadership in relation to regional realities in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CEE/CIS).
- WorldBank's GenderStats
[ devdata.worldbank.org ]
Languages: English
Regional and country-specific information and gender statistics
- WHO country profiles
[ www.who.int ]
Languages: English
Sex-disaggregated information on various health-related topics
- ILO Gender Equality Tool country list
[ www.ilo.org ]
Languages: English
Searchable database
- OHCHR Treaty Body Database
[ www.unhchr.ch ]
Languages: English
Includes information on CEDAW state parties reports, concluding comments etc.
- ARCHIVED: OHCHR: Commission on Human Rights documents on women's rights
[ www.unhchr.ch ]
Languages: English
Selection of country-specific and thematic documents. The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) was replaced by the Human Rights Council.
- UNHCR country operations plans
[ www.unhcr.org ]
Languages: English
Include information on refugee groups, including refugee women
- UNHCR: Women, children and older refugees
[ www.unhcr.org ]
Languages: English
Paper on sex and age distribution of refugee populations with special emphasis on UNHCR policy priorities
- UNICEF country information
[ www.unicef.org ]
Languages: English
- UNFPA: Population and Reproductive Health country profiles
[ www.unfpa.org ]
Languages: English
Published every two years with updated policy descriptions and indicators.
- IFAD: Gender and Household Food Security - Thematic and Country Studies
[ www.ifad.org ]
Languages: English
- UNDP: Millennium Development Goals: National reports - A look through the gender lens
[ www.undp.org ]
Languages: English
UNDP publication
- FAO: From farmer to planner and back: Harvesting best practices
[ www.fao.org ]
Languages: English | French | Spanish
2003 publication with case studies from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Near East
- FAO: Good practices in gender mainstreaming - country fact sheets
[ www.fao.org ]
Languages: English
1999 Project fact sheets on Afghanistan, Bolivia, Burundi, Costa Rica, Gambia, Honduras, Indonesia, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Sikkim (India), Tunisia
- FAO: Women, agriculture and rural development: Findings of an FAO study in the Near East
[ www.fao.org ]
Languages: English
1996 synthesis of report on national studies
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