Materials: Human Rights
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(un)Equal Rights, (un)Equal Opportunities: 30 Years of CEDAW, 30 Stories of Women in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (2010). This publication is a poignant, first-hand testimony from women in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and speak to the legal and cultural barriers they have to challenge in order to achieve their human rights.
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Evaluation Report of the UNIFEM Programme Facilitating CEDAW Implementation in Southeast Asia (CEDAW SEAP) (2009). The evaluation of the programme “Facilitating the Implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in Southeast Asia” represents the first corporate evaluation completed by UNIFEM within the framework of the organization’s Strategic Plan 2008–2011. It assesses the effectiveness, relevance and sustainability of the programme, and provides recommendations on how it can be further implemented to effectively build on partnerships, experiences and achievements, provide support for ongoing learning and enhance the use of results-based management.
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CEDAW and the Human Rights Based Approach to Programming: A UNIFEM Guide (2007). This publication is a practical guide to the human rights-based approach (HRBA) to programming for UNIFEM staff as well as partners, with a particular focus on the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). It highlights concrete implications for programming of applying the HRBA and provides detailed background information on CEDAW and other human rights treaties.
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CEDAW and Security Council Resolution 1325: A Quick Guide (2006). This guide provides a basic introduction to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, and reviews their commonalities, synergies, and potential strategic uses, particularly in the context of conflict and post-conflict reconstruction.
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Advancing Gender Equality – Using CEDAW and UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2006). This training module is a tool to build the capacity and awareness of gender equality advocates in government and civil society in the Southern Caucasus to advocate for and support the implementation of the Convention on the Elmination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and UN Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security.
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