This report provides insight into integrating cultural analysis in development programmes, especially in the critical areas of gender equity and equality and reproductive health and rights. The culmination of two years' work with UNFPA field offices, headquarters staff and technical advisers, the report examines culturally sensitive programming during the past decade in a number of countries where UNFPA operates- Brazil, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Islamic Republic of Iran, Uganda and Yemen.

The Women National Committee is a committee of the government of Yemen, operating under the Supreme Council for Women Affairs. It proposes policies, strategies, plans, and programs related to women's affairs, and evaluates the performance standard of gender legislation and laws in the different national bodies.