This resource invites parliaments to evaluate their democratic performance against a set of criteria based on the core values set out in IPU’s ground breaking. The purpose is not to rank parliaments and help them identify their strengths and weaknesses against international criteria, in order to determine priorities for strengthening the parliamentary institution.

This handbook sets out practical examples of parliament's active engagement in the budgetary process. It seeks to advance parliament's own institutional capacity to make a positive impact on the budget, and to equip parliament, its members and parliamentary staff with the necessary tools to examine the budget from a gender perspective.

This manual is to enable young women to prepare and facilitate training on a host of issues that are important to them, including young women’s leadership and human rights.

This is a synopsis of a training workshop on leadership, media and conflict management for women in Afghanistan conducted by UNFPA. It includes a short description of each discussion topics and a detailed agenda of the workshop.

This guide is the first of its kind to provide an overview of the current range of local representative arrangements and electoral systems in Asia and the Pacific. This easy-to-use guide will assist country offices/teams and government partners as programmes are shaped to make local decision-making processes more inclusive and accountable to all citizens.

This guide focuses on how to collaborate around women's empowerment and gender equality issues at the country level and to mainstream gender equality concerns into gender related international programs and plans of action.

This booklet presents 24 tips, one per page, for culturally sensitive programming, based on research carried out by UNFPA.

This manual specifically seeks to build understanding of gender responsive budgeting as a tool for promoting gender equity and transparency in budget policies and processes. This version of the UNDP Manual has a specific reference to Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS region.

This sourcebook includes a valuable set of definitions of key concepts and approaches which guide and deepen the reader's understanding of gender equality issues and how to address them. It includes the definitions of such concepts as empowerment, mainstreaming, accountability, monitoring and evaluation,participatory approaches, policy dialogue, etc.

http://www.oecd.org/document/59/0,3343,en_2649_34541_1887547_1_1_1_1,00.html

These guidelines draw on the lessons of experience and incorporate illustrations of improved efficiency, effectiveness and coherence in development co-operation. The topics covered are of particular relevance to the design and implementation of locally-owned strategies for sustainable, people-centered development. They range from broad policy issues to more specific sectoral themes. A final chapter relates gender equality to other economic, social and environmental goals in the development co-operation agenda for the 21st century.

http://www.oecd.org/document/28/0,3343,en_2649_34541_1887516_1_1_1_1,00.html

This brochure describes some recent and ongoing OECD projects aimed at helping countries to improve their gender policies.

http://www.oecd.org/document/8/0,3343,en_21571361_38039199_38167008_1_1_1_1,00.html

This guide is provides recommendations on the development of realistic action plans on women, peace and security. The guide is designed as a resource for governments, United Nations and regional organisations as well as non-governmental organisations.

This tool seeks to highlight the importance of parliamentary oversight of the security sector and the benefits parliamentarians derive from integrating a gender perspective into their work.

This tool is intended for use by various actors working on police reform. It is designed as a reference tool, with a mix of background information and practical examples and tips to assist in the design and/or implementation of the reform process.

This tool on penal reform and gender provides guidance on responding to gender issues within penal systems. It aims to assist those responsible for management, policy making or reform of prisons within their own countries; international and regional actors supporting prison reform; as well as parliamentarians, civil society organisations and others that play a role in overseeing and monitoring prisons.