East Asia and the Pacific

This paper identifies an initial set of considerations to ensure that gender equality is central to the aid effectiveness agenda.

This case study examines the experiences with quota implementation in the Asian region.

This manual was designed for the Asia/Pacific Regional Training of Trainers Workshop on Gender Sensitive Budgeting. It provides material on gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) initiatives.

This publication is a compilation of eight case studies drawn from Bangladesh, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nepal, South Africa and Uganda.

This report documents the efforts by UNDP to support the empowerment of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and related organizations in the Asia Pacific region from 2001 to 2004. It examines the achievements made and the lessons learned in the process.

This article encompasses material that was prepared for a training workshop on eliminating violence against women (VAW). It highlights ideas, concepts, policies, approaches and strategies for a greater involvement and engagement of men to eliminate gender violence.

This report summarizes the responses of an elections survey launched by UNDP in May 2006. The survey documents the assistance UNDP has provided to various countries, and identifies key strengths and weaknesses in its electoral assistance activities.

This study is part of a global assessment by UNIFEM on actions to end violence against women and girls. It focuses on three categories of violence experienced by women and girls, particularly in the Pacific region: domestic violence, rape, and sexual assault of the girl child.

This report analzyes the status of women in South Asia within the framework of the twelve critical areas of concern identified in the Beijing Platform for Action.