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Strengthening Women’s Roles in Parliaments

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May 23, 2012

Strengthening Women’s Roles in Parliaments

Governance is the way in which governments and public sector institutions guarantee the rule of law, promote economic growth and provide some measure of social protection to citizens.
Governance is the way in which governments and public sector institutions guarantee the rule of law, promote economic growth and provide some measure of social protection to citizens.

The Security Sector and Gender in West Africa: A survey of police, defence, justice and penal services in ECOWAS states

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October 9, 2011

The Security Sector and Gender in West Africa: A survey of police, defence, justice and penal services in ECOWAS states

Since 2008, when the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) began working on gender and security sector transformation in West Africa, we have repeatedly been asked for information on gender and security from other countries in the region, such as examples of good pra

Since 2008, when the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) began working on gender and security sector transformation in West Africa, we have repeatedly been asked for information on gender and security from other countries in the region, such as examples of good pra

Seeds of Change: Gender Thematic Trust Fund Report 2005–2006

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October 6, 2011

Seeds of Change: Gender Thematic Trust Fund Report 2005–2006

In 2005, UNDP launched a system-wide initiative to strengthen the organization’s work on gender mainstreaming.

In 2005, UNDP launched a system-wide initiative to strengthen the organization’s work on gender mainstreaming.

Institutional Changes for Gender Equality in UNDP

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October 6, 2011

Institutional Changes for Gender Equality in UNDP

Gender equality and women’s empowerment are human rights that lie at the heart of development and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. As the UN development agency, therefore, empowering women is a prerequisite for success, affecting all aspects of our work.  

Gender equality and women’s empowerment are human rights that lie at the heart of development and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. As the UN development agency, therefore, empowering women is a prerequisite for success, affecting all aspects of our work.