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Explaining Women's Representation: The Role of Legislative Recruitment and Electoral Systems
(United Nations, 2005-12-12)
This paper focuses on two issues.1 First, we examine the principal steps involved in the process of recruiting individuals to countries’ legislatures. Second, we look at the effect of development, culture, and a country’s ...
The Yogyakarta Principles
(United Nations, 2007-03)
all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. all human rights are universal, interdependent, indivisible and interrelated. sexual orientation1) and gender identity2) are integral to every person’s dignity ...
Gender Mainstreaming
(United Nations, 2000)
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
(United Nations, 2006-12-06)
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (2003)
(CEDAW, 2003-08-08)
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of States parties.
Commentary on The Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct
(United Nations, 2007-09)
World Charter for the Right to the City
(United Nations, 2005-09)
The new millennium dawned with half of the world’s population living in cities, and experts forecast that by 2050 the world’s urbanization rate will reach 65%. Cities are potentially territories with vast economic, ...
UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME AND THE PROTOCOLS THERETO
(United Nations, 2004)
With the signing of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime in Palermo, Italy, in December 2000, the international community demonstrated the political will to answer a global challenge with a ...
Guide to Producing Statistics on Time Use: Measuring Paid and Unpaid Work
(United Nations, 2004)
At its thirty-second session, held in
2001, the Statistical Commission endorsed the
preparation of a guide for producing statistics
on measuring paid and unpaid work. On that
occasion, the value of time-use statistics ...
Thematic issue before the Commission: The role of men and boys in achieving gender equality
(United Nations, 2004)
The present report provides an overview of the role of men and boys in
achieving gender equality. It focuses on socialization and education; the labour
market and the workplace; the sharing of family responsibilities, ...