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- About us
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What we do
- Leadership and political participation
- Ending violence against women and girls
- Peace, security and humanitarian action
- Women’s Economic Empowerment
- SDGs
- Governance and national planning
- Youth and Innovation
- UN system coordination
- Intergovernmental support
- Evaluation in the Arab States Region
- Coordination
- Programme implementation
- Countries
- Partnerships
- News and events
- Digital library
Gender Justice & The Law: Assessment of laws affecting gender equality in the Arab States region
Conducted by UNDP, UN Women, UNFPA, and ESCWA, this study on Gender Justice & the Law in the Arab States Region provides a comprehensive assessment of laws and policies affecting gender equality and protection against gender-based violence in Arab countries. The report is composed of 18 country profiles, each of which maps a country’s key legislative developments and gaps regarding gender justice. This introduction provides an overall summary of these country chapters followed by a... More
Empowerment and accountability for gender equality in humanitarian action and crisis response 2018
Monday, July 29, 2019
Humanitarian needs continue to grow with nearly 132 million people in need of assistance in 2018, due to conflict, persecution, and natural disasters. The average humanitarian crisis now lasts more than nine years, and periods of forced displacement more than seventeen. Women and girls who make up approximately half of this 132 million face daily discrimination and violence. The breakdown of protection mechanisms and destruction of essential services and economic structures in crises hits the already marginalized hardest.