NATIONAL SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT DRINKING-WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE: GLOBAL STATUS REPORT 2019 UN-
UN-Water coordinates the efforts of United Nations entities and international organizations working on water and sanitation issues. By doing so, UNWater seeks to increase the effectiveness of the support provided to Member States in their efforts towards achieving international agreements on water and sanitation. UN-Water publications draw on the experience and expertise of UN-Water’s Members […]
DELIVERED BY WOMEN, LED BY MEN: A GENDER AND EQUITY ANALYSIS OF THE GLOBAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORKFORCE
Demographic changes and rising health care demands are projected to drive the creation of 40 million new jobs by 2030 in the global health and social sector. In parallel, there is an estimated shortfall of 18 million health workers, primarily in low- and middle-income countries, required to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and universal […]
Strengthening the role of women in rural and agricultural areas
Globally, women make up 40% of the agricultural labor force, both formal and informal, in unpaid and paid work in fields and on farms. Yet, women are also the largest unpaid care workforce, women are less likely to own land – with only 13% of agricultural landowners globally being women1 – and more likely to […]
RAPE MYTHS IN WARTIME: SEXUAL VIOLENCE TRIALS
The following report traces the gender-based stereotypes that pervade wartime sexual violence prosecutions in BiH. Notwithstanding immense progress over the past decade, judicial actors continue to draw upon these rape myths, transferring shame and blame for sexual violence from the perpetrator to victim. With the goal of making it easier for victims to participate in […]
Freedom of Religion or Belief and Security Policy Guidance
The exercise of freedom of religion or belief by human beings, whether alone or in community with others, whether in public or in private, is an inalienable right. As such, it cannot be conditional upon the permission of the state.21 The normative status of freedom of religion or belief is underscored by the fact that […]
Gender Report 2019 : Building Bridges For Gender Equality
This Report invites readers to explore all the factors that perpetuate gender inequalities in schools. It provides tools to enable governments to analyse the situation in their own countries and to develop strategies for change. For the first time, this Report also provides a study of national education plans, focusing on countries with the greatest […]
Global Report On Internal Displacement 2019
This year’s Global Report on Internal Displacement highlights the many challenges, but also opportunities, that cities face today when dealing with internal displacement. It also demonstrates a changing humanitarian landscape where internal displacement poses risks to both current and future crises. In cities, considering the additional strain placed on already limited local capacities and resources, […]
Farewell to the supplementary-earner model – but where to now? Aims and requirements of reconciliation policy from a gender equality perspective
Most people are confronted more than once in their (professional) lives with the challenge of having to combine employment commitments with care tasks – be it caring for children or caring for relatives. Many households solve this problem via the so-called supplementary-earner model, in which the man usually works full-time, while the woman works part-time […]
Arab Gender Lens 2019 Pocketbook A Statistical Portrait of the Western Asia Region
The “Arab Gender Lens 2019 pocketbook” provides a statistical portrait of the 18 member States of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) through key gender indicators on population, disability, education, inequality, health, empowerment and work. Data originate from national sources and United Nations databases in cases of unavailability of national data. National […]
Well being and Safety of Women Thematic Report 2019
This report focuses on the findings of the OSCE-led survey on the Well-being and Safety of Women and their implications for disadvantaged women. The OSCE-led survey was conducted in 2018 in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Moldova5 and Ukraine.6 The survey was also conducted in Kosovo. This report should be read alongside […]