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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetPrevention of Violence Against Women and Girls
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No results found.This publications explains about FAO's pilot project, the Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), under FAO's project (Building local resilience in Syria), explaining the design of the project, focus, activities, target and expected impact.The VAWG project integrate a pioneering series of complementary gender-transformative approaches (GTAs) within FAO’s agriculture-oriented platforms. The pilots specifically seek to prevent economic violence and early marriage in the target communities to improve the safety, wellbeing, dignity and agency of women and girls through long-term empowerment. -
Book (stand-alone)Report of the regional consultation on advancement of rural women in the Beijing Plus 10 Era: policies and programmes 2004
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No results found.This report provides a synthesis of the country papers and recommendations presented at the above expert consultation, held from 31 August to 3 September 2004 in Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic. Organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Government of Lao PDR, the consultation brought together gender experts from 11 Asian countries as well as development partners including Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), ILO, SEARSOLIN, UNESCAP and UNICEF. The meet ing came as the momentum gathered in the global development community to review the implementation of the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action, signed by 189 governments, on the advancement of women. The report explores the achievements to date among participating countries and examines persisting impediments challenging women's progress in Asia, especially for women living in rural communities who have lagged behind. The recommendations identify policies, programmes and legislative measures to support the advancement of rural women in the region. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetAdvancing Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment through Climate-resilient Agriculture: Experiences and Ways Forward from the Joint Programme on Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment 2022
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No results found.This policy brief is part of a series to present evidence from the strategies and praxis of the UN Joint Programme on Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment (JP RWEE). Based on case studies, experiences and evaluations from the JP RWEE, it draws conclusions and makes recommendations for expanding sustainable development and climate change policies and programmes, particularly for climate-resilient agriculture, that simultaneously advance rural women’s economic empowerment and protect the planet. It aims to enable international, national and local stakeholders to formulate evidence-based policies and practices that build on JP RWEE achievements to date, and also to address challenges and gaps towards the effective promotion of gender equality in a rapidly changing climate.
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