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Agriculture Sector, Gender, HIV and AIDS Strategy 2012-2017

Foreword

The Government of Malawi recognises the importance of Gender, HIV and AIDS in development. For this reason, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is committed to addressing these issues in the sector. Therefore, in collaboration with its partners, this strategy has been developed to guide all stakeholders in the implementation of Gender, HIV and AIDS responsive programs and projects between 2012 and 2017.

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Informe del Relator Especial sobre los derechos humanos de los desplazados internos, Chaloka Beyani (A/HRC/23/44)

Consejo de Derechos Humanos 23º período de sesiones Tema 3 de la agenda Promoción y protección de todos los derechos humanos, civiles, políticos, económicos, sociales y culturales, incluido el derecho al desarrollo

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Rapport du Rapporteur spécial sur les droits de l’homme des personnes déplacées dans leur propre pays, M. Chaloka Beyani (A/HRC/23/44)

Conseil des droits de l’homme Vingt-troisième session Point 3 de l’ordre du jour Promotion et protection de tous les droits de l’homme, civils, politiques, économiques, sociaux et culturels, y compris le droit au développement

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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Chaloka Beyani (A/HRC/23/44)

Human Rights Council Twenty-third session Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development

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The evolving role of women in Pakistani politics

In Pakistan’s upcoming general elections on March 11th 2013 only 36 women are contesting general National Assembly seats on political party tickets, up from 34 in the 2008 elections. This low number contradicts overall trends whereby a growing number of women are contesting elections as independent candidates and more women are registered to vote than ever before. Despite these indicators, Pakistan’s political parties have done little in this election cycle to facilitate women’s participation in the political process.

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The new standard: all girls learning and achieving

Report
Plan

Posted by Nora Fyles, Yona Nestel and Koli Banik
A call to action to promote gender equality in education

7 May 2013: No country should be left behind in ensuring gender equality in education, reflect UNGEI’s Nora Fyles, Plan’s Yona Nestel and the Global Partnership for Education’s Koli Banik, following the recent global education summit.

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Situation Analysis: Balochistan - Incorporating Gender in Disaster Risk Management

This report has been prepared by the Gender and Child Cell (GCC) within the Provincial Disaster Management Authority of Balochistan (PDMA Balochistan). The GCC was established with the support of UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, with the aim of incorporating gender in disaster risk reduction (DRR) efforts in the province. The report presents an analysis of the current situation of disaster risk management (DRM) in the province, with an emphasis on the gender-sensitivity or gender-awareness of institutions, processes and efforts.

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Livelihoods, Gender and Displacement in Côte d’Ivoire: Between vulnerability and resiliency

Note: The full version of this paper is available in French.

Internal displacement is not a new phenomenon in Côte d’Ivoire. Conflict and displacement in Côte d’Ivoire are linked to competition for political power, the economic downturn, and a corresponding sharp increase in poverty in a country that had previously enjoyed a comparatively high standard of development.

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Behaviour change needed to combat malnutrition in Nepal

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IRIN

KATHMANDU, 1 May 2013 (IRIN) - More work is needed to improve nutritional behaviour in Nepal, where nearly half of children under five are chronically malnourished, experts say.

“Food is more than nutrients and knowledge - it is culture, practice, and what you have been told about your life since you were born,” Ramesh Adhikari, a paediatrics professor at Kathmandu Medical College, told IRIN.

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This article does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies. Refer to the IRIN copyright page for conditions of use.

Cet article ne reflète pas nécessairement les vues des Nations Unies. Voir IRIN droits d'auteur pour les conditions d'utilisation.

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Small Scale, Big Impact - Smallholder agriculture's contribution to better nutrition

The single most important thing governments can do to end global hunger is to support the millions of poor women farming tiny plots of land in developing countries, a new report by a group of international charities says today.

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New Political Will Links Women, Peace and Security Agenda to International Humanitarian Law

With the adoption of the new Arms Trade Treaty and the G8 Declaration on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, the international community has taken major steps towards creating an international framework of deterrence for sexual and gender-based violence in armed conflict.

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Entidades del Sistema Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo revisarán los avances en igualdad de género y gestión del riesgo de desastres en Colombia

Bogotá, 22 de abril de 2013. Con el objetivo de incorporar la igualdad de género en las acciones que adelantan entidades nacionales que trabajan todo lo relacionado con la gestión del riesgo de desastres, el Área de Práctica de Género del Centro Regional del PNUD para América Latina y el Caribe y el Proyecto de Gestión del Riesgo y Adaptación al Cambio Climático del PNUD Colombia y la Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres de la Presidencia de la República (UNGRD), facilitarán espacios de discusión en torno al tema en mención.

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New Horizons: Ethiopian women join efforts to escape poverty

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UN Women

“I didn’t know whether I would have work from day-to-day. In a good week I earned 20 Ethiopian Birr (around 1 USD). It was not even enough to buy food for my son,” Mentamer says, watching over her seven-year-old boy, Abraham, as he plays with a toy car, home-made out of wire.

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Women and Political Leadership in Africa: A demand In South Sudan Transitional Democracy

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Sudan Tribune

By Beny Gideon Mabor

Executive Summary

This policy brief try to underline the importance of women in our society and in particular their role in the journey of nation building whether in the government or outside. Yet, there are many challenges facing them in their evolution to the surface of nation building specifically the prevailing exclusion or limited participation of women in politics and governance. The norms, customs and traditions of our society that have been largely recognized and became source of legislation vehemently disadvantaged women.

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La OPS/OMS realizó el Taller Género, Salud, Derechos e Interculturalidad en el ámbito de la Salud

Bogotá, D.C., 22 de abril de 2013. La Organización Panamericana de la Salud / Organización Mundial de la Salud (OPS/OMS) realizó el Taller Género, Salud, Derechos e Interculturalidad en el ámbito de la Salud con lideresas indígenas de Vaupés y Vichada para intercambiar conceptos, experiencias y percepciones sobre género; derechos humanos e interculturalidad, y su relación con la salud desde su propia vivencia y cosmovisión.

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Zimbabweans say yes to new Constitution strong on gender equality and women’s rights

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UN Women

“As a woman of Zimbabwe, I personally wanted a Constitution that is fit for me,” said Zimbabwe’s Deputy Minister of Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development and Member of Parliament, Jessie Majome, who participated in Zimbabwe’s Constitution-making process as part of the Select Committee of Parliament that facilitated the process.