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Progress of the World's Women 2015-2016
Transforming Economies, Realizing Rights
This UN Women’s flagship report shows that, all too often, women’s economic and social rights are held back, because they are forced to fit into a ‘man’s world’. But, it is possible to move beyond the...
This UN Women’s flagship report shows that, all too often, women’s economic and social rights are held back, because they are forced to fit into a ‘man’s world’. But, it is possible to move beyond the...
Progress of the World's Women 2005
Women, Work and Poverty
2005 marks the fifth anniversary of the UN Millennium Declaration, adopted in 2000 and the tenth anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action in 1995. In the decade since Beijing, the number of...
2005 marks the fifth anniversary of the UN Millennium Declaration, adopted in 2000 and the tenth anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action in 1995. In the decade since Beijing, the number of...
Progress of the World's Women 2019-2020
Families in a Changing World
This report provides an extensive assessment of the reality of families today. It brings together global, regional and national data, and in-depth analysis about core issues of concern, including...
This report provides an extensive assessment of the reality of families today. It brings together global, regional and national data, and in-depth analysis about core issues of concern, including...
Law and Sustainable Development since Rio
Legal Trends in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management
The ten years following the UN Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro, 1992) have been years of intense activity in the reform of national and international laws. This publication...
The ten years following the UN Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro, 1992) have been years of intense activity in the reform of national and international laws. This publication...
Right to Adequate Food in Emergencies, The
When natural disasters hit and violent conflicts arise, the right to food is often endangered. In most cases, food is used as an instrument to exert pressure on populations and countries. This study...
When natural disasters hit and violent conflicts arise, the right to food is often endangered. In most cases, food is used as an instrument to exert pressure on populations and countries. This study...
Perspectives and Guidelines on Food Legislation, with a New Model Food Law
The present text draws on FAO's experience in providing technical assistance to governments developing new food laws and regulations, setting out and examining the many elements of the national...
The present text draws on FAO's experience in providing technical assistance to governments developing new food laws and regulations, setting out and examining the many elements of the national...
Legal Framework for the Management of Animal Genetic Resources, The
Based on information gathered through national surveys and other sources, this study provides an overview of the main legal instruments at both international and national levels, including the...
Based on information gathered through national surveys and other sources, this study provides an overview of the main legal instruments at both international and national levels, including the...
Progress of the World's Women 2011-2012
In Pursuit of Justice
The past century has seen a transformation in women's legal rights, with countries in every region expanding the scope of women's legal entitlements. Nevertheless for many of the world's women the...
The past century has seen a transformation in women's legal rights, with countries in every region expanding the scope of women's legal entitlements. Nevertheless for many of the world's women the...
Progress of the World's Women 2008-2009
Who Answers to Women? Gender and Accountability
This volume of Progress of the World’s Women asks the question “Who answers to women?” at a pivotal moment. It demonstrates that the Millennium Development Goals and other international commitments to...
This volume of Progress of the World’s Women asks the question “Who answers to women?” at a pivotal moment. It demonstrates that the Millennium Development Goals and other international commitments to...