الاتفاقيات الدولية

In-depth study on all forms of violence against women

This document presents The Secretary-General’s in-depth study on violence against women mandated by General Assembly resolution 58/185. This study was prepared by the Division for the Advancement of Women of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat. Specifically, the study aims to: highlight the persistence and unacceptability of all forms of violence against women in all parts of the world; strengthen the political commitment and joint efforts of all stakeholders to prevent and eliminate violence against women; and identify ways and means to ensure more sustained and effective implementation of State obligations to address all forms of violence against women, and to increase State accountability.

Women’s Political Participation in Egypt Barriers, opportunities and gender sensitivity of select political institutions

This report was prepared under the framework of the G7 Deauville Partnership MENA Transition Fund project on “Promoting women’s participation in parliaments and policy making” (“Project” thereafter), with a view to identifying targeted policy recommendations that can be implemented to accelerate progress towards gender equality and women’s political empowerment in Egypt

Action against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: An Updated Strategy

This document presents an updated strategy: action against sexual and gender-based violence. This strategy provides a structure to assist UNHCR's operations in SGBV interventions through a multisectoral and inter-agency approach. This book provides instructions for UNHCR's operations to develop their own multi-year SGBV strategy across the country. Developed from a matrix, these strategies will reflect the needs of different populations at risk and can be adapted to either stable or emergency contexts, and to urban or rural / camp environments. Action against SGBV stresses that it is at the highest levels of management that responsibility for the development and implementation of SGBV control programs lies. Based on an independent evaluation carried out in 2008 on UNHCR's efforts to prevent and respond to SGBV, Action against SGBV was prepared in consultation with UNHCR staff, partners, persons of concern, governments and experts. The book includes recommendations for action in three major institutional areas to strengthen UNHCR's capacity and expertise in addressing SGBV, and aims to improve the quality of protection by promoting six areas of concern. often neglected and integrating them into a comprehensive protection strategy, as appropriate.