This paper from the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) calls for a specific commitment to achieving gender equality, women’s rights and women’s empowerment in the post-2015 development framework and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as robust mainstreaming of gender considerations across all parts of the framework. A ...» more
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This e-library contains more than 4500 external publications on governance, social development, conflict and humanitarian issues. It includes academic and grey literature selected for its basis in good quality research and coverage of a range of perspectives. Policy-oriented summaries of each document are provided, plus links to the full text.
The technical is political: understanding the political implications of sector characteristics for education service delivery
This brief, the first in a series, attempts to help bridge the gap between governance and sector specialists by examining the politics and governance of education through a technical, ‘sector characteristics’ lens. The characteristics of specific sectors have largely been considered as technicalities, but new research illustrates that they also have political implications. This ...» more
Getting to Rights: The rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons in Africa
This study takes its point of departure in human rights, equality and personal freedom, including support for the rights of LGBTI persons. Its intention is to combine these principles with respect for African communities, cultures, and the fortitude with which Africans face many challenges. Human rights law demands that people be protected against human rights violations ...» more
The Capacity of National Human Rights Institutions to Address Human Rights in Relation to Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and HIV
This report documents progressive initiatives and good practices of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) and other human rights advocacy bodies in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste to protect and promote the rights of these highly marginalized individuals. Building upon the recommendations of the Global Commission on HIV and ...» more
Multiple pathways to gender-sensitive budget support in the education sector
In order to correct for the initial gender blindness of the Paris Declaration and related aid modalities as general and sector budget support, it has been proposed to integrate a gender dimension into budget support entry points. This paper studies the effectiveness of (joint) gender working groups and the integration of sex-disaggregated indicators and targets in performance ...» more