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International Agreement and Action Plans

Presentation: 1325/1820 National Action Plans

This presentation was made at the meeting on Increasing Momentum for UNSCR 1325 National Action Plans. It discusses the processes in developing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 National Action Plans (NAPS) and the challenges connected with the implementation of NAPs. It also describes women's involvement in peace processes around the world.

Meeting Report: Increasing Momentum for UNSCR 1325 National Action Plans

This is a summary report from the meeting aimed at discussing strategies for increasing the development and implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 National Action Plans. The meeting was convened by Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and current President of Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative, and Ambassador Swanee Hunt, Chair of The Institute for Inclusive Security, and involved a group of prominent government, United Nations, and civil society leaders in New York.

The Monrovia Declaration

This document is a Call to Action from the participants of the International Colloquium on Women’s Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security. The declaration calls for accelerating the full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and for the shift in the approach to global security and development that puts women at the center of social, economic and political policies.

Translating CEDAW into Law: CEDAW Legislative Compliance in Nine Pacific Island Countries

This guide provides an overview of the indicators that have been developed and applied to assess CEDAW legislative compliance in the 9 Pacific Island countries.

What does the WCAR mean for Asia Pacific Women?

This publication assesses the extent to which the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action recognized and addressed the issues of Asia Pacific women. The nine issues areas the assessment focuses on are: Intersectionality of women's rights; Gender and racism; Women and girls in armed conflict; Women and girls facing caste-based discrimination; Women and girls of ethnic or national minorities or religious groups; Indigenous women and girls; Migrant women and girls; Refugee, asylum seeker and displaced women and girls; Trafficking of women and girls; and Women and girls in the context of globalization.

Decentralization, Local Power and Women’s Rights: Global Trends in Participation, Representation and Access to Public Services

This summary report outlines the main outcomes of the IDRC sponsored conference on Women's Political Participation and Access to Basic Services in the Context of Decentralization. The summary highlights findings of the research conducted on the impact of decentralization on citizens, specially on historically excluded groups such as women, poor people, and racial, ethnic, sexual, and religious minorities. It also includes recommendations on strategies to be employed in all legislation, policy, and other mechanisms related to decentralization and local governance.

CEDAW Message Posters

These posters were developed to raise public awareness in Cambodia on the CEDAW principles regarding equal access to education and women's participation in all work areas.

Legislative Advances Ten Years after Cairo

This Report evaluates the evolution of the Cairo Program of Action, and focuses on sexual and reproductive rights and sexual and reproductive health. It identifies and analyzes the normative progress in 20 countries in the region. It also presents issues relating to HIV/AIDS prevention and violence against women. The legislative situation has been examined independently of enforcement or actual impact, except in those countries where different reports have been made for committees monitoring compliance with United Nations conventions and treaties.

Declaration of Human Rights from a Gender Perspective

This document is a proposal, in permanent construction, of the Declaration of Human Rights from a Gender Perspective, that integrates the progress related to human rights since 1948. It presents the following chapters: I. Rights of identity and citizenship II. The right to peace and to a violence-free life. III.Sexual and reproductive rights. IV. Right to development V. Environmental rights.

Violence Against Women and Girls: A Global Issue

This factsheet describes the International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA) and its importance in supporting worldwide efforts to stop violence against women in all spheres of life.

National Machinery, Action Plans and Gender Mainstreaming in the Council of Europe Member States

This report evaluates the progress made by Council of Europe member states since the Beijing conference. It provides updated information on national machinery, action plans and gender mainstreaming strategies set up to promote equality between women and men.

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against Women.

Unanimously adopted by the General Assembly in 1999, the Optional Protocol lays out the procedure for the receipt and consideration of complaints to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

Adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1979, CEDAW sets an agenda for States Parties to take all measures and appropriate action including taking temporary special measures to reduce gender gaps and eliminate discrimination against women.

Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation and Code of Conduct for International Election Observers

This document contains two international agreements outlining standards for election observation, as agreed upon by a number of international organizations.

Republic of Macedonia Code of Conduct Of Political Parties For Free and Fair Parliamentary Elections

This code of conduct, agreed upon by the political parties of Macedonia, sets forth rules and standards for ensuring free and fair parliamentary elections. It focuses particularly on regulations relating to rule of law and electoral conduct.