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Two key reasons for this report

Two key reasons for this report

First, the reality and potential efficacy of dual justice systems is often dismissed in favor of formal state legal structures even though four out of five cases in developing countries are resolved by informal courts. “Women’s own experience, in fact, suggests the issue at stake is not the choice of one form of justice over […]

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Women empowerment

Women empowerment

In the past three decades, significant gains have been made in building an international justice architecture which includes accountability for sexual and gender-based crimes. The prosecution of these crimes serves as an important signaling of a break with the past, an assertion of the equal rights of women and an international willingness to protect these […]

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Empowering women is key to building a future we want

Empowering women is key to building a future we want

Empowering women and girls with more choices and more freedoms is crucial to achieving a better future for all, Amartya Sen, Nobel laureate and a founder of UNDP’s Human Development Index, said Thursday. Women agency and freedom are among the crucial means for enhancing development,” Sen, professor of economics and philosophy at Harvard University, told […]

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UNite to End Violence Against Women

UNite to End Violence Against Women

Launched in 2008, the United Nations Secretary-General’s UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign aims to raise public awareness and increase political will and resources for preventing and ending all forms of violence against women and girls in all parts of the world. The global vision of the UNiTE campaign is a world free from […]

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Gender Equality

Gender Equality

Since the Earth Summit twenty years ago, the international community has made historic achievements in advancing human development, including gender equality. But the world continues to face considerable social, economic and environmental challenges, and progress continues to be threatened by persisting gender inequalities. This publication, Powerful Synergies: Gender Equality, Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability, is […]

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