Social Watch Report 2008: rights is the answer : overview
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TextPublication details: Montevideo Social Watch 2008Description: 24p. 26*19 cmSubject(s): Social Watch report | RightsDDC classification: 338.9 Summary: The report documents the commitment of governments to eradicate poverty and achieve gender equity through the testimony of civil society groups in 59 countries. Its argues that the multiple crises currently affecting the world require a 'rights-based approach' and that the current financial architecture has ignored or openly violated those rights and triggered spiralling inequity around the world. The report highlights areas in which women's rights indicators have improved, such as the decrease in the gap between girls and boys in education, particularly in the primary phase of schooling. The report re-emphasizes the income disparity between men and women.
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The report documents the commitment of governments to eradicate poverty and achieve gender equity through the testimony of civil society groups in 59 countries. Its argues that the multiple crises currently affecting the world require a 'rights-based approach' and that the current financial architecture has ignored or openly violated those rights and triggered spiralling inequity around the world. The report highlights areas in which women's rights indicators have improved, such as the decrease in the gap between girls and boys in education, particularly in the primary phase of schooling. The report re-emphasizes the income disparity between men and women.
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