Engendering the global agenda : the story of women and the United Nations
Material type: TextSeries: NGLS development dossiers | ; No. 10Publication details: Geneva UN Non-Governmental liaison service (NGLS) 2002Description: vi,124p. 21*15 cmSubject(s): Human rights | Women's rights | Women in developmentDDC classification: 341.23 Summary: This book covers the history of women at the United Nations up to the great progress for advancement and empowerment of women that was achieved in the last decade of the 20th century. Through the diplomacy and struggles of women over the decades, women's aspirations and visions have been brought to the forefront of the international agenda and have resulted in Declarations, Covenants and Programmes for the advancement and empowerment of women, which go beyond existing legislation and policies in most of the UN member states.Item type | Current library | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Revised and updated adaptation of occasional paper no. 1/1999: Engendering the global agenda : a success story of women and the United Nations
This book covers the history of women at the United Nations up to the great progress for advancement and empowerment of women that was achieved in the last decade of the 20th century. Through the diplomacy and struggles of women over the decades, women's aspirations and visions have been brought to the forefront of the international agenda and have resulted in Declarations, Covenants and Programmes for the advancement and empowerment of women, which go beyond existing legislation and policies in most of the UN member states.
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