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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

International Conventions or Treaties
January, 1979
Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Canada, United States of America, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, China, Japan, Mongolia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, Croatia, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tonga
Land & Gender
gender equity in access to land
land rights
advocacy
farmers
women
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) - currently ratified by 187 countries - is the only human rights treaty that deals specifically with rural women (Art. 14). Adopted in 1979 by the United Nations Generally Assembly, entered into force in 1981. The Convention defines discrimination against women as follows:
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Women’s Inheritance Rights to Land and Property in South Asia

Reports & Research
January, 2009
Asia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Land & Gender
gender equity in access to land
land inheritance rights
land rights
women
This is a 2009 study undertaken by the Rural Development Institute, now Landesa, and authored by Elisa Scalise. It focuses on six South Asian countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) and addresses both formal and customary laws and pratices governing women's inheritance rights.
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Urban open spaces for adolescent girls: An assessment for Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Reports & Research
January, 2015
Pakistan
Land & Gender
Urban Tenure
gender equity in access to land
urban planning
women
youth
Urban open spaces are valued for their health, social, economic, and environmental benefits. Outdoor physical activity is important for the wellbeing of youth, while playfulness is crucial for creativity and innovation. It is observed that in Pakistan the access of adolescent girls to public open spaces and school playgrounds is restricted, but there has been no prior scientific study. This research has studied the impediments in four planned and un-planned localities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The restrictions on girls are pervasive and become more severe upon their attaining puberty.
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Pakistan - Gilgit-Baltistan Economic Report : Broadening the Transformation

March, 2012
Pakistan
Urban Tenure
agriculture
capacity development
environment
forestry
land
property rights
rural areas
rural development
sustainable development
urban areas
urbanization
water management
women
Parts of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), the
northeastern most administrative region of Pakistan, have
been undergoing a dramatic transformation over the last
three decades. Given the challenging environment, GB's
development outcomes are impressive, built on the
time-tempered resilience of the people of GB and facilitated
by high levels of social capital. GB has also benefitted
from the attentions of the national Government of Pakistan
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Women’s land rights in Asia

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2015
Asia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines
Land & Gender
gender equity in access to land
land access
land law
land policies
land rights
women
This issue brief highlights the challenges women are facing on access to lands, and the strategies in achieving gender justice for land rights - based from the results of the scoping studies on women and land in seven Asian countries (Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, and Philippines).
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Lok Niti: Women stake their claim to land

Reports & Research
January, 2015
Asia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines
Land & Gender
gender equity in access to land
land law
land policies
land rights
women
This publication is a collection of scoping studies on women and land in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, and Philippines. It outlines the statuses of women's land rights in each country, the legal frameworks covering such rights, the key factors promoting or impending women's land rights, and the strategies to address gender inequality and advance women's rights to own and benefit from the land.
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Unasylva: Bosques, árboles y desastres

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Nigeria, Ukraine, China, Belarus, Indonesia, Australia, Austria, Congo, Guinea, Pakistan, Kenya, Liberia, Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan, Sri Lanka
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forestry
sustainable land management
natural disasters
forest land
women
Este número doble de Unasylva busca desentrañar las complejas relaciones que median entre bosques, árboles y desastres, y examinar las mejores formas en que los bosques y árboles pueden gestionarse tanto para resistir a las conmociones como para proteger contra ellas. Los bosques y árboles pueden sin embargo actuar como sistemas naturales de amortiguación frente a las catástrofes y perturbaciones. Desempeñan una función poderosa en la protección contra los desastres y la reducción de sus efectos.
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Forestry extension

Journal Articles & Books
December, 1996
India, Burkina Faso, Pakistan, United States of America
Forest Tenure
decentralization
public ownership
farmers
research
forestry
forest land
women
This issue of Unasylva focuses on the challenges facing forestry extension and current attempts to respond to them.
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Gender in Agriculture

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2008
Egypt, Bangladesh, Honduras, Nepal, Gambia, Peru, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Vietnam, Ghana, Pakistan, Niger, Thailand, Palau, Rwanda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Philippines, Nicaragua, Malaysia, Tanzania, India, Sudan, Mexico, Uganda, Côte d'Ivoire, Africa, Americas, Asia, Oceania
climate change
land governance
women
land tenure
The Gender in Agriculture Sourcebook provides an up-to-date understanding of gender issues and a rich compilation of compelling evidence of good practices and lessons learned to guide practitioners in integrating gender dimensions into agricultural projects and programs. The Sourcebook is a joint product of the World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and contributions from more than 100 writers and reviewers.
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La vulgarisation forestière

Journal Articles & Books
December, 1996
Burkina Faso, Pakistan
Forest Tenure
decentralization
public ownership
farmers
research
forestry
forest land
women
Le prsent numro d'Unasylva examine les dfis que doit relever la vulgarisation forestire et les efforts dploys actuellement en ce sens.