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Gender assessment of selected e-business and strategies in Asia : the case studies of Malaysia, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea and Thailand
(United Nations, 2007-02)
<p>The study takes into consideration the level of infrastructure development and ICT penetration, the level of recognition of gender issues in general and in relation to ICT in particular, and the level of readiness and ...
Elimination of violence against women in partnership with men
(United Nations, 2003-12)
<p>UNESCAP organized a “Sub-regional Training Workshop on Elimination of Violence Against Women in Partnership with Men” in December 2003 in New Delhi for Government officials and civil society representatives ...
Violence against and trafficking in women as symptoms of discrimination : the potential of CEDAW as an antidote
(United Nations, 2005-12)
<p>This paper has departed from a conceptual discussion of trafficking in general and its characteristics in the ESCAP Region. Following this discussion, the obligations of the state in combating trafficking were outlined. ...
Women in poverty in Malaysia : a review of extant studies, policies and programmes and survey report
(United Nations, 2000-08)
<p>This study reviews methodological issues: household head and poverty; human resource development; nutrition and health; support system; access to resources; and case studies. Statistical analyses are given to support ...
Gender equality and empowerment : a statistical profile of the ESCAP region
(United Nations, 2005)
<p>The purpose of this paper was originally to assist the deliberation of the High-Level Intergovernmental Meeting, Beijing +10, (Bangkok 7-10 September, 2004) by presenting a summary of the current situation of women in ...
Asian women for a culture of peace : report of the regional conference: Asian women for a culture of peace, 6-9 December 2000, Hanoi
(United Nations, 2001)
<p>The regional conference, Asian Women for a Culture of Peace, was organized by the Government of Viet Nam in cooperation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the United ...
Enabling entrepreneurship for women's economic empowerment in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2013)
In the national economies of Asia and the Pacific, entrepreneurs are critical drivers of growth through innovation and job creation. Recognizing the potential of, and the challenges for, women's entrepreneurship across the ...
Gender equality and women's empowerment in Asia and the Pacific : perspectives of governments on 20 years of implementation of the Beijing declaration and platform for action
(United Nations, 2015)
The publication is the result of an analytical review, outlining the perspectives of ESCAP members and associate members with respect to progress towards, and fundamental requirements for, the realization of gender equality ...
Bangkok declaration on Beijing +15 : outcome document of the Asia-Pacific high-level intergovernmental meeting to review regional implementation of the Beijing platform for action and its regional and global outcomes
(United Nations, 2009)
The Asia-Pacific High-level Intergovernmental Meeting to Review Regional Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and Its Regional and Global Outcomes was held in Bangkok from 16 - 18 November 2009 to review ...
Financing for gender equality and women's empowerment in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2016)
This background paper relates to Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar in preparation for the Commission on the Status of Women 60th session: "Transformative financing for the achievement of the gender equality by 2030", organized ...
