Gender equality: Women’s rights in review 25 years after Beijing

Date: Thursday, March 5, 2020

Marking the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action, as well as the first time that progress on the implementation of the Platform is reviewed in light of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, this report takes an integrated approach to reporting on progress, gaps, and challenges related to the advancement of gender equality and women’s rights.

IASC Gender Handbook for Humanitarian Action, 2017 - Turkish Version

Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2020

IASC Gender Handbook for Humanitarian Action sets out the rationale for integrating gender equality into humanitarian action and provides practical guidance for the implementation across sectors. The handbook is also intended as a resource for gender specialists to support their work in integrating gender equality into humanitarian settings. The handbook is translated into Turkish by UN Women Turkey within the framework of the project "Strengthening the Resilience of Syrian Women and Girls and Host Communities" funded by the European Union and the Government of Japan.

Report on Permanent Alimony

Date: Sunday, December 8, 2019

This study investigates the need for new regulations on permanent alimony, the obstacles to the implementation of permanent alimony, and the issue of violence against women in cases with alimony claims. The report is based on the examination of 140 alimony and divorce case files in 11 provinces in Turkey. Discussions on alimony, legislation and doctrine as well as research and data related to those topics were also included in the report to provide a holistic analysis.

Advancing Gender Equality in Europe and Central Asia: UN Women Achievements in 2018

Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2019

This document gives a brief of UN Women's achievements in Europe and Central Asia in 2018 on ending violence against women and girls, engaging women in peace and security, promoting women's economic empowerment and security, encouraging women's leadership and political participation and gender responsive budgeting.

Women and Girl Victims of Trafficking

Date: Thursday, January 11, 2018

This publication presents the stories of women and girls who were beneficiaries of the National Shelter for victims of trafficking in Montenegro.

CEDAW Convention Translated in Montenegrin

Date: Sunday, January 7, 2018

Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) translated into Montenegrin.

CEDAW Convention Translated in Montenegrin - Summary

Date: Sunday, January 7, 2018

Summary of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) translated into Montenegrin.

Ethical Guidelines for Working with Women Victims of Violence

Date: Sunday, January 7, 2018

This document contains ethical guidelines for those working with women survivors of family violence.

Human Rights of Women Living with HIV in Ukraine: Results of Community-Based Research Through the Lens of CEDAW

Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2017

This brochure provides an assessment of the state of human rights of women living with HIV in Ukraine and the analysis of how the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) addresses their rights.

Gender Assessment of the Refugee and Migration Crisis in Serbia and fYR Macedonia

Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2016

This is an assessment of the international and national response to the refugee crisis in Serbia and fYR Macedonia from a gender perspective carried out in Fall 2015.

Progress of the World’s Women 2015-2016: Transforming Economies, Realizing Rights

Date: Monday, April 27, 2015

Progress of the World’s Women 2015-2016: Transforming Economies, Realizing Rights, UN Women’s flagship report, shows that, all too often, women’s economic and social rights are held back, because they are forced to fit into a ‘man’s world’. But, it is possible to move beyond the status quo, to picture a world where economies are built with women’s rights at their heart.

Gender on the Move: Working on the migration-development nexus from a gender perspective

Date: Friday, January 25, 2013

Around the world, a record number of women are now migrating to seek work and better lives. For many, migration yields these benefits; for others, it carries dangerous risks, such as exploitation in domestic work, and vulnerability to violence.

Alternative report on the implementation of CEDAW and women’s human rights in BiH

Date: Friday, October 1, 2010

This Alternative Report is the result of a joint action of women's NGOs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with supervision and support from the NGOs Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Banja Luka and "Rights for All" from Sarajevo. The Report provides an independent analysis of the difficulties and discrimination that women in Bosnia and Herzegovina face every day in exercising their rights.