INSTRAW Library

Welcome to the INSTRAW LIBRARY, a compilation of around 600 publications produced by the former UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW), which served as the leading UN institute devoted to research, training and knowledge management to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment. INSTRAW, along with DAW, OSAGI and UNIFEM, came together in 2010 to establish the present UN Women.

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The Legacy of INSTRAW

In addition to the INSTRAW Library, the UN Women Training Centre presents the publication “The legacy of INSTRAW in promoting the rights of women. A historical record of the Institute between 1976 and 2010”, which intends to pay tribute to the story of INSTRAW as well as to the women’s movements and governments which supported it.

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ID: 2006-R-UNI-GLO-SP
Reference: Durán, P. (2006). Las Naciones Unidas y la igualdad de oportunidades entre mujeres y hombres. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2006
Description:

This publication is a report on the gender-related activities undertaken by various agencies within the United Nations System. It provides an account of efforts undertaken to achieve gender equality, assessing the possibilities for their improvement, and shows that many achievements have been attained to promote the equality between men and women.
Instraw's Mandate: Research
Theme: United Nations
Keywords: Policy , Development , Institutional strengthening
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: Spanish
Type of Product: Report
Disponibility: Printed
LinkToFile: PDF FILE