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: 2008-R-MIG-GLO-EXE-EN
Reference: Pérez Orozco, A.,Paiewonsky, D. & García Domínguez, M. (2008). Executive Summary: Crossing borders II. Migration and Development from a Gender Perspective. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2008
Description:

This document presents the executive summary of the resultS of the case studies conducted by UN-INSTRAW in which the linkage between gender, migration and development were explored from the perspective of sending, receipt and utilization of remittances.
Instraw's Mandate: Research
Theme: Migration
Keywords: Remittances, Development , Cares
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
Type of Product: Executive Summary
Disponibility: Digital/Text
LinkToFile: PDF FILE