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.

ID: 1984-E-WAT-GLO
Reference: International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade: Proceedings of the Interregional Seminar: Cairo, 12-16 March 1984. (1984). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 1984
Description: The report summarizes the debates of the seminar held in Cairo, Egypt from 12 to 16 March, 1984. It focuses on identifying the problems encountered in various areas regarding drinking water supply and sanitation as they relate to women, particularly in the fields of health and sanitation, and science and technology. It also provides recommendations for each area, as well as more general recommendations on training, evaluation and assessment, and coordination among national organizations and bilateral donors.
Instraw's Mandate: Expert group meeting
Theme: Water supply and sanitation
Keywords: Science, Cooperation , Technology
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
Type of Product: Report
Disponibility: Printed
LinkToFile: PDF FILE