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: 1993-E-ENV-GLO-VOL1
Reference: Interregional Workshop on the Role of Women in Environmentally Sound and Sustainable Development, Volume I: Proceedings of the Workshop. (1993). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 1993
Description: This report contains the proceedings of the Seminar on the Role of Women in Environmentally Sound and Sustainable Development which was hosted by the State Science and Technology Commission and the All-China Women's Federation in 1992. Included in this publication is the report of the workshop, background papers, and case studies from participants from all over the world discussing and broadening the theme of women and sustainable development.
Instraw's Mandate: Expert group meeting
Theme: Environment
Keywords: Sustainable Development, Technology, Women and development
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
Type of Product: Report
Disponibility: Printed
LinkToFile: PDF FILE