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: 2007-I-MIG-GLO-WOM-EN
Reference: UN-INSTRAW. (7 July 2007). Women migrants must be better heard to make remittances more effective for development, urged UN top official. [Press release].
Year: 2007
Description: This press release focuses on the message of Carmen Moreno, Director of INSTRAW, at the Global Forum on International Migration and Development calling on representatives from private sector, trade unions, academia and governments to address the obstacles faced by female migrants and take full advantage of the benefits of remittances to local and national economic development.
Instraw's Mandate: Information dissemination
Theme: Migration
Keywords: Remittances, Development , Empowerment
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
Type of Product: Press release
Disponibility: Digital/Text
LinkToFile: PDF FILE