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External sources (not reviewed)

The Agency contributes to other welfare departments’ initiatives to help women victims of violence enter the work force, by collaborating with the Ministry for the Advancement of Women, Family

Assistance focuses on (a) establishing legal and policy frameworks consistent with international standards and norms; (b) strengthening the capacity of domestic institutions, in particular anti-corruption bodies and criminal justice institutions, to effectively prevent and control corruption in an integrated and coordinated way; (c) enhancing integrity, accountability and transparency in public and private sectors, including the management of public resources; (d) supporting relevant Government institutions in international cooperation and the recovery of assets at the domestic and international levels; (e) development of strategic and thematic partnerships with members of the international community and United Nations system to ensure coherency in the delivery of technical assistance; and (f) supporting the

ESCAP is also helping countries in the Greater

An example of close cooperation to fight illicit

Some of the best practices for knowledge transfer, for example, include the need to account for and respect local legal traditions,

Reaffirming that each country must take primary responsibility for its own development and that the role of national policies and development strategies cannot be overemphasized in the achievement of sustainable development, and recognizing that

During their visit, the Working Group found that the challenges faced by people of African descent in Portugal related mainly to their lack of recognition as a specific group in the national policy and legal framework; the lack of recognition of their positive contribution throughout history to the construction and development of the country; the lack of qualitative and quantitative disaggregated data by racial or ethnic origin; the existence of a circle of poverty, unequal access to education, public services, employment, as well as discrimination in the administration and functioning of the justice system; existence of racial profiling and police violence; underrepresentation in political and institutional decision-making

(a) Implement fully our respective commitments to enable civil society organizations to exercise their roles as independent development actors, with a particular focus on an

The G-20 has taken the initiative on a number of issues related to the reform of the financial architecture, including

Also, district governments should, based on their respective districts’ actual

That is why gender equality in the labour market should be a priority for Governments and why domestic laws and regulations need

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Stressing that gender equality and the empowerment of women are essential to achieving equitable and effective development and to fostering a vibrant econom y, and reaffirming its commitment to eliminating gender-based discrimination in all its forms, including in the labour and financial markets, as well as, inter alia, in respect of the ownership of assets and property rights, to promoting women’s rights, including their economic empowerment, and

While harmonization and coordination of reporting systems at the national level

This will imply moving beyond basic health literacy, which does not