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The Meeting also called on all States Parties to recommit, even in difficult financial times, to realising a world without anti-personnel

The concept of discrimination based on sex is defined

Considering the commitments of El Salvador as a State party to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and bearing in mind the observations made by that Committee on the seventh periodic report of El Salvador with regard to health, expressing concern about vulnerable groups of women, in particular in rural areas, who still have difficulty in accessing health-care services; inconsistent statistics on maternal mortality; the high incidence of births among adolescents, which have a negative impact on women’s physical and mental health; the

In this context, it was suggested that both States Parties and the broader implementation community need to make sure that this actually happens, including moving beyond

Other radical figures have since succeeded

It also noted with appreciation the measures taken by Costa Rica to reduce poverty, improve

Within the framework of the project, a survey is carried out to find out the awareness of employers about gender equality, attitudes to the issue and implementation of gender equality legislation in the private sector; to receive an overview of the guidelines, methods and measures used in the private sector of the EU member states

Gender-responsive approaches implied particular attention to ICT policies and capacity-building, for the

The Government of Montenegro adopted numerous strategic documents and action plans for their implementation, in order to provide protection and respect for human rights, the major among which are as follows: the Strategy of Minority Policy (2008-2012); the Strategy for Improvement of Status of RAE Population in Montenegro (2008-2012); the National Action Plan for the “Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015” in the

During the 2010/11 period, the Mission worked with the Government of Haiti, State institutions, NGOs and the United Nations country team to: (a) promote the capacity of civil society groups to advocate social and economic rights through participation in the reconstruction process; (b) assist the Government to report, prevent and respond to human

The concrete measures recommended by the Working Group include the adoption of specific legislation on non-discrimination; the development of a national campaign to promote multiculturalism and respect for the dignity of the Afro-Ecuadorian people; the adoption of measures to reduce the educational gap that exists between Afro-Ecuadorians and the wider population; the introduction of ethno-education for people of African descent; the strengthening of Afro-Ecuadorian civil society; measures to eliminate racism and discrimination in the media; further efforts to encourage participation of persons of African descent in public administration; the establishment of a centre for Afro-Ecuadorian studies; the further development of free legal aid services; the creation within the office of the Ombudsman of a sub-unit dedicated to issues related