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It further noted with satisfaction that special measures, including positive

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

Special and differential treatment must remain an integral part of the multilateral trading system in order to enable

UNESCO advocated for stronger evidence-based planning and management in the area of education and for improved quality through piloting innovative inclusive and child-friendly educational approaches and developing effective education

The report reviews actions by Governments, non-governmental organizations and the United Nations Population Fund and its partners that create a supportive environment for young people as they make the transition to adulthood; invest in young people; promote their rights and gender equality; provide access to sexual and reproductive health information and services; encourage their education and social integration;

UNICEF cooperation areas include (a) strengthening monitoring and implementation of these two Conventions, the National Plan of Action for Children and the National Plan of

It was asserted that an inclusive

Accessibility of persons with disabilities to open employment and vocational training services, including those for the promotion of self-employment Under Supreme Decree No. 001-2003-TR creating the Register of Firms that Promote the Interests of Persons with Disabilities, the Ministry of Labour established a sectoral policy which includes a set of actions aimed at informing firms on the Register and businesses in general about the benefits provided for by law for firms that hire persons with disabilities and at raising managers’

Other areas proposed for inclusion in mainstreaming approaches were: indigenous peoples; post-conflict countries and countries experiencing violence and conflict; culture of peace/peace-building;

The second is the expansion of the social protection programme, a component of which

The State party should compile statistical data, disaggregated by crime, ethnicity, age and sex, relevant to the monitoring of the implementation of the Convention at the national level, including data on complaints, investigations, prosecutions and convictions of cases of torture and ill-treatment by law enforcement and prison personnel, domestic and

The new Constitution (ratified on 7 August 2008) guarantees civil and political rights and fundamental freedoms including, inter alia: the right to life; right to nondiscrimination; right to fair and public trials; protection from arbitrary detention; right to bail; freedom from forced confession; right to legal aid; prohibition of torture or degrading treatment; right to appeal; access to compensation for unlawful arrest or detention; right to vote (voting age reduced to 18) and to hold public office; freedom of opinion and expression; right to privacy; right to information; freedom of association; freedom of assembly;

The incumbent of the Security Sector Reform Officer (Coordination and Projects) post (P-3) would participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of assigned projects; monitor and analyse project development and implementation with a particular focus on management of the security sector reform donor coordination website and provision of security sector reform sensitization and training; liaise with Congolese security institutions and their

As argued in a report to the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session (A/64/350), the response to the climate change threat must have multiple prongs: strongly addressing the mitigation challenge head on in ways that are supportive of sustainable development; promoting inclusive economic growth in developing countries as a key means of building resilience and adaptive capacities; urgently increasing international financial and technical support

It also drew attention to the phenomenon of

The Committee was informed about various programmes and policies undertaken in

The Committee encourages the State party to consider including in its welfare system a guaranteed minimum income that promotes a human rights-based approach and brings

UNICEF will cooperate in the following areas: (a) improving and monitoring policies, standards and strategies

(c) To adopt and implement a comprehensive strategy addressing all forms of discrimination, including multiple forms of

While an important step, the elections should not distract attention from other

The retreat, which brought together the senior leadership of UNIOGBIS, the United Nations country team and representatives of the Government and international partners, reviewed progress in the implementation of the current United Nations Development Assistance Framework and agreed on the following four priority objectives and actions for implementation by the United Nations system in Guinea-Bissau for 2010: (a) promotion of the rule of law and security sector reform; (b) governance, democracy and political dialogue; (c) economic