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External sources (not reviewed)

The proposal to circumvent parental and

Priority areas focus on improving reproductive health for women,

To this end, the three main priorities during the 2012/13 period will be: (a) combating impunity for human rights violations including violations committed by the police, strengthening the rule of law, reducing rates of illegal detention, increasing access to the judiciary and the right to a fair trial, and combating sexual and gender-based violence; (b) supporting the progressive implementation of economic, social and

But we are facing difficulties in achieving other MDGs for lack of resources, such as those

However, after 2003, because of the new

It is only through access to safe and nutritious food that those living in

Substantial progress had also been achieved in the health sphere, including an increase in the rate of immunization;

These include the use of targeted special policies and measures to increase women’s participation including in negotiations; increased availability and quality of gender expertise for peacemaking and mediation processes; rosters and training to assist with identifying and preparing women candidates for deployment as mediators; building partnerships and supporting

(c) To underline the importance of continued efforts by member States and the Council of Arab Ministers of Health to improve health care standards by developing and upgrading health care units and applying a family health regime, particularly in rural, marginalized and deprived areas,

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

Each House of Hope, as they are

(q) Welcoming also the various national, regional and international initiatives on all the Millennium Development Goals, including those undertaken bilaterally and through South-South cooperation, in support of national plans and

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 rights violations, with particular regard to the rights of children and women; (c) ensure that humanitarian assistance to vulnerable persons affected by the earthquake incorporated the principles and standards on protection and was provided in close coordination with local authorities; and (d) provide temporary logistical and

The Committee for the United Nations Population Award selected the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development in recognition of its pioneering achievements in: (a) developing the role of parliaments in the Asia and the Pacific region to achieve the goals of the International Conference on Population and Development through national parliamentary committees on population and development, which have become a worldwide model; (b) contributing to the establishment of regional parliamentary forums in Africa and Europe; (c) promoting parliamentary action on population and development issues by facilitating dialogue within and among parliaments; and (d) strengthening the knowledge and capacity of parliamentarians to advocate, initiate and adopt legislation on

(b) In cooperation with civil society and in line with article 9, paragraph 2, of the Optional Protocol, intensify and promote awareness in the public at large, including children, through