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External sources (not reviewed)

undertaken, including the formulation of a national policy for gender equality.

women’s ability to participate in public affairs and eliminating negative perceptions of women.

have a greater impact by pooling funds and joining efforts.

evaluation of policies and programmes in all political, economic and social spheres, ensuring full representation and full and equal participation of women as critical factor in the eradication of poverty.

abuse, rape, incest, honour-related crimes and harmful traditional practices, such as female infanticide, child and forced marriages, prenatal sex selection and female genital mutilation

access to employment and increase constant participation and share of women in employment, reduce gender differentiation on the labour market (inter alia, dealing with gender-based pay differences arising from direct or indirect causes).

development; environmental improvements; enhancement of the position of disadvantaged groups; and economic factors.

of Economy and Finance, which has three components: (a) a labour-intensive public works programme (direct creation of 24,000 temporary jobs benefiting nearly 150,000 people through the transfer of around GF 53.4 billion in wages), life skills training (5,000 beneficiaries), targeting young people in urban areas, with a view to the construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of essential urban infrastructure (with some 500,000 indirect beneficiaries of an improvement in living conditions) and short-term job creation; (b) pilot monetary transfers for improving human capital in poor rural areas affected by food insecurity; (c) institutional backstopping, capacity-building and project management, including support for the project’s operational units in the development of key elements of a social welfare policy.

taking special care of women, children, older persons and persons with disabilities in order to enhance their social protection.

to the valuation of domestic work, and addresses the unequal division of labour burdens between women and men, particularly in the reproductive sphere.

the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, and to submit a report to the Assembly on the detailed use of the Central Emergency Response Fund (resolution 64/76).

review at the high-level segment of the 2012 substantive session of the Economic and Social Council on the theme: “Promoting productive capacity, employment and decent work to eradicate poverty in the context of inclusive, sustainable and equitable economic growth at all levels for achieving the Millennium Development Goals”.

that, since no additional appropriations were being sought over and above the level of funding of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2012-2013 and adoption by the General Assembly of the resolutions recommended by the Council would not entail any additional requirements for the programme budget for the biennium 2010-2011, the Advisory Committee had no objections to the course of action set out in paragraphs 31 and 32 of the Secretary-General’s report (A/66/510).

process of the least developed countries; the reference to countries with special needs, including the criteria to determine those special needs and to what extent the programme would address them with the aim of promoting inclusion; and the concept of a more balanced multisectoral and multidisciplinary approach to development decision-making and agenda-setting.

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