UN Women Asia and the Pacific Annual Report 2018-2019
The 2018-2019 Annual Report highlights progress made around the Asia Pacific Region to make the vision of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals a reality for women and girls. UN Women stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life, focusing on five priority areas: increasing women’s leadership and participation; ending violence against women; engaging women in all aspects of peace and security processes; enhancing women's economic empowerment. More
- Sexual harassment (12)
- Ending violence against women and girls (10)
- Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces (6)
- Rape/sexual assault (4)
- Human rights (2)
- Trafficking/sexual exploitation (2)
- Gender discrimination (1)
- Social protection (1)
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) (1)
- Anti-violence interventions (1)
- Gender equality and women’s empowerment (1)
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Harassment at the Workplace Toolkit
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
This is an easy-to-understand toolkit that has been developed with the aim to enhance awareness and knowledge about harassment and sexual harassment. More specifically, it is a toolkit to get to know antiharassment concepts, normative frameworks/ instruments as well as procedures for creating a safe working environment for all, in accordance with the laws in Pakistan.
Table of Sexual Harassment Behavior
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Following years of advocacy by women’s organizations and civil society in Timor-Leste, there is greater attention from government institutions and the general public to the issue of sexual harassment. As part of UN Women’s partnership with the Civil Service Commission to address sexual harassment in the Public Administration, this poster was developed in collaboration with the JU’S, and illustrates various forms of sexual harassment behaviours.
In Brief - Safe Cities Global Initiative
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Sexual harassment and other forms of sexual violence in public spaces are an everyday occurrence for women and girls around the world—in urban and rural areas, in developed and developing countries.
Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Women and girls fear and experience various types of sexual violence in public spaces, from unwanted sexual remarks and touching to rape and femicide. It is a universal issue.
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
A Regional Study of Interventions to Enhance Women and Girls’ Safety and Mobility in Public Spaces, Asia and the Pacific Region In public and private spaces, women and girls experience and fear various types of violence, ranging from harassment, to rape and femicide. Momentum is growing around the issue of women and girls’ safety in urban, public spaces. However, given that this is a relatively new field of work, published evidence of the impacts of such interventions remain.
Safe Communities - Free From Violence Against Women and Girls
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Sexual harassment and other forms of sexual violence in public spheres are an everyday occurrence for women and girls around the world – in urban and rural areas, in developed and developing countries.
Nepali Women in the Middle East - A Situation Report
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
A situation Report on ''Nepali women in the Middle East-2013'' has been jointly published by Nepal Institute of Development Studies and Non Resident Nepalese Association with support of UN Women and European Commission. The study has extracted the factors and facts related to women migrant workers. The study has been conducted in the four major destinations of women migrant workers namely Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE and Lebanon. The report shows that currently 1,174,154 women migrant workers are...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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New Delhi Scoping Study Report 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
This scoping study, conducted by CMS Communication, aims to gain a deeper understanding of the nature of sexual violence and harassment in the selected areas of South Delhi to help refine the project design and determine the kinds of interventions required.
Building Safe and Inclusive Cities for Women – A Practical Guide
Sunday, November 13, 2011
This guide introduces the key concepts of safe cities work and offers practical tools for how to begin building a safer, more inclusive city.