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DIRECTORY
OF PROJECTS/ACTIVITIES
RELATED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
BEIJING PLATFORM FOR ACTION |
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This directory provides an overview of projects/activities
undertaken by UN bodies and specialized agencies in
the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action
in Asia and the Pacific. As a review of progress since
the Third World Conference on Women in Nairobi in 1985,
the Beijing Platform for Action outlines several Critical
Areas of Concern, which are areas of particular urgency.
The magnitude of projects and activities of UN bodies
and specialized agencies are listed according to Critical
Areas of Concern. If you are interested in finding out
which UN agency is carrying out projects in any of these
areas, please follow the link to the index of Critical
Areas of Concern, where all project titles and UN bodies
are listed. For a more detailed account, click on the
link to find a full description of the project, its
objectives, geographic coverage, timeframe and contact
details of the project officer.
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Critical
Areas of Concern
INDEX
1. Women and poverty
| UN
Agency |
Project
Title |
Geographical
Coverage |
| UNIFEM
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Gender
and Trade |
Fiji,
Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Vanuatu |
| UNESCO
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Social
Mobilization and Poverty |
Thailand,
Lao PDR, Myanmar, India |
| FAO
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TCP
Cambodia: Assisting Cambodian Women to Improve
Household Food Security and Family Economy |
Cambodia |
| FAO
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Gender
Responsive Technology - Framework for Poverty
Alleviation |
Thailand |
| FAO
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Capacity
Building for the promotion of cooperatives,
small farmers and women's groups' activities |
Thailand |
| FAO
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Integrated
Horticulture and Nutrition Development |
Bangladesh |
| FAO
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Special
Programme for Food Security (SPFS) |
Cambodia,
China, Indonesia, Korea, Lao PDR, Sri Lanka
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| FAO
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Empowerment
of coastal fishing communities for livelihood
security |
Bangladesh |
| UNIDO |
Small-scale
Enterprise Development |
Nepal |
| WFP |
Vulnerable
Group Development |
Bangladesh |
| WFP |
Improving
the Nutritional Status of Women and Children |
India |
2.
Education and training of women
| UN
Agency |
Project
Title |
Geographical
Coverage |
| UNDP |
Education
Programme - Management Support |
India |
| UNFPA |
Empowering
poorest women and girls through literacy and
reproductive health education, skills development
and income-generation |
Iran |
| UNFPA |
Reproductive
Health/ Family Life Education Advocacy through
Literacy Movement Organization |
Iran |
| UNFPA |
Population
Education in the Secondary, Higher Secondary,
Technical/ Vocational and Madrassah Systems
of Education |
Bangladesh |
| UNFPA |
Introduction
of Family Life Education through Non-Formal
Education Programme |
Bangladesh |
| UNFPA |
Advocacy
on Reproductive Health and Gender Issues through
rural Cooperatives |
Bangladesh |
| UNESCO |
Strengthening
the Role and Contribution of Women Graduates
for the Development Process |
Australia,
Bangladesh, China, India, Iran, Kyrgyzstan,
Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines,
Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam |
| UNESCO |
Training
Courses for Asian Women Leaders in Higher Education
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Cambodia,
Lao PDR, Myanmar, Pakistan and Viet Nam, Bangladesh,
India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan,
Sri Lanka |
| UNIDO |
Capacity
Building for Women Entrepreneurship Development |
Vietnam |
| WFP |
Food
for Education: Investing in Human Development,
with special emphasis on girls |
India |
| WFP |
Food
for Education |
Nepal |
3.
Women and health (including HIV/AIDS)
| UN
Agency |
Project
Title |
Geographical
Coverage |
| WHO |
Workshop
on Women's Health |
Western
Pacific |
| WHO |
Study
on Suicide Behaviour of Women of child-bearing
age |
China |
| WHO |
Publication
of guidelines for the management of sexually
transmitted infections in female sex workers |
Western
Pacific |
| WHO |
Poverty,
Gender and Health: A Toolkit for curricular
integration |
Western
Pacific |
| UNIFEM |
HIV/AIDS
Training Programme |
Fiji |
| UNFPA |
Advocacy
for Women's Rights in Reproductive Health and
Mainstreaming Gender in Development Planning |
Iran |
| UNFPA |
Advocacy
on Reproductive Health and Gender Issues through
Ministry of Home Affairs training institutes |
Bangladesh |
| UNFPA |
Family
Welfare and Reproductive Health Education for
Tea Plantation Workers |
Bangladesh |
| UNFPA |
Family
Welfare and Reproductive Health Education Services
for Garment Workers |
Bangladesh |
| UNFPA |
Advocacy
on Reproductive Health and Gender Issues for
Industrial Workers |
Bangladesh |
| UNFPA |
Support
to Advocacy Activities through IEM (BCC) Unit |
Bangladesh |
| UNIFEM |
Building
Capacity to Address the Gender Dimensions of
HIV/AIDS |
Kyrgyzstan |
| UNIFEM |
Promoting
Male Responsibility and an Enabling Policy Environment
for HIV/ AIDS Prevention |
China |
| UNFPA |
Intense
Promotion of Condom Use for Sex Workers |
China |
| UNAIDS |
STD
Care and Prevention Programme for Sex Workers |
China |
| UNESCO |
Prevention
of HIV/AIDS among ethnic minorities of the upper
Mekong Region through community-based non-formal
and formal education |
Thailand,
Lao PDR, China |
| UNFPA |
Advocacy
on Reproductive Health and Gender Issues through
the Department of Mass Communication |
Bangladesh |
| UNEP |
Safe
handling and use of pesticides and household
chemicals |
Thailand,
China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam |
| WHO |
Women's
Health |
Bangladesh,
Bhutan, DPR Korea, India, Indonesia, Maldives,
Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand |
| UNICEF |
East
Asia and Pacific Regional Prevention of Mother
to Child Transmission Pilot Project |
China,
Myanmar, PNG, Cambodia |
| WFP |
Support
to Maternal and Child Health |
Cambodia |
| WFP |
Maternal
and Child Health Care |
Nepal |
| WFP |
Support
to Mother and Child Nutrition |
Sri
Lanka |
4.
Violence against women
5.
Women and armed conflict
6.
Women and the economy
7.
Women in power and decision-making
8.
Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
9.
Human rights of women
10.
Women and the environment
11.
The girl-child
| UN
Agency |
Project
Title |
Geographical
Coverage |
| UNDP |
Empowerment
of Disadvantaged Children |
India |
| UNICEF |
Multi-Country
Girl's Education Initiative |
Cambodia,
Lao PDR, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Viet
Nam and Vanuatu |
| UNICEF |
East
Asia Regional Project against Abuse, Exploitation
and Trafficking of Children |
Cambodia,
Lao PDR, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines |
| WFP |
Primary
Education for Girls and Boys in Remote Areas |
Lao
PDR |
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