Report on the Right of Persons with Disabilities to Work: Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
(An easy to read version)
Direct Link to Full 24-PAGE Publication: http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Disability/SubmissionThematicStudy/StudyEasytoRead_en.pdf
This report is about the right of persons with disabilities
to work.
Work is important.
- When you work, you get paid. This means you have money to pay for food, clothes, housing and other things you need.
- At work, you can learn new skills or get better at things you already know.
- When you work, you take part in the community. You help to make the life of the community better.
Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein
International Women’s Day, 8 March
GENEVA (8 March 2017) –Today we honour the human rights struggle of millions of women who have demanded respect for their rights and the rights of others. The women’s movement has brought about tremendous change but we must also recognise that progress has been slow and extremely uneven.
Progress has also brought its own challenges. In too many countries, we are now seeing a backlash against women’s rights, a backlash that hurts us all. We need to be alert - the advances of the last few decades are fragile and should nowhere be taken for granted.
Council of Europe - http://www.coe.int/en/web/istanbul-convention/text-of-the-convention
Istanbul Convention - Action against violence against women and domestic violence
http://www.coe.int/en/web/istanbul-convention/grevio
GREVIO is the independent expert body responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) by the Parties.
Direct Link to Full 24-Page 2017 Publication:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/PERI/2017/580867/IPOL_PERI(2017)580867_EN.pdf
IFAD – International Fund for Agricultural Development
Direct Link to Full 44-Page 2017 IFAD Glossary:
https://www.ifad.org/documents/10180/d6027426-91b2-48d2-bb29-0c0ebbc05f5c
IFAD is firmly committed to empowering women and to working with families, communities and countries to build gender equality at every level. In 2012 the Executive Board approved the IFAD Policy on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment. The policy is central to the overall goal of IFAD's Strategic Framework – enabling poor rural women and men to improve their food security and nutrition, raise their incomes and strengthen their resilience.
