This publication presents good practices for the advancement of gender equality in constitutional provisions through the articulation of women’s political, civil, economic, social and cultural rights.
This report provides a compilation of extracts from opinions on issues relating to Social and Economic Rights from the Council of Europe’s Commission for Democracy Through Law (Venice Commission).
This Primer on “Constitutional principles” (sometimes called “guiding principles”) provides an overview of documented principles or concepts that are intended to provide substantive and/or procedural guidance to a constitutional process.
This Security Council resolution addresses the obstacles to women’s participation in peace processes and peacebuilding. The resolution 1889 (2009) calls for the establishment of a global set of indicators to track the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000), emphasizes the need to ensure gender mainstreaming in all post-conflict peacebuilding and recovery processes and requests the Secretary-General to report on women’s participation and inclusion in peacebuilding and planning in the aftermath of conflict.
The Guidance is designed to support United Nations senior leader- ship and staff, mediators, and facilitators within and outside the UN, along with their teams, conflict parties, representatives of States and regional organizations, national and international non-governmental organizations, women’s groups and other stakeholders in peace processes.