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The commitment to achieve gender equality and justice included in the 1999 Broad Guidelines of State Policy specifically calls for the empowerment of women to achieve gender equality and justice.

The YMCA also welcomes cooperation among women's organisations, NGOs, UN bodies and governments in addressing gender inequalities and achieving gender justice.

While globalization provides wider opportunities for gender equality and justice, it also creates conditions that can perpetuate gender inequality in the work force.

The Consultative Committee expresses its gratitude to UNIFEM for its continuing support and for its ongoing efforts concerning gender justice following the convening of the first Conference on Gender Justice in Post Conflict Situations in September 2004.

Issues discussed included lack of access to justice, gender discrimination in the criminal justice system, and the politicization of religion and tradition and poverty.

The linkages between crime prevention and criminal justice and gender equality were acknowledged in some resolutions.

(b) To support appropriate investigations throughout Somalia in order to combat impunity, to bring perpetrators to justice, and to establish an effective, efficient and non gender biased justice system, including the juvenile justice system

The Chancellor of Justice has the duty to promote gender equality and the principle of equal treatment.

He himself headed a 10 person gender equality unit at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform which was responsible for implementing Ireland's international gender equality commitments.

That is why their presence is necessary in consolidating democratic institutions, in strengthening gender justice and in legislative debate.

Under the Access to Justice Programme, special attention is being devoted towards gender sensitization of the police and the judiciary.

To improve gender equality and justice at national, provincial and municipal levels, the Government had revised the law on decentralization, forcing local authorities to integrate gender issues into every stage of development.

the current patriarchal system is changed through educating boys and men that gender inequalities are an abuse of human rights and through mobilising boys and men to advance women's rights and gender justice

The Bangkok Declaration on Crime and Justice, Synergies and Responses, adopted by the Eleventh United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, held in Bangkok, from 18 to 25 April 2005,3 referred to gender perspectives in the context of juvenile justice only.

The national vision on women empowerment has been the realization of gender equality and justice within the family, community and state.

Effective and sustainable peace, justice and security will remain a distant goals if we do not view them from a gender perspective.

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A special article in Propenas is devoted to gender equality and justice and outlines areas where special attention needs to be given.

In our view, development can be achieved only through the matrix of pluralism, democracy, good governance, the rule of law and gender justice.

NAWO seeks an end to gender inequality, and the establishment of social justice based on internationally agreed human rights instruments, for all women.

However, the increased number of women in the public and political arenas does not necessarily indicate the achievement of gender equality and justice.

For its part the Ministry of Women Development has initiated work on a Code of Conduct for Gender Justice at the Work Place.

The training includes an introduction to international standards on human rights and criminal law, humanitarian law, gender justice, child protection and codes of conduct.

In the Philippines, UNDP has collaborated with UNIFEM to work with the justice system, including training trial judges and gender sensitization for the police.

17. Welcomes the decision of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to mainstream a gender perspective into its activities and its request to the Secretariat that a gender perspective be integrated into all activities of the Centre

20. Welcomes the decision of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to mainstream a gender perspective into its activities and its request to the Secretariat that a gender perspective be integrated into all activities of the Centre

19. Welcomes the decision of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to mainstream a gender perspective into its activities and its request to the Secretariat that a gender perspective be integrated into all activities of the Centre

Advocacy among community leaders, in particular religious leaders, traditional leaders, mass media and youth organizations, to enhance their understanding and support for gender equality and justice.

MOWE continues to carry out training for media personnel to enhance their understanding and ability to reflect and promote gender equality and justice in their work.

We are committed to further promoting the political and economic empowerment of women so that gender equality becomes a matter of human rights and social justice.

There is increased recognition of the problems of gender based violence, exploitation and abuse of children, and the secondary victimization of victims by the criminal justice system

In August this year, the Swedish Government, together with the United Nations Development Fund for Women and the International Law Association consortium hosted a gender justice partners meeting.

The most recent judicial statement against gender discrimination was made by the High Court of Justice in H.C.J 6845 00 Eitana Niv v. the Klalit Sick Fund (9.10.02).

The importance of providing equal access to education and training is fully recognized as one of the strategic enabling tools for achieving gender equality and justice in work.

To this end, Law No. 9 was enacted in 1995. This law upholds the principle of gender equality and justice in business activities, fair competitiveness and product diversification.

UNIFEM needs to respond in a timely and effective manner, in particular because the window of opportunity for securing gender justice in post conflict reconstruction closes very quickly.

4. Reiterates its appreciation of the decision of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to mainstream a gender perspective into its activities and its request that a gender perspective be integrated into all activities of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

The Human Security Network would like to reiterate the importance of achieving gender justice and welcomes the conferences held recently on this issue in New York and in Stockholm.

This means that gender equality is not only a question of social justice, but is also instrumental to and a precondition of economic empowerment, environmental management and sustainable development.

We need to recognize that major prerequisites for women's health are peace, housing, education, social security, social relations, food, income, empowerment, gender equity, sustainable resource use, and social justice.

Gender equality and gender mainstreaming

Gender concepts and integration of gender perspectives into health policies and projects have been promoted among policymakers of all concerned ministries including Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Labour, Office of the Prime Minister and the Office of the Attorney General.

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Gender equality overcoming pervasive gender bias