| Third Regular Session Rome 21-25 October 2002 Policy issues Agenda item 4 | |
| Gender Policy 2003-2007 Enhanced Commitments to Women to Ensure Food Security WFP/EB.3/2002/4-A |
| This Gender Policy presents the results of the review of experiences and the consultation process outlines a combination of positive measures for women and gender mainstreaming measures and proposes eight Enhanced Commitments to Women (ECW) for the period 2003 to 2007. If the Executive Board approves them these will be implemented in partnership with host and donor governments United Nations agencies the Bretton Woods Institutions non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and beneficiary communities. The Enhanced Commitments to Women build on the previous Commitments and focus on strengthening and fine-tuning the implementation approach. They consider women’s special nutritional needs at critical times of life promote women’s and girls’ participating in and benefiting from food-assisted activities that create human and physical assets and support women’s and girls’ effective participation in decision-making. |
Auteur: WFP's Executive Board
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Publisher: World Food Programme (WFP) Année: 2002
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| Mot clef: Policy , Stratégies Coordination . |
| Catégorie de document: Fiche politique | Langue: Anglais |