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| Sustainable Development :: Gender and Development |
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Achievements in gender equality differ considerably throughout Asia and the
Pacific region reflecting the overwhelming diversity in economic and human development indicators,
both between and within countries. Within the region's complex resource environment and amid the
debate on trade versus self-sufficiency in food for enhanced food security, the gender equity
scorecard is marked by enormous disparity, critically, the persisting inequality faced by rural women.
Many factors collectively undermine rural women's capacity to take advantage of new agriculture
technologies for productivity, natural resource management strategies for sustainability,
and emerging information and communication technologies for obtaining external information
to improve their quality of life.
The objectives of the FAO regional office are to:
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Ensure women's rights are addressed in agriculture and rural development
policies and programmes to combat hunger and poverty |
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Promote equal opportunities for women and men in rural communities within the context of economic and social transformations and new technologies |
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Provide gender equal access to resources such as assets, capital, technology, and agriculture and rural development services to improve food security and livelihoods |
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Promote the UN objectives of advancement of women – with special relevance to rural women – through close collaboration with development stakeholders and national governments |
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