Publications
Women in infrastructure works: Boosting gender equality and rural development!
16/01/2011
Rural infrastructure programmes can create valuable work opportunities, as well as increase access to goods and services for rural people. This Policy Brief outlines ways to include the needs of both men and women when identifying, designing and implementing public works. 4 pp.
Making migration work for women and men in rural labour markets
15/01/2011
Migrants, especially women, are often vulnerable to forms of discrimination and social exclusion. A combination of legal, policy and practical measures that address their needs is therefore key to increasing their social status and bargaining power. 4 pp.
Breaking the rural poverty cycle: Getting girls and boys out of work and into school
14/01/2011
Millions of girls and boys in rural areas worldwide are child labourers. To end the cycle of poverty for the children involved, policies must address the root causes of child labour and promote decent work for adults in rural areas. 4 pp.
UN Joint Programmes: Integrating gender issues in food security, agriculture and rural development
30/12/2010
These guidelines provide practical guidance to support programme and operations staff to integrate gender equality concerns into Joint Programmes (JP) for food security, agriculture and rural development. 50 pp.
Country Programming Framework: Integrating gender issues
29/12/2010
These guidelines provide practical guidance to support FAO representatives and officers from headquarters and decentralized offices in integrating gender equality concerns into the Country Programming Framework (CPF). 32 pp.
Quick reference for addressing decent rural employment
17/12/2010
This handout is a quick reference tool for addressing rural employment and decent work issues. It outlines why rural employment and decent work is so important for rural development, for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and for contributing to FAO’s own work. 2 pp.
FAO Policy on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples
26/11/2010
The FAO Policy on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples aims to provide guidance to the agency's various technical units and encourage staff in headquarters and in the regions to engage more systematically and responsibly with indigenous peoples and their organizations. 43 pp.
Abstract: FAO Policy on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples
25/11/2010
The purpose of this policy is to provide a framework to guide FAO’s work on indigenous peoples’ issues. It has been developed in close consultation with representatives of indigenous peoples, FAO staff, UN agencies and numerous other partners. At the same time, its content is based on international legal instruments such as the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007). 4 pp.