Country: Arab region
Publication Type: Reports & studies
Cluster: Gender Justice, Population and Inclusive Development
Focus Area: 2030 Agenda, Gender equality, Governance & enabling environment
Initiatives: Gender Justice and the Law
SDGs: Goal 5: Gender Equality
Keywords: Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Gender, Iraq, Justice, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian arab republic, Tunisia, United arab emirates, Yemen
Gender Justice & Equality before the Law: Analysis of Progress and Challenges in the Arab States Region
January 2018
The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN WOMEN), has launched the study on Gender Justice and the Law in the Arab States Region.
This study provides a base line assessment of laws and policies affecting the realization of gender equality and the protection of women from violence in the region. The 18 country reports highlight successful legal provisions and identify gaps that countries need to address to meet their international obligations and commitments.
Algeria
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Bahrain
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Djibouti
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Egypt:
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Iraq
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Jordan
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Lebanon
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Libya
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Morocco
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Oman
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Palestine
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Qatar
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Saudi Arabia
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Somalia
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Sudan
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Syria
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Tunisia
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Yemen
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2030 Agenda
, Gender equality
, Governance & enabling environment
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The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN WOMEN), has launched the study on Gender Justice and the Law in the Arab States Region.
This study provides a base line assessment of laws and policies affecting the realization of gender equality and the protection of women from violence in the region. The 18 country reports highlight successful legal provisions and identify gaps that countries need to address to meet their international obligations and commitments.
| Algeria | Assessment | Summary |
| Bahrain | Assessment | Summary |
| Djibouti | Assessment | Summary |
| Egypt: | Assessment | Summary |
| Iraq | Assessment | Summary |
| Jordan | Assessment | Summary |
| Lebanon | Assessment | Summary |
| Libya | Assessment | Summary |
| Morocco | Assessment | Summary |
| Oman | Assessment | Summary |
| Palestine | Assessment | Summary |
| Qatar | Assessment | Summary |
| Saudi Arabia | Assessment | Summary |
| Somalia | Assessment | Summary |
| Sudan | Assessment | Summary |
| Syria | Assessment | Summary |
| Tunisia | Assessment | Summary |
| Yemen | Assessment | Summary |
