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Eliminating discrimination against women in cultural and family life, with a focus on the family as a cultural space 2015, para. 73d (vi) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [According to general recommendation No. 29 of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, the family is a social and legal construct and, in various countries, a religious construct. It also is an economic construct. The Working Group recommends that States:] Assess, quantify and take account of the impact of women and girls' status in the family in all poverty-reduction policies. | Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and practice | Special Procedures' report |
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| 2015 | ||
Gender equality in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation 2016, para. 75 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Safe, adequate and affordable access to water, sanitation and hygiene, as well as the promotion of women's empowerment, can serve as an entry point to ensure that women and girls can enjoy their right to have and make choices, their right to have access to opportunities and resources, and their right to control their own lives, both inside and outside the home. Gender equality in respect of the human rights to water and sanitation will not only empower women individually but will also help women overcome poverty and empower their children, families and communities. | Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation | Special Procedures' report |
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| 2016 |
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