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Promotes and Monitor Lebanon's commitments to the Universal Periodic Review

By UPR Lebanon | 20/04/2020 | News

COVID-19 measures must factor in specific needs of women

Governments must ensure women from diverse groups and backgrounds are included in decisions at the local, national and international level in handling the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of UN experts urged in a statement today. “Women are particularly exposed, with...

By UPR Lebanon | 29/08/2019 | Reports

World-first publication on gender mainstreaming for National Human Rights Commissions and Institutes

The APF has just published a world-first guide to support national human rights institutions (NHRIs) in their efforts to promote gender equality. The Guidelines for Mainstreaming the Human Rights of Women and Girls into Our Everyday Work provide practical advice on...

By UPR Lebanon | 27/09/2018 | News

States must act now to allow safe, legal abortions for women and girls

States across the world should act now to decriminalise abortion and make every effort to ensure women and girls have the right to take their own decisions about pregnancy, say a group of UN human rights experts*. “An estimated 225 million women worldwide are deprived...

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