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Main Sites

• Family Health International   More than 1,500 full-text publications on family planning, reproductive health, gender issues, and sexually transmitted diseases (particularly HIV/AIDS) can be accessed on this site.
• Human Rights Watch, Women's Rights Division  This is a good source of current information, including in-depth, full-text reports.
• Portal on Women, Peace, & Security  This UNIFEM product offers comprehensive information on the dangers and responsibilities facing women and girls during armed conflicts and women's roles in peace building
• United Nations Commission on the Status of Women  The CSW's activities revolve around the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Links to hundreds of full-text documents related to this endeavor are provided for each of the Commission's annual sessions.
• United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women  CEDAW monitors the compliance of governments with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. Access CEDAW documents through the Treaty Bodies Database.
• United Nations Development Fund for Women  Includes news and studies related to women's rights, women's economic empowerment, and increasing women's role in the decision-making processes affecting their lives.
• United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women   The DAW is a good source of information on the Fourth World Conference on Women and an excellent source of full-text documents on the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and its implementation.
• United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women  INSTRAW fulfills its mandate through the Gender Awareness Information Networking System (GAINS), a database that includes research resources, policy papers, and information on research in progress.
• Women's Human Rights Resources  Provides annotated bibliographies on more than thirty issues in women's international human rights law. Each bibliography includes scholarly articles, conventions, UN and NGO reports, case law, and legislation. Links to full text are given when possible.
• WomenWatch: The UN Gateway on the Advancement and Empowerment of Women  Includes a broad range of documentation from United Nations bodies and conferences related to women's well-being.

Statistics

• Gender Indicators for Follow-up and Evaluation of the Regional Programme of Action for the Women of Latin America and the Caribbean, 1995-2001, and the Beijing Platform for Action  This document proposes and defines indicators but provides no statistics.
• The Progress of Nations  Ranks the nations of the world according to their achievements in child health, nutrition, education, family planning, and progress for women.
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• Reproductive Health Indicators  This bibliographic and statistical database is an indispensable source of information on abortion, sexually transmitted diseases, and related topics in Asia and the Pacific.
• Statistical Data from UNICEF  Provides national data on infant and maternal mortality, vaccinations, oral rehydration, malnutrition, breastfeeding, school enrollment, and adult literacy.
• Statistics on Women in Asia and the Pacific  This indispensable source has sections on population, the family, health, education, labor, and women in politics.

Dictionaries  

• Dictionary of Demographic and Reproductive Health Terminology  Provides the French and Spanish equivalents of English-language terms.

Directories

• Directory of National Organizations Dealing with Programmes and Policies on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean  Provides data on official governmental bodies and programs for the advancement of women and gender equity.
  

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