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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
9151
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1999-2-25
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| pubmed:keyword |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Afghanistan,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Asia,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Coordination,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Developing Countries,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Economic Factors,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Gender Issues,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Organization And Administration,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Organizations,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Socioeconomic Factors,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Southern Asia,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Un,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Women's Empowerment,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Women's Status
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Feb
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| pubmed:issn |
0140-6736
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:day |
6
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| pubmed:volume |
353
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
477
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:otherAbstract |
PIP: The UN has created a gender coordinating unit for Afghanistan in an effort to combat some problems encountered by women and girls in the country. Reports continue to come in of women in Afghanistan being denied the right to work, to be educated, and to have access to medical care. The gap in education between men and women continues to widen as a result of edicts issued by Taliban authorities banning girls from attending formal schools and female teachers from working. The situation has grown worse since the UN and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) withdrew international workers last year due to security concerns. Although a UN mission will travel to the country this week to discuss the return of international staff, the gender coordinating unit will for now have to work out of Islamabad, Pakistan. The unit will create guidelines for gender mainstreaming, a strategy in which mainstream policies and resource allocations are changed to reflect the principle of gender equality. Other goals include setting realistic objectives for gender activities, working with partners on pilot projects, and establishing minimum standards for best practices. MERLIN, a NGO with a primary health care program run by local staff in the Taliban-controlled province of Farah, welcomes the move.
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| pubmed:meshHeading | |
| pubmed:year |
1999
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
United Nations opens gender coordinating unit for Afghanistan.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
News
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