UN and Family policy

WIDE+ Recommendations to UN Human Rights Council on the protection of the family and the contribution of families in realizing the right to an adequate standard of living

Posted by wideplusnetworkon October 28, 2015July 5, 2017in Statements and PetitionsLeave a comment

WIDE+ Recommendations to UN Human Rights Council on the protection of the family and the contribution of families in realizing the right to and adequate standard of livin WIDE_UNHRC_families_Oct_2015 WIDE+ contributed to the UNHRC consultation on protection of the family.…

UN General Assembly adopts historic resolution on child, early & forced marriage

Posted by wideplusnetworkon March 29, 2015July 5, 2017in News, Women's Rights

21 November 2014 - Child marriage holds back 15 million girls a year, or about 41,000 a day, denying them fundamental rights and undermining their future. If there is no reduction in child marriage, 1.2 billion girls will marry as…

WIDE+ supports statement on recognising women’s rights in UNHRC Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and other People Living in Rural Areas.

Posted by wideplusnetworkon February 13, 2015July 5, 2017in Statements and Petitions, Women's RightsLeave a comment

From 2 to 6 February, 2015, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Working Group on the Rights of Peasants and People living in Rural Areas met during their Second Session. PWESCR (the Programme on Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural…