For this issue we interviewed Interior Minister Abdülkadir Aksu about the United Nations Joint Programme to Protect and Promote the Human Rights of Women and Girls (UNJP). UNJP is implemented jointly by the United Nations and Ministry of Interior and was chosen by UNFPA as one of the two best case studies for Human Rights Based Approach Programming. More >>
Capacity enhancement training completed
United Nations Joint Prog-ramme to Protect and Pro-mote the Human Rights of Women and Girls in Turkey attaches great importance to capacity building activities.
Meeting the target for the required number of new ge-neration educators in gen-der will make a difference in the lives of millions of women all over Turkey.
Capacity building has three stages. The first stage was provided to the women NGOs and it was completed in early June. More >>
Equality at the local level:
The European Charter for Equality of Women and Men
Equality at the local level is an essential component of protecting and promoting the human rights of women and girls and several efforts are in force to secure those rights. In line with this, the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) prepared a charter for Europe's local and regional governments to commit themselves to use their powers and partnerships to achieve greater equality for their people. More >>
Women Friendly Cities - 2
European experience
Cities are human habitats that reflect the culture, life style and relations of their inhabitants through the works of architecture.
Cities belong both to women and men. Citizenship rights were first prac-ticed in cities. Thus, the infrastructure of a city must allow both women and men to enjoy their citizenship rights. More >>
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Chairperson of Sabancı Holding Board of Directors, Güler Sabancı, is also the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of leading organizations such as Sabancı University, Sabancı Museum and the Hacı Ömer Sabancı Fundation (VAKSA). She is a prominent supporter of socially benefical programmes.
Programme partner VAKSA, through its direct contributions and small grants programme, plays a significant role in reaching out to the general population and in creating a lasting outcome of the programme. More >>
2007: EUROPEAN YEAR OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
The European Commission has designated 2007 as ‘European Year of Equal Opportunities for All’.
Activities during the year will focus on equality and non-discrimination for all, including women. Gender mainstreaming will be one of the main goals of 2007 to create awareness regarding gender equality. More >>
UNDP Human Development Report illustrates the need for empowerment of women
United Nations Development Prog-ramme (UNDP) Human Development Report 2006 demonstrated that there is still a long way to go to empower women in Turkey.
According to human development indicators such as life expectancy at birth, adult literacy rate, combined gross enrollment for primary, secondary and tertiary schools and GDP per capita, Turkey is ranked 92nd among 177 countries in the Human Development Index. Norway is the first country in the list. Turkey was 66th in 1995 and 85th in 2000. More >>
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United Nations Joint Prog-ramme to Protect and Promote the Human Rights of Women and Girls in Turkey is sup-ported by all UN agencies operating in Turkey, in addition to several partners and bila-teral donor countries.
A major contribution is provided by Hacı Ömer Sabancı Foundation (VAKSA). Originally Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway and the United Kingdom supported the UNJP. Recently,
a new donor, Finland has provided financial support for the programme. Even a small contribution can make a big difference as the total of the contributions is always larger than the indi-vidual donations.
Ministry of Interior, prog-ramme city local governments, the Association for Training and Supporting Women Can-didates (KA-DER Ankara) are also programme partners |
