Womenwatch Timeline: 2013 Year in Review
7 January 2014
The Womenwatch timeline for 2013 captures select gender equality achievements that have grabbed international headlines and spurred action on the ground.
The Womenwatch timeline for 2013 captures select gender equality achievements that have grabbed international headlines and spurred action on the ground.
On UN Human Rights Day 2013, Stonewall launched a guide for equality activists worldwide on how to engage with the UK Government.
The Freedom of Thought Report is an annual survey on discrimination and persecution against non-religious people in countries around the world published by the International Humanist and Ethical Union.
The second edition of How’s Life? paints a comprehensive picture of well-being in OECD countries and other major economies.
The final report of the ‘Review of social determinants and the health divide in the WHO European Region’ will be launched on 30 October 2013.
The Global AgeWatch Index is the first-ever overview of the wellbeing of older people around the world.
’Good Business: Implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights’ was published in September 2013 by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women released its concluding observations on the UK’s seventh periodic report on 26 July 2013.
In July 2013, the UN launched a 12-month public information campaign to raise awareness of homophobic and transphobic violence and discrimination and to promote respect for the rights of LGBT people.
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