Related Publications: Toolkit Series
Toolkit 4: Gender Budgeting in Afghanistan
No. of pages: 32
Publication date: February 2008
Languages: English, Dari
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"Budgets are universally accepted as a powerful toolk in achieving development objectives. National Budgets reflect how governments mobilize and allocate public resources, and how they aim to meet the social and economic needs of all citizens. On the face of it a budget appears to be a gender-neutral policy instrument... however, decision in budgeting impact women's and men's lives differently..."
Toolkit 3: Legislative Process
No. of pages: 26
Publication date: November 2007
Languages: English, Dari
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This toolkit provides an overview of the legislative process in Afghanistan; what legislation means, who the main actors are, and how legislation is brought about. It is largely based on Afghanstan's main texts governing procedure: The Constitution of Afghanistan, Official Gazette #787 and The Rules of procedure of the Wolesi Jirga.
Toolkit 2: Women Parliamentarians Making a Difference in Politics - Worldwide Experiences and Practices
No. of pages: 44
Publication date: October 2007
Languages: English, Dari
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This toolkit provides a worldwide assessment of women's inroads into politics and the determining factors in these accomplishments. The toolkit also examines key factors in political impacts, offers instruments for women parliamentarians and other supportive institutional structures.
Toolkit 1: International Instruments for the Protection of Women's Human Rights
No. of pages: 40
Publication date: September 2007
Languages: English, Dari
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This toolkit provides in-depth information and resources on existing International Human Rights Instruments and how they apply to women in Afghanistan and around the world. The toolkit outlines the obligations of states which are party to the conventions, and the processes involved in the implementation and monitoring of women's human rights, as well as and the commitments made by the Government of Afghanistan.
UNIFEM