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Making Every Woman and Girl Count in Europe and Central Asia Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) The Women Count newsletter provides the latest updates on improving gender data production and use in the region. It highlights the programme's achievements, including key events, new publications and inspiring stories that underscore the importance of gender data in shaping policies and programs to promote gender equality and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 
Preventing Conflict, Transforming Justice, Securing the Peace: A Global Study on the Implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1325 Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) The Global Study on the Implementation of Resolution 1325 is an important part of the United Nations' global agenda for change to better serve the world's most vulnerable people. According to the High Level Independent Panel on United Nations Peace Operations and the Consultative Group of Experts in the 2015 review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture, changes in conflict may outpace the ability of United Nations peace operations to respond effectively. Any reforms must include gender equality and women's leadership as central components. 
Women Influencing Multi-Stakeholder Peace Dialogue, Processes and Policy Spaces Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) This paper seeks to draw lessons on how women have been participating as actors in influencing peace dialogue and processes related to the women, peace and security agenda in Europe and Central Asia. It also highlights challenges that need to be taken into consideration and offers recommendations to promote their greater contribution, influence, and participation in peace processes. 
UN WOMEN Kazakhstan Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) This one-pager provides a brief outline of UN Women Kazakstan's mandate, goals, activities, key audiences, partners, and other important information. 
Women’s Rights in Review 30 Years after Beijing Year of publication: 2025 Corporate author: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) In 2025, the world celebrates 30 years of achievement on the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a visionary 1995 plan agreed by 189 governments to achieve the equal rights of all women and girls. The UN Secretary-General’s report on the 30-year review and appraisal of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action reflects global, regional, and national reviews of 159 countries, summarizing progress and priorities for further action. It finds that many countries have made strides on gender equality and women’s empowerment, from banning discrimination in employment to adopting gender-responsive climate action plans. Innovation is accelerating progress, and opportunities are opening to scale up proven strategies. Yet gender discrimination remains deeply embedded in all economies and societies, imposing chronic constraints on the rights and hopes of women and girls. 
[Video] Equal rights between girls and boys Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Palestine refugee students of all ages learn about human rights in their everyday lives through the Human Rights, Conflict Resolution and Tolerance Education Programme, funded by the United States. In this short animation, young boys and girls learn to respect each other’s rights regardless of gender. 
Advancing a Just Energy Transition in Central Asia: Women’s Key Role in the Energy Sector Year of publication: 2024 Corporate author: Организация по безопасности и сотрудничеству в Европе (ОБСЕ) | Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET) The OSCE study analyzes the socio-economic benefits of the energy transition for the five OSCE participating States in the region. It provides specific considerations for the strategic development of an appropriately skilled labour force and also contains critical yet unpublished data on the job creation potential of renewable energy in each Central Asian country. 
Gender Equality: A Large-Scale Study by the UN and the Government of Kazakhstan Year of publication: 2024 Corporate author: Организация Объединённых Наций (ООН) Women in Kazakhstan have enough rights and opportunities – 73% of the country's male population believes so. Among women, about 58 percent of participants in a large-scale sociological study on gender equality, which was recently conducted in Kazakhstan with the support of the UN Women structure and the UN Development Program. 
Youth Engagement to Counter Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism: Report on Findings and Recommendations from an OSCE Secretariat - OSCE ODIHR Expert Roundtable Year of publication: 2013 Corporate author: Организация по безопасности и сотрудничеству в Европе (ОБСЕ) This report is based on the results of a joint meeting of experts in a round-table format of the OSCE Secretariat and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights on October 23-24, 2012 in Vienna, Austria.This report should not be considered official OSCE recommendations on the basis of an agreed decision or the official position of the OSCE Secretariat, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, or any OSCE participating State. It presents opinions individually expressed by the participants in the expert meeting in a round-table format. 
Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Eastern Europe and Mongolia: Mapping of Women’s Resource Centres and Other Integrated Service Providers for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: Организация по безопасности и сотрудничеству в Европе (ОБСЕ) The Gender Issues Programme of the OSCE Office of the Secretary General conducted a comprehensive mapping of Women’s resource centres and other integrated service providers for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) in Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Eastern Europe and Mongolia as part of the WIN Project. The mapping aimed to collect extensive information on existing services and mechanisms for direct assistance to and protection of survivors of GBV, to assess the main gaps and the need for capacity-building and knowledge-sharing in counteracting GBV, and to identify promising approaches and good practices across the OSCE region.