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Towards Compassionate Global Citizenship: Educating the Heart through Development Education and Cognitively-Based Compassion Training (Vol. 19, Autumn, 2014) Year of publication: 2014 Author: Caroline Murphy | Brendan Ozawa-de Silva | Michael Winskel Corporate author: Centre for Global Education (CGE) The authors present an argument for developing emotional literacy which can be applied to critical development education to bring about active citizens who have capacity to take compassionate action for global justice. It is argued that both emotional skills and critical thinking skills are mutually essential, and in fact it is only by cultivating a symbiosis between these, can pedagogy be developed that presents a true transformational agency to people. The paper attempts to synthesise development education (DE) with Cognitively-Based Compassion Training (CBCT), and argues that these are potentially compatible to acquire such pedagogy. While DE can provide individuals with the skills to think critically and react to injustice, CBCT can provide the skills and emotional capacity to intervene for change, without giving in to despair, anger, or burnout. In short, it is argued that DE and CBCT can provide the emotional and intellectual skills necessary for productive social activism and change. Throughout this article it is highlighted how the international development organisation, Children in Crossfire (CIC), has been grappling with the above mentioned and related disciplines, and how it has been working, in partnership with researchers from Emory University and Life University’s Center for Compassion and Secular Ethics, to evolve its DE teacher training practice, Teachers in Development and Learning (TIDAL), towards such a transformative pedagogy, entitled ‘Educating the Heart for Compassionate Global Citizenship’. 
World Programme for Human Rights Education: Plan of Action; Third Phase Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) | UNESCO The plan of action for the third phase (2015–2019) of the World Programme, which benefited from the input and review of governmental and nongovernmental experts and practitioners, proposes a concrete strategy and practical ideas for further implementing human rights education and training in the above-mentioned areas at the national level. Its key elements are highlighted below:Human rights education in the primary and secondary school systems and in higher education, and human rights training for teachers and educators, civil servants, law enforcement officials and the military. 
Violence Against Women and Girls: Kyrgyz Republic (Gender in Society Perception Study; Oct. 2018) Year of publication: 2018 Author: Elena Kim Corporate author: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) This report is part of the Gender in the Perception of Society (GSPS) study, funded by the UN Peacebuilding Fund, jointly run by UN Women, UNFPA and IOM in the Kyrgyz Republic. The report on the results of the study is dedicated to the topic of violence against women through the prism of two types of widespread practice of forced marriage in the Kyrgyz Republic. The report, which consists of two main sections, focuses on the practice of abducting brides and child marriages. The report attempts to explain the attitude and reaction of society to both phenomena, which deprive women of their rights and opportunities and require changes in opinions, attitudes and institutional priorities. Насилие в отношении женщин и девочек: Кыргызская Республика (Исследование – Гендер в восприятии общества; Октябрь 2018) Year of publication: 2018 Author: Elena Kim Corporate author: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Данный оттчет является частью исследования "Гендер в восприятии общества" (GSPS), финансируемого Фондом ООН по миростроительству, совместно выполняемого ООН-Женщины, ЮНФПА и МОМ в Кыргызской Республики. Отчет по результатам исследования посвящен теме насилия в отношении женщин через призму двух видов широкораспространенной практики насильственных браков в Кыргызской Республике. Состоящий из двух основных разделов отчет сфокусирован на практике похищения невест и детских браков. В отчете предпринимается попытка объяснить отношение и реакцию общества на оба явления, которые лишают женщин их прав и возможностей и требуют изменений в суждениях, отношении и институциональных приоритетах. 
Strengthening Health System Responses to Gender-based Violence in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: A Resource Package Year of publication: 2014 Corporate author: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) | Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE) This collection of materials is the result of a collaboration between UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund), the UNFPA Regional Office for population for the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia and the WAVE Network (Women Against Violence in Europe) and is an updated edition of the compilation, revised in 2013-2014. It has been brought in line with new requirements in terms of enhancing the response of the health system to gender inequality; its content has been updated taking into account the latest international developments. Усиление роли системы здравоохранения в реагировании на гендерное насилие в Восточной Европе и Центральной Азии: Сборник материалов. Year of publication: 2014 Corporate author: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) | Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE) Данный сборник материалов является результатом сотрудничества ЮНФПА (Фонд ООН в области народонаселения), Регионального офиса Фонда ООН в области народонаселения для стран Восточной Европы и Центральной Азии и Сети WAVE («Женщины против насилия в Европе») и является обновленной редакцией сборник, переработанной в 2013-2014 гг. Теперь он в большей степени отвечает современным требованиям с точки зрения усиления реагирования системы здравоохранения на ГН, а его содержание обновлено с учетом новейших международных наработок. 
Risks in the Fight for Justice and Human Rights in Central Asia: Protecting Civil Society in the Region in 2017 Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) This 2017 report provides an overview of the main trends regarding civil society in five countries of Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The report is mainly based on the results of monitoring conducted by Central Asian organizations in their countries and on regular reports prepared jointly with IPHR as part of the CIVICUS Monitor initiative aimed at monitoring the state of civil society worldwide. Риски в борьбе за справедливость и права человека в Центральной Азии: Защита гражданского общества в регионе в 2017 году Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) В этом отчете за 2017 год представлен обзор основных тенденций, касающихся гражданского общества в пяти странах Центральной Азии: Казахстане, Кыргызстане, Таджикистане, Туркменистане и Узбекистане. Отчет главным образом основан на результатах мониторинга, проведенного центрально-азиатскими организациями в своих странах и на регулярных отчетах, подготовленных ими совместно с МППЧ в рамках инициативы CIVICUS Monitor, направленной на отслеживание состояния гражданского общества во всем мире. 
Inequality in the Era of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: North and Central Asia Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: UN. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN. ESCAP) This study considers issues pertaining to inequality and its causes in North and Central Asia, based on multidimensional indicators that are now available. It reviews where these countries of North and Central Asia stand in terms of reducing both inequality of outcomes and opportunities through cross-country comparisons. Challenges surrounding inequality of opportunities for selected social groups, namely women, young and older people, rural population and migrant workers are examined. Several concerns come to light: (1) Women tend to be both underpaid and underrepresented in decision-making processes, even though they are economically active and educated; (2) Young people are more likely to be unemployed, which could lead to social displacement; (3) Aging population in selected countries could jeopardize current pension systems which currently cover almost all older persons; (4) a rural-urban divide in terms of access as well as quality of public services remain; and (5) working conditions of migrants are precarious. Неравенство в эпоху Повестки дня в области устойчивого развития на период до 2030 года: Северная и Центральная Азия Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: UN. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN. ESCAP) В этом исследовании рассматриваются вопросы, касающиеся неравенства и его причин в Северной и Центральной Азии, на основе многомерных показателей, которые в настоящее время доступны. В нем рассматривается положение этих стран Северной и Центральной Азии с точки зрения сокращения как неравенства результатов, так и возможностей путем межстрановых сравнений. Рассматриваются проблемы, связанные с неравенством возможностей для отдельных социальных групп, а именно женщин, молодежи и пожилых людей, сельского населения и трудящихся-мигрантов. Выявляется ряд проблем: (1) женщины, как правило, недоплачивают и недопредставляются в процессах принятия решений, даже если они экономически активны и образованы; (2) молодые люди чаще становятся безработными, что может привести к социальному перемещению; (3) старение населения в отдельных странах может поставить под угрозу нынешние пенсионные системы, которые в настоящее время охватывают почти все пожилые люди; (4) сохраняется разрыв между городом и селом с точки зрения доступа, а также качества государственных услуг; и (5) условия труда мигрантов нестабильны.