Gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment (GEWGE) is fundamental to human rights and integral to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Ensuring gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment is critical to the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) mandate of ending hunger and ensuring food security and nutrition for all. GEWGE is critical to the progressive realization of the right to adequate food in the context of national food security. GEWGE is also essential to achieving all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women's and Girls' Empowerment in the Context of Food Security and Nutrition
Brochure on the CFS voluntary guidelines on gender equality and women's and girls' empowerment in the context of food security and nutrition
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Geographic coverage | Global |
Originally published | 15 Mar 2024 |
Related organisation(s) | FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Knowledge service | Metadata | Global Food and Nutrition Security | NutritionSustainable Food Systems | Food systems transformationGender-transformative approachParticipation of womenSocioeconomic conditionsWomens' empowermentFood and nutrition securityGender mainstreaming |
Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | policymakingaid policyCapacity buildinggender equalitysocial protectionfood aidaid systemwomancooperation policy |
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