Issued by
OHCHR
Published
10 January 2022
presented to
To the Human Rights Council at its 49th session
Issued by Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Subject
Women and children
Symbol Number
A/HRC/49/37
Summary
The present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 45/29 on promoting, protecting and respecting women’s and girls’ full enjoyment of human rights in humanitarian situations, describes the main factors underlying and exacerbating pre-existing discrimination against women and girls, the gender inequality they face and resulting human rights issues.
The present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 45/29 on promoting, protecting and respecting women’s and girls’ full enjoyment of human rights in humanitarian situations, describes the main factors underlying and exacerbating pre-existing discrimination against women and girls, the gender inequality they face and resulting human rights issues. The report also includes an analysis of what a comprehensive approach to promoting, protecting and respecting women’s and girls’ full enjoyment of human rights in humanitarian situations would require and presents details of initiatives, promising practices, gaps and conclusions and recommendations related to the implementation of such an approach.
To prepare this report, the UN Human Rights office invited all United Nations Member States, United Nations agencies and funds, regional organizations, national human rights institutions, independent experts of human rights treaty bodies, Human Rights Council special procedures, civil society organizations and other relevant stakeholders to submit information.
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