WINAP Newsletter
Semi-annual since 1987
Established to meet the needs of ESCAP member countries for better information systems and networks for the advancement of women, each issues includes a cover feature, news from ESCAP on gender-related activities, news from local/national/regional agencies working for women's concerns, information exchange board, calendar of events and introduction of new publications.
produced by: Rural and Urban Development Division
ISSN: 1011-3908
current issues:
| no. 19, December 1996 | free |
| no. 18, June 1996 | free |
| no. 17, January 1996 | free |
Directory of Women's Periodicals in Asia and the Pacific, 1997, 30 pages
One of the recommendations in the Platform for Action adopted at the Fourth World Wide Conference on Women in Beijing, 1995, is the encouragement and recognition of women's media networks as a means of information and exchange of views. This directory, an updated version of the original publication issued in 1989, covers periodicals published in English in the Asian and Pacific region and contains a list of 217 titles of periodicals published by various organizations in 21 countries.
produced by: Rural and Urban Development Division
ST/ESCAP/1756 free
Human Rights and Legal Status of Women in the Asian and Pacific Region
Studies on Women in Development, 1, 1997, 68 pages
The Jakarta declaration and Plan of Action adopted at the Second Asian and Pacific Ministerial Conference on Women in Development and the Beijing Platform for Action adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women, identified the protection and promotion of women's rights as a critical area of concern. It is against this background that this monograph, the first in a series entitled Studies on Women in Development, reviewing the approaches in national legal systems to women's status and their human rights, was prepared under the ESCAP project "Promotion of Women's Rights as Human Rights".
produced by: Rural and Urban Development Division
ST/ESCAP/1730 free
Improving the Access of Women to Formal Credit and Financial Institutions: Windows of Opportunity, 1997, 187 pages
With limited education and skill, and few formal employment opportunities, women in least developed countries often turn to self-employment as a means of supporting their families. However, access to credit is often denied them. In the last decade, programme to ensure greater access to credit facilities have been initiated by governments, non-governmental organizations and donor agencies. The eight country studies - Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan - and the regional overview paper included in this volume, highlight these programmes, discuss problems related to the access of women to credit in the Asian and Pacific least developed countries and recommend remedial measures.
produced by: Rural and Urban Development Division
ST/ESCAP/1601 free
Report of the Regional Workshop on Women in Urban Local Governments in South Asia, Allahabad, India, 1997, 48 pages
The workshop had as its objective to develop coordinated regional action programmes for the advancement of women in urban local governments as a follow-up to the Beijing Conference and to strengthen indigenous, regional institutions to provide support to local groups promoting advancement of women in urban local governments, and brought together participants working on human settlements and women's issues from seven countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Philippines.
produced by: Rural and Urban Development Division
ST/ESCAP/1747 free
Working with Women in Poverty: Nine Innovative Approaches Submitted for the ESCAP HRD Award, 1996, 66 pages
The publication comprises nine case studies represented outstanding work of individual and organizations in "HRD (human resources development) for women in extreme poverty" in various fields, including health promotion, social support, income-generation, education and housing for women. The work of each case study takes into full account the poor women's point of view and recognizes that promoting their employment is underlining goal for all programmes for women.
produced by: Social Development Division
ST/ESCAP/1648 free
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As related to the subject of this section are the publications listed below. Please look for a detailed description in the given sections.
* Post-harvest and Food-processing Technologies: A Catalogue of Technologies being Used by
Rural Women in Selected Asian Countries (Rural Development)
* Post-harvest and Food-processing Technologies for Rural Women (Rural Development)
* Report on Phase I of the Project on Promotion of the Role of Women in the Protection and
Management of Water Resources: National Training Workshops on Women, Water Supply and
Sanitation (Water Resources)
* Women in Pakistan: A Country Profile (Statistics)
* Women in Samoa: A Country Profile(Statistics)
* Women in the Solomon Islands: A Country Profile (Statistics)
* Women in Vanuatu: A Country Profile (Statistics)