Women’s level of participation in decisionmaking, including local development
plans and poverty reduction strategies.
Non-discrimination in relation to the
acquisition, change and retention of
nationality by women and passing on of
nationality by women to their children
and the impact on the lives of minority
women and children.
Barriers women face in accessing administration of justice services and the
availability of specialized legal advice and
legal literacy training.
Violence within the community and ways
of overcoming it from inside.
Abuse and targeting of women in conflicts.
Access to education and training –
discrimination between boys and girls.
Minority women’s equal access to humanitarian aid in conflicts or natural disasters.
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The particular situation of refugee and
IDP women in camps where they may be
at heightened risk of being subjected to
sexual and gender based violence and
face problems in accessing specific social
and health facilities, water and sanitation,
skill and vocational training, child care
and other services.
Particular discrimination against women
on the basis of work of descent (caste) and
gender, for example women being forced
to do particular tasks such as manual
scavenging or forced into prostitution.
Interaction between various grounds of
discrimination and the special situation
of minority women in global migration.
Specific vulnerabilities of minority
migrant women to exploitation and
abuse, including trafficking, need to be
taken into account for policy formulation.
Assessing the impact of legislation and
policies in addressing discrimination
affecting women belonging to minorities.
Supporting the training and empowerment of women belonging to minorities.
Supporting the creation or work of organizations focussing on the issues of
women belonging to minorities.
F. The UN can support the effective
participation of persons belonging
to minorities by ensuring:
Supporting dialogue with women
belonging to minorities especially in conflict situations (with particular reference
to Security Council resolution 1325).
Their participation in the development,
design, implementation and evaluation
of UN programmes, particularly through
civil society advisory or consultative
bodies to the UN;
Support for their participation in national,
regional or local level government
decision-making, particularly through
advisory or consultative bodies;
Promotion of their participation in cultural decision-making bodies or religious
advisory bodies;
Encouragement and empowerment
for their participation in public and
political life, including through sharing
good experiences;
The grounds for their involvement in the
sharing of the benefits of development
and economic progress in equal conditions as the rest of the society;
Affirmative action to increase access
for persons belonging to minorities
to jobs and internships or fellowships
programmes;
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