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In 2015, the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to be attained by 2030, as a follow-up to the Millennium Development Goals (2000-2015) and the Rio+20 Summit (2012). Unlike their antecedents, the SDGs commit both developed and developing countries, and embrace the economic, environmental and social aspects of development. The SDGs and the broader 2030 Agenda for sustainable development, of which they form the core, are based on findings that human activities have triggered ...

Upon request by the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) of the European Parliament, this note provides background information for the FEMM Committee mission to the 60th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women which will be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 14 to 24 March 2016. The note focuses on the key priority theme of the 60th Session which is "women's empowerment and its links to sustainable development".

Many of the rules, norms, principles and practices that are central to EU trade and investment policy today have been influenced by a wide range of different types of international organisations (IOs). This influence occurs through formal rulemaking, voluntary codes of conduct or standards, the provision of technical and scientific expertise or the dissemination of research and best practice. The influence is pervasive and decisions taken years ago in IOs can shape EU trade policy today. With the ...

During its 28th session from 2 to 27 March 2015, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will mark the anniversary of its creation in March 2006. This intergovernmental body is one of the Charter-based bodies of the United Nations system and is a separate entity from Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). This distinction originates from the separate mandates they were given by the General Assembly.

Upon request by the FEMM Committee, this study provides background information for the delegation of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality of the European Parliament (FEMM) to the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)’s 58th Session. The key priority theme for the Session will be “Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls”. Taking into account that the outcome of this meeting will be relevant for the formulation of the ...