State of the world population 2008: Reaching common ground: Culture, gender and human rights

Development strategies should be more culturally sensitive to the promotion of human rights, especially women's rights, theUnited Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) annual report 2008-2009 finds, warning that otherwise many projects in poor countries are likely to fail.

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Gender, culture and society; Women’s rights; Human rights
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Flagship reports
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United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
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