Gender and trade

This document presents a study on gender equality in Yemen. The importance of this research lies in the fact that it discusses an issue heading the humanitarian files, as nowadays, there is no such issue that attracted global and national attention and evoked a heated argument about its references and foundations, such as Gender Equality issue in various forms, terms and expressions, including gender, sexuality and feminism. At the same time, this research attempts to unveil the true role of the restraining power centers in Yemen, represented by the speech of the extremist Islamic movements and the dominance of tribal trends and traditional ideology within the ruling institution which seek to undermine women’s status and detract from their right to equality between men and women as a moral and religious value that cannot be circumvented.

This document presents a paper on Health rights in the Arab world from the perspective of disability inclusion. The right to health for citizens in general, and persons with disabilities in particular (being the subject of this paper), closely relates to the right to life and the right to an adequate standard of living, ensuring citizens enjoy the basics of a dignified life. In addition to the correlations between the right to health and all other remaining rights, the right to health is one of the main entry points into the different fields of life.

This document presents report on availability and accessibility of HIV-related services for key populations in Lebanon. The aim of this study is manifold. First, before the start of the activities, the evidence gathered will guide the establishment of a baseline that will give a state of play of what services and needs currently exist, and give context to the project implementation. On the other hand, during implementation, insights from this research will help identify the levers and the paths to follow in order to anticipate and overcome potential obstacles. Finally, at the end of the program, it will enable the monitoring of changes induced by the project. As such, the objectives of this study will be to first give a state of play of the prevention and care services available in the targeted country with the purpose of informing programs to improve community-based actors’ knowledge and practices of prevention and care for PLWHIV and key populations in Lebanon.

This document presents a report on National report on the right to health in Mauritania, towards achieving access to the right to health. This paper presents an overview on Mauritanian citizens’ access to the right to health, health insurance, and healthcare, especially the vulnerable groups, in a country suffering from poverty, marginalization, poor health infrastructure, and inequatible access to hospitalization between citizens living in the city center and the outskirts, and citizens in rural and urban areas. This context pushed us to draw the attention of stakeholders including public authorities, civil society, the media and partners, and to promote advocacy that leads to improving the level of services, especially with regard to social and economic rights (health, education, welfare and social protection). The report is primarily based on the methodological axes included in the background paper of the sixth Arab Watch Report, with a focus on the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in terms of information availability, the right to health and its enforcement.