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Gender and Development Action Plan for Bank Operations in Pacific Developing Member Countries 1999-2002

International experience has demonstrated that improvements in gender equity translate into development achievements that enhance living standards and human rights for all people. Support for a stronger role of women in society contributes to improved health status, higher literacy and education levels, non-coercive management of population growth rates and, generally, improved economic growth combined with more equitable distribution of its benefits. In the Pacific, women still face many barriers in contributing to and benefiting from development. Some of these relate to the general development constraints that confront Pacific island countries, some to issues of tradition and culture, while others are a direct consequence of development.

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The Action Plan [ PDF: 43kb | 8 pages ]

Cook Islands [ PDF: 9kb | 1 page ]

Fiji Islands [ PDF: 14kb | 3 pages ]

Republic of Kiribati [ PDF: 12kb | 2 pages ]

Federated States of Micronesia [ PDF: 14 kb | 3 pages ]

Republic of the Marshall Islands [ PDF: 12kb | 8 pages ]

Papua New Guinea [ PDF: 15kb | 3 pages ]

Samoa [ PDF: 13kb | 2 pages ]

Solomon Islands [ PDF: 8kb | 2 pages ]

Tonga [ PDF: 12kb | 2 pages ]

Vanuatu [ PDF: 14kb | 3 pages ]

Statistics [ PDF: 8kb | 1 page ]