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https://www.fao.org/gender/resources/videos/video-detail/en/c/461067/

Topic(s):

gender equality

Provider:

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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Rights subject to owner's permission

Type:

videos

Author(s):

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO )

Publisher(s):

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Description:

Kostas Stamoulis, FAO Assistant Director-General, Economic and Social Development Department, talks about the importance of women's empowerment and gender equality in rural communities, underlining the essential role of policy work.

Publication year:

2016

Keywords:

Women's empowerment

gender equality

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