This publication is about gender-responsive programming for poverty reduction in Africa. It demonstrates how gender inequality contributes to poverty, slows economic growth and reduces human well-being. Eliminating gender gaps and gender inequality means bringing the disadvantaged at par with the favored, something that is yet to be achieved in access to education and health in many African countries.

This report summarizes and evaluates qualitative research about so-called 'honour killings'. It focused the different perceptions of honour and the consequences faced by people engaged in 'dishonourable conduct'. It also analyzes the way the concept of dishonour is related to social structures, lifestyles and mental constructs. The information is derived from interviews and group discussions conducted in four Turkish cities with relatively high numbers of such murders. The report includes proposals for solutions to the problem and suggestions for action.

This publication, launched at the start of the Beijing at 10 review, highlights what UNFPA has done and is doing to support governments and civil society in each of the 12 critical areas of the Beijing Platform for Action. It provides many examples of UNFPA's work throughout the world. It also analyzes the strong connections between the Beijing Platform, UNFPA's work and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.