“Righting the wrongs”: Addressing human rights and gender equality through research since Cairo
Date
2019Author
Khosla, Rajat
Amin, Avni
Allotey, Pascale
Barroso, Carmen
George, Asha
Hardon, Anita
Askew, Ian
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The Programme of Action (PoA) adopted in Cairo at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in 1994 called for strengthen- ing of the evidence base to guide policies and pro- gramming to deliver on commitments made. The POA emphasised that research should be guided by women’s needs and preferences, based on objec- tives of advancing gender equality and equity and the empowerment of women, and be carried out in accordance with internationally accepted legal, ethical, medical and scientific research standards.