Palestinian Women Research & Documentation Center

The Palestinian Women's Research & Documentation Center - UNESCO meets the urgent need for an institution capable of promoting women's rights and activating the role of Palestinian women in the economic, political, and cultural domains.

The Palestinian Women's Research & Documentation Center - UNESCO envisions a society where the production of information and data acts as a catalyst for change and gender justice, thus empowering Palestinian women to claim and exercise their full human rights and enable government organizations to fulfill their obligations.The mission of the Palestinian Women's Research & Documentation Center - UNESCO is to serve as the primary clearinghouse and resource center on information related to the situation of Palestinian women so that governmental, international and civil society organizations, media, and research institutions, are able to better advocate for and realize gender equality.

The specific areas of work for the Palestinian Women's Research & Documentation Center - UNESCO are research, documentation, capacity-building, influencing media and networking.The Palestinian Women's Research & Documentation Center – UNESCO's website - www.pwrdc.ps - contains valuable documentation and research on the condition and status of Palestinian women and girls, information about the Center's training activities, a library focused on Palestinian women and women in development, and useful links and databases related to women's and gender issues.