Driving instruments

• The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
• Beijing Platform For Action (PFA)
• Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
• National five years’ plans
• Gender responsive national budget of Government of Bangladesh (GRB)
• Local government laws/acts, policies and provisions
• National Women’s Development Policy (NWDP) and Its Action Plan
• Relevant other national policies and laws especially against VAWG and Sexual Harassment
• Other global/national commitments and obligations of Bangladesh Government e.g. Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), ILO convention, Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), Child Rights Convention (CRC), Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) etc.