National Gender and Children Policy. Country/Territory Ghana Document type Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition, Land & soil Keyword Gender Agricultural land Land tenure Social protection Public health Poverty Urban land Geographical area Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa Abstract The National Gender and Children Policy is a national multi-sectoral policy for Ghana which was developed by the Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs with the objective to mainstream gender concerns in the national development process in order to improve the social, civic, economic and cultural conditions of the people of Ghana, particularly women and children. Specific objectives of the Policy include: to redress imbalances which arise from existing gender inequalities through policy review, legal reforms and enforcement of existing legislation; to provide a national framework from which policies are derived; to implement activities designed to strengthen women’s role in the economic development; to implement activities designed to promote children’s development and protection; to promote women’s equal access to, and control over economically significant resources and benefits; and to enhance the survival, development and protection of children. Full text English References - Legislation Implemented by National Gender Policy. Legislation | Ghana | 2015 Keyword: Gender, Agricultural land, Land tenure, Social protection, Sustainable development, Food security, Public health, Poverty, Nutrition, Human rights, Urban land Source: FAO, FAOLEX