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The United Nations
Fourth World Conference on Women
Beijing, China - September 1995
Action for Equality, Development and Peace
Mission Statement
Global Framework
Critical Areas of Concern
Strategic Objectives and Actions
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Mission Statement
- The Platform for Action is an agenda for women's empowerment.
It aims at accelerating the implementation of the Nairobi
Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women [1] and at
removing all the obstacles to women's active participation in all
spheres of public and private life through a full and equal share
in economic, social, cultural and political decision-making. This
means that the principle of shared power and responsibility should
be established between women and men at home, in the workplace and
in the wider national and international communities. Equality
between women and men is a matter of human rights and a condition
for social justice and is also a necessary and fundamental
prerequisite for equality, development and peace. A transformed
partnership based on equality between women and men is a condition
for people-centred sustainable development. A sustained and
long-term commitment is essential, so that women and men can work
together for themselves, for their children and for society to meet
the challenges of the twenty-first century.
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The Platform for Action reaffirms the fundamental principle set forth in the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, [2] adopted by the World
Conference on Human Rights, that the human rights of women and of
the girl child are an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of
universal human rights. As an agenda for action, the Platform
seeks to promote and protect the full enjoyment of all human rights
and the fundamental freedoms of all women throughout their life
cycle.
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The Platform for Action emphasizes that women share
common concerns that can be addressed only by working together and
in partnership with men towards the common goal of gender* equality
around the world. It respects and values the full diversity of
women's situations and conditions and recognizes that some women
face particular barriers to their empowerment.
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The Platform
for Action requires immediate and concerted action by all to create
a peaceful, just and humane world based on human rights and
fundamental freedoms, including the principle of equality for all
people of all ages and from all walks of life, and to this end,
recognizes that broad- based and sustained economic growth in the
context of sustainable development is necessary to sustain social
development and social justice.
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The success of the Platform for Action will require a strong
commitment on the part of Governments, international organizations
and institutions at all levels. It will also require adequate
mobilization of resources at the national and international levels
as well as new and additional resources to the developing countries
from all available funding mechanisms, including multilateral,
bilateral and private sources for the advancement of women;
financial resources to strengthen the capacity of national,
subregional, regional and international institutions; a commitment
to equal rights, equal responsibilities and equal opportunities and
to the equal participation of women and men in all national,
regional and international bodies and policy- making processes; and
the establishment or strengthening of mechanisms at all levels for
accountability to the world's women.
* For the commonly
understood meaning of the term "gender", see annex IV to the
present report.
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GLOBAL FRAMEWORK
- The Fourth World Conference on Women is taking
place as the world stands poised on the threshold of a new
millennium.
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The Platform for Action upholds the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women [3] and builds upon the Nairobi Forward- looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, as well as relevant resolutions adopted by the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly. The formulation of the Platform for Action is aimed at establishing a basic group of priority actions that should be carried out during the next five years.
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The Platform for Action recognizes the importance of the agreements reached at the World Summit for Children, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, the World Conference on Human Rights, the
International Conference on Population and Development and the
World Summit for Social Development, which set out specific
approaches and commitments to fostering sustainable development and
international cooperation and to strengthening the role of the
United Nations to that end. Similarly, the Global Conference on
the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, the
International Conference on Nutrition, the International Conference
on Primary Health Care and the World Conference on Education for
All have addressed the various facets of development and human
rights, within their specific perspectives, paying significant
attention to the role of women and girls. In addition, the
International Year for the World's Indigenous People, [4] the
International Year of the Family, [5] the United Nations Year for Tolerance, [6] the Geneva Declaration for Rural Women, [7] and the
Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women [8] have
also emphasized the issues of women's empowerment and equality.
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The objective of the Platform for Action, which is in full
conformity with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the
United Nations and international law, is the empowerment of all
women. The full realization of all human rights and fundamental
freedoms of all women is essential for the empowerment of women.
While the significance of national and regional particularities and
various historical, cultural and religious backgrounds must be
borne in mind, it is the duty of States, regardless of their
political, economic and cultural systems, to promote and protect
all human rights and fundamental freedoms. [9] The implementation
of this Platform, including through national laws and the
formulation of strategies, policies, programmes and development
priorities, is the sovereign responsibility of each State, in
conformity with all human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the
significance of and full respect for various religious and ethical
values, cultural backgrounds and philosophical convictions of
individuals and their communities should contribute to the full
enjoyment by women of their human rights in order to achieve
equality, development and peace.
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Since the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace, held at Nairobi in 1985, and the adoption of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, the world has experienced profound
political, economic, social and cultural changes, which have had
both positive and negative effects on women. The World Conference
on Human Rights recognized that the human rights of women and the
girl child are an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of
universal human rights. The full and equal participation of women
in political, civil, economic, social and cultural life at the
national, regional and international levels, and the eradication of
all forms of discrimination on the grounds of sex are priority
objectives of the international community. The World Conference on
Human Rights reaffirmed the solemn commitment of all States to
fulfil their obligations to promote universal respect for, and
observance and protection of, all human rights and fundamental
freedoms for all in accordance with the Charter of the United
Nations, other instruments related to human rights and
international law. The universal nature of these rights and
freedoms is beyond question.
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The end of the cold war has resulted in international changes and diminished competition between the super-Powers. The threat of a global armed conflict has diminished, while international relations have improved and prospects for peace among nations have increased. Although the
threat of global conflict has been reduced, wars of aggression,
armed conflicts, colonial or other forms of alien domination and
foreign occupation, civil wars, and terrorism continue to plague
many parts of the world. Grave violations of the human rights of
women occur, particularly in times of armed conflict, and include
murder, torture, systematic rape, forced pregnancy and forced
abortion, in particular under policies of ethnic cleansing.
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The maintenance of peace and security at the global, regional
and local levels, together with the prevention of policies of
aggression and ethnic cleansing and the resolution of armed
conflict, is crucial for the protection of the human rights of
women and girl children, as well as for the elimination of all
forms of violence against them and of their use as a weapon of war.
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Excessive military expenditures, including global military
expenditures and arms trade or trafficking, and investments for
arms production and acquisition have reduced the resources
available for social development. As a result of the debt burden
and other economic difficulties, many developing countries have
undertaken structural adjustment policies. Moreover, there are
structural adjustment programmes that have been poorly designed and
implemented, with resulting detrimental effects on social
development. The number of people living in poverty has increased
disproportionately in most developing countries, particularly the
heavily indebted countries, during the past decade.
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In this context, the social dimension of development should be emphasized. Accelerated economic growth, although necessary for social
development, does not by itself improve the quality of life of the
population. In some cases, conditions can arise which can aggravate
social inequality and marginalization. Hence, it is indispensable
to search for new alternatives that ensure that all members of society benefit from economic growth based on a holistic approach to all aspects of development: growth, equality between women and
men, social justice, conservation and protection of the
environment, sustainability, solidarity, participation, peace and
respect for human rights.
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A world-wide movement towards democratization has opened up the political process in many nations, but the popular participation of women in key decision-making as full and equal partners with men, particularly
in politics, has not yet been achieved. South Africa's policy of
institutionalized racism - apartheid - has been dismantled and a peaceful and democratic transfer of power has occurred. In Central
and Eastern Europe the transition to parliamentary democracy has
been rapid and has given rise to a variety of experiences,
depending on the specific circumstances of each country. While the
transition has been mostly peaceful, in some countries this process has been hindered by armed conflict that has resulted in grave
violations of human rights.
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Widespread economic recession, as well as political instability in some regions, has been responsible for setting back development goals in many countries. This has led to the expansion of unspeakable poverty. Of the more than 1 billion people living in abject poverty, women are an
overwhelming majority. The rapid process of change and adjustment in all sectors has also led to increased unemployment and underemployment, with particular impact on women. In many cases,
structural adjustment programmes have not been designed to minimize
their negative effects on vulnerable and disadvantaged groups or on
women, nor have they been designed to assure positive effects on those groups by preventing their marginalization in economic and
social activities. The Final Act of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations [10] underscored the increasing
interdependence of national economies, as well as the importance of trade liberalization and access to open, dynamic markets. There has also been heavy military spending in some regions. Despite
increases in official development assistance (ODA) by some countries, ODA has recently declined overall.
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Absolute poverty and the feminization of poverty, unemployment, the
increasing fragility of the environment, continued violence against
women and the widespread exclusion of half of humanity from
institutions of power and governance underscore the need to
continue the search for development, peace and security and for ways of assuring people-centred sustainable development. The
participation and leadership of the half of humanity that is female
is essential to the success of that search. Therefore, only a new
era of international cooperation among Governments and peoples
based on a spirit of partnership, an equitable, international
social and economic environment, and a radical transformation of
the relationship between women and men to one of full and equal
partnership will enable the world to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century.
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Recent international economic developments have had in many cases a disproportionate impact on women and children, the majority of whom live in developing countries. For those States that have carried a large burden of foreign debt, structural adjustment programmes and measures, though beneficial in the long term, have led to a reduction in social
expenditures, thereby adversely affecting women, particularly in Africa and the least developed countries. This is exacerbated when responsibilities for basic social services have shifted from Governments to women.
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Economic recession in many developed and developing countries, as well as ongoing restructuring in countries with economies in transition, have had a disproportionately negative impact on women's employment. Women
often have no choice but to take employment that lacks long-term job security or involves dangerous working conditions, to work in unprotected home-based production or to be unemployed. Many women
enter the labour market in under-remunerated and undervalued jobs,
seeking to improve their household income; others decide to migrate
for the same purpose. Without any reduction in their other responsibilities, this has increased the total burden of work for women.
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Macro and micro-economic policies and programmes,
including structural adjustment, have not always been designed to take account of their impact on women and girl children, especially those living in poverty. Poverty has increased in both absolute
and relative terms, and the number of women living in poverty has
increased in most regions. There are many urban women living in
poverty; however, the plight of women living in rural and remote
areas deserves special attention given the stagnation of
development in such areas. In developing countries, even those in
which national indicators have shown improvement, the majority of
rural women continue to live in conditions of economic underdevelopment and social marginalization.
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Women are key contributors to the economy and to combating poverty through both remunerated and unremunerated work at home, in the community and in the workplace. Growing numbers of women have achieved economic
independence through gainful employment.
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One fourth of all households world wide are headed by women and many other households are dependent on female income even where men are present.
Female-maintained households are very often among the poorest because of wage discrimination, occupational segregation patterns in the labour market and other gender-based barriers. Family
disintegration, population movements between urban and rural areas
within countries, international migration, war and internal
displacements are factors contributing to the rise of female- headed households.
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Recognizing that the achievement and maintenance of peace and security are a precondition for economic and social progress, women are increasingly establishing themselves
as central actors in a variety of capacities in the movement of humanity for peace. Their full participation in decision-making, conflict prevention and resolution and all other peace initiatives is essential to the realization of lasting peace.
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Religion, spirituality and belief play a central role in the lives of
millions of women and men, in the way they live and in the aspirations they have for the future. The right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion is inalienable and must be
universally enjoyed. This right includes the freedom to have or to
adopt the religion or belief of their choice either individually or
in community with others, in public or in private, and to manifest
their religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and
teaching. In order to realize equality, development and peace,
there is a need to respect these rights and freedoms fully.
Religion, thought, conscience and belief may, and can, contribute
to fulfilling women's and men's moral, ethical and spiritual needs
and to realizing their full potential in society. However, it is acknowledged that any form of extremism may have a negative impact on women and can lead to violence and discrimination.
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The Fourth World Conference on Women should accelerate the process that
formally began in 1975, which was proclaimed International Women's Year by the United Nations General Assembly. The Year was a turning-point in that it put women's issues on the agenda. The
United Nations Decade for Women (1976-1985) was a world-wide effort
to examine the status and rights of women and to bring women into
decision-making at all levels. In 1979, the General Assembly
adopted the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women, which entered into force in 1981 and
set an international standard for what was meant by equality
between women and men. In 1985, the World Conference to Review and
Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women:
Equality, Development and Peace adopted the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, to be implemented by the
year 2000. There has been important progress in achieving equality
between women and men. Many Governments have enacted legislation
to promote equality between women and men and have established
national machineries to ensure the mainstreaming of gender
perspectives in all spheres of society. International agencies have focused greater attention on women's status and roles.
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The growing strength of the non-governmental sector,
particularly women's organizations and feminist groups, has become a driving force for change. Non-governmental organizations have played an important advocacy role in advancing legislation or
mechanisms to ensure the promotion of women. They have also become
catalysts for new approaches to development. Many Governments have
increasingly recognized the important role that non-governmental
organizations play and the importance of working with them for
progress. Yet, in some countries, Governments continue to restrict
the ability of non-governmental organizations to operate freely.
Women, through non-governmental organizations, have participated in and strongly influenced community, national, regional and global forums and international debates.
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Since 1975, knowledge of
the status of women and men, respectively, has increased and is contributing to further actions aimed at promoting equality between women and men. In several countries, there have been important
changes in the relationships between women and men, especially
where there have been major advances in education for women and
significant increases in their participation in the paid labour
force. The boundaries of the gender division of labour between
productive and reproductive roles are gradually being crossed as
women have started to enter formerly male-dominated areas of work
and men have started to accept greater responsibility for domestic
tasks, including child care. However, changes in women's roles
have been greater and much more rapid than changes in men's roles.
In many countries, the differences between women's and men's
achievements and activities are still not recognized as the consequences of socially constructed gender roles rather than immutable biological differences.
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Moreover, 10 years after
the Nairobi Conference, equality between women and men has still not been achieved. On average, women represent a mere 10 per cent of all elected legislators world wide and in most national and
international administrative structures, both public and private,
they remain underrepresented. The United Nations is no exception.
Fifty years after its creation, the United Nations is continuing to
deny itself the benefits of women's leadership by their
underrepresentation at decision-making levels within the Secretariat and the specialized agencies.
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Women play a critical role in the family. The family is the basic unit of society and as such should be strengthened. It is entitled to
receive comprehensive protection and support. In different cultural, political and social systems, various forms of the family
exist. The rights, capabilities and responsibilities of family
members must be respected. Women make a great contribution to the
welfare of the family and to the development of society, which is
still not recognized or considered in its full importance. The
social significance of maternity, motherhood and the role of
parents in the family and in the upbringing of children should be
acknowledged. The upbringing of children requires shared
responsibility of parents, women and men and society as a whole.
Maternity, motherhood, parenting and the role of women in
procreation must not be a basis for discrimination nor restrict the
full participation of women in society. Recognition should also be given to the important role often played by women in many countries
in caring for other members of their family.
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While the rate
of growth of world population is on the decline, world population
is at an all-time high in absolute numbers, with current increments
approaching 86 million persons annually. Two other major
demographic trends have had profound repercussions on the
dependency ratio within families. In many developing countries, 45
to 50 per cent of the population is less than 15 years old, while
in industrialized nations both the number and proportion of elderly
people are increasing. According to United Nations projections,
72 per cent of the population over 60 years of age will be living
in developing countries by the year 2025, and more than half of
that population will be women. Care of children, the sick and the
elderly is a responsibility that falls disproportionately on women,
owing to lack of equality and the unbalanced distribution of remunerated and unremunerated work between women and men.
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Many women face particular barriers because of various diverse
factors in addition to their gender. Often these diverse factors isolate or marginalize such women. They are, inter alia, denied their human rights, they lack access or are denied access to
education and vocational training, employment, housing and economic
self-sufficiency and they are excluded from decision-making
processes. Such women are often denied the opportunity to contribute to their communities as part of the mainstream.
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The past decade has also witnessed a growing recognition of the
distinct interests and concerns of indigenous women, whose identity, cultural traditions and forms of social organization enhance and strengthen the communities in which they live.
Indigenous women often face barriers both as women and as members of indigenous communities.
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In the past 20 years, the world
has seen an explosion in the field of communications. With advances in computer technology and satellite and cable television, global access to information continues to increase and expand,
creating new opportunities for the participation of women in
communications and the mass media and for the dissemination of
information about women. However, global communication networks
have been used to spread stereotyped and demeaning images of women
for narrow commercial and consumerist purposes. Until women
participate equally in both the technical and decision-making areas
of communications and the mass media, including the arts, they will
continue to be misrepresented and awareness of the reality of
women's lives will continue to be lacking. The media have a great
potential to promote the advancement of women and the equality of
women and men by portraying women and men in a non-stereotypical, diverse and balanced manner, and by respecting the dignity and worth of the human person.
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The continuing environmental
degradation that affects all human lives has often a more direct impact on women. Women's health and their livelihood are threatened by pollution and toxic wastes, large-scale
deforestation, desertification, drought and depletion of the soil
and of coastal and marine resources, with a rising incidence of
environmentally related health problems and even death reported
among women and girls. Those most affected are rural and
indigenous women, whose livelihood and daily subsistence depends directly on sustainable ecosystems.
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Poverty and environmental degradation are closely interrelated. While poverty results in certain kinds of environmental stress, the major cause
of the continued deterioration of the global environment is the unsustainable patterns of consumption and production, particularly in industrialized countries, which are a matter of grave concern and aggravate poverty and imbalances.
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Global trends have brought profound changes in family survival
strategies and structures. Rural to urban migration has increased substantially in all regions. The global urban population is projected to reach 47 per cent of the total population by the year
2000. An estimated 125 million people are migrants, refugees and
displaced persons, half of whom live in developing countries.
These massive movements of people have profound consequences for
family structures and well-being and have unequal consequences for
women and men, including in many cases the sexual exploitation of women.
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According to World Health Organization (WHO)
estimates, by the beginning of 1995 the number of cumulative cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was 4.5 million. An estimated 19.5 million men, women and children have been infected
with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) since it was first
diagnosed and it is projected that another 20 million will be
infected by the end of the decade. Among new cases, women are
twice as likely to be infected as men. In the early stage of the
AIDS pandemic, women were not infected in large numbers; however,
about 8 million women are now infected. Young women and
adolescents are particularly vulnerable. It is estimated that by
the year 2000 more than 13 million women will be infected and 4
million women will have died from AIDS-related conditions. In
addition, about 250 million new cases of sexually transmitted
diseases are estimated to occur every year. The rate of transmission of sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS,
is increasing at an alarming rate among women and girls, especially in developing countries.
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Since 1975, significant knowledge
and information have been generated about the status of women and the conditions in which they live. Throughout their entire life cycle, women's daily existence and long-term aspirations are
restricted by discriminatory attitudes, unjust social and economic
structures, and a lack of resources in most countries that prevent
their full and equal participation. In a number of countries, the
practice of prenatal sex selection, higher rates of mortality among
very young girls and lower rates of school enrolment for girls as
compared with boys suggest that son preference is curtailing the
access of girl children to food, education and health care and even life itself. Discrimination against women begins at the earliest stages of life and must therefore be addressed from then onwards.
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The girl child of today is the woman of tomorrow. The
skills, ideas and energy of the girl child are vital for full attainment of the goals of equality, development and peace. For the girl child to develop her full potential she needs to be
nurtured in an enabling environment, where her spiritual,
intellectual and material needs for survival, protection and
development are met and her equal rights safeguarded. If women are
to be equal partners with men, in every aspect of life and
development, now is the time to recognize the human dignity and
worth of the girl child and to ensure the full enjoyment of her
human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the rights assured by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, [11] universal
ratification of which is strongly urged. Yet there exists
world-wide evidence that discrimination and violence against girls
begin at the earliest stages of life and continue unabated
throughout their lives. They often have less access to nutrition,
physical and mental health care and education and enjoy fewer
rights, opportunities and benefits of childhood and adolescence
than do boys. They are often subjected to various forms of sexual
and economic exploitation, paedophilia, forced prostitution and
possibly the sale of their organs and tissues, violence and harmful
practices such as female infanticide and prenatal sex selection,
incest, female genital mutilation and early marriage, including child marriage.
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Half the world's population is under the
age of 25 and most of the world's youth - more than 85 per cent -
live in developing countries. Policy makers must recognize the
implications of these demographic factors. Special measures must
be taken to ensure that young women have the life skills necessary
for active and effective participation in all levels of social,
cultural, political and economic leadership. It will be critical
for the international community to demonstrate a new commitment to
the future - a commitment to inspiring a new generation of women
and men to work together for a more just society. This new
generation of leaders must accept and promote a world in which
every child is free from injustice, oppression and inequality and
free to develop her/his own potential. The principle of equality
of women and men must therefore be integral to the socialization process.
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CRITICAL AREAS OF CONCERN
- The advancement of women and the achievement of
equality between women and men are a matter of human rights and a
condition for social justice and should not be seen in isolation as
a women's issue. They are the only way to build a sustainable,
just and developed society. Empowerment of women and equality
between women and men are prerequisites for achieving political,
social, economic, cultural and environmental security among all
peoples.
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Most of the goals set out in the Nairobi
Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women have not
been achieved. Barriers to women's empowerment remain, despite the
efforts of Governments, as well as non-governmental organizations
and women and men everywhere. Vast political, economic and
ecological crises persist in many parts of the world. Among them
are wars of aggression, armed conflicts, colonial or other forms of
alien domination or foreign occupation, civil wars and terrorism.
These situations, combined with systematic or de facto
discrimination, violations of and failure to protect all human
rights and fundamental freedoms of all women, and their civil,
cultural, economic, political and social rights, including the
right to development and ingrained prejudicial attitudes towards
women and girls are but a few of the impediments encountered since
the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the
United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace,
in 1985.
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A review of progress since the Nairobi Conference
highlights special concerns - areas of particular urgency that
stand out as priorities for action. All actors should focus action
and resources on the strategic objectives relating to the critical
areas of concern which are, necessarily, interrelated,
interdependent and of high priority. There is a need for these
actors to develop and implement mechanisms of accountability for
all the areas of concern.
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To this end, Governments, the
international community and civil society, including
non-governmental organizations and the private sector, are called
upon to take strategic action in the following critical areas of
concern:
- The persistent and increasing burden of
poverty on women
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Inequalities and inadequacies in and
unequal access to education and training
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Inequalities and
inadequacies in and unequal access to health care and related
services
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Violence against women
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The effects of
armed or other kinds of conflict on women, including those living
under foreign occupation
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Inequality in economic structures
and policies, in all forms of productive activities and in access to resources
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Inequality between men and women in the
sharing of power and decision-making at all levels
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Insufficient mechanisms at all levels to promote the
advancement of women
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Lack of respect for and inadequate
promotion and protection of the human rights of women
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Stereotyping of women and inequality in women's access to and
participation in all communication systems, especially in the media
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Gender inequalities in the management of natural resources
and in the safeguarding of the environment
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Persistent discrimination against and violation of the rights of the girl child
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Strategic Objectives and Actions
- In each critical area of concern, the problem is diagnosed and
strategic objectives are proposed with concrete actions to be taken
by various actors in order to achieve those objectives. The
strategic objectives are derived from the critical areas of concern
and specific actions to be taken to achieve them cut across the
boundaries of equality, development and peace - the goals of the
Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women -
and reflect their interdependence. The objectives and actions are
interlinked, of high priority and mutually reinforcing. The
Platform for Action is intended to improve the situation of all
women, without exception, who often face similar barriers, while
special attention should be given to groups that are the most
disadvantaged.
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The Platform for Action recognizes that
women face barriers to full equality and advancement because of
such factors as their race, age, language, ethnicity, culture,
religion or disability, because they are indigenous women or
because of other status. Many women encounter specific obstacles
related to their family status, particularly as single parents; and
to their socio- economic status, including their living conditions
in rural, isolated or impoverished areas. Additional barriers also
exist for refugee women, other displaced women, including
internally displaced women as well as for immigrant women and
migrant women, including women migrant workers. Many women are
also particularly affected by environmental disasters, serious and
infectious diseases and various forms of violence against women.
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