strategy
Affirming women's rights
Synonyms:
Declaring rights of women Description:
Affirming the principle of equality in duties and rights between men and women. Intensifying political awareness programmes regarding women's rights and encouraging women to exercise these rights at all levels of political, social, professional and labour representation. Implementation:
At the World Conference on Human Rights in 1993 in Vienna, more than 900 women's NGO's from around the world, as well as intergovernmental organizations such as UNIFEM, put women's human rights on the agenda. This strategic objective also formed part of the Platform for Action of the UN Fourth World Conference for Women (Beijing, August 1995). Narrower:
Disseminating awareness on women's roleSupporting development of women's organizationsRatifying international agreements on women's rights and participation Facilitates:
Educating womenRestoring feminineDefending women's rightsStrengthening women's rightsPromoting political participation of women Facilitated by:
Formulating women's policyHolding global meetings of women Values:
Rights Organizations:
International Alliance of Women Organization of American States Women's World Organization for Rights, Literature and Development United Nations Commission on the Status of Women International Campaign for the Defence of Women's Rights in Iran Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights International Women's Rights Action Watch Asian Women's Human Rights Council Latin American and Caribbean Committee for the Defense of Women's Rights Asian Centre for Women's Human Rights Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights Japanese Association of International Women's Rights Women's Human Rights International Association World Women for Animal Rights - Empowerment Vegetarian Activist Collective International Women's Human Rights Law Clinic Gloria - Women Network in Human Rights References:
Khushalani, Y: Dignity and Honour of Women as Basic and Fundamental Human RightsBrown, Lester R, et al: State of the World 1992Goonesekere, Savitri: Women's Rights and Children's Rights: the United Nations conventions as compatible and complementary international treaties Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
