Over the past 20 years, governments have taken steps towards implementing the commitments made in beijing. The resolution adopted to promulgate a set of principles concerning the equality of men and women. States report on the implementation of the beijing declaration and platform for action in the context of the twentieth anniversary of the fourth world conference on women and the adoption of the beijing declaration and platform for action, 2015. Action for equality, development and peace was the name given for a conference convened by the united nations during 415 september 1995 in beijing, china.
Women and health 20 years of the beijing declaration and platform for action report by the secretariat, pdf, 92 kb global vaccine action plan gvap reacting to the strategic advisory group of experts sage on immunization on the gvap, members acknowledged successes, but also took note that five out of the six gvap targets for 201415 are. The arab consolidated report on progress achieved in the. The secretarygenerals report makes this very clear. The global framework set the scene as in 1995 and then leads into 12 critical areas of concernseach of which is broken down into its strategic objectives and actions a women and poverty persistent and increasing burden of poverty on women a. United states report on the implementation of the beijing. Review, adopt and maintain macroeconomic policies and development strategies that. How the platform for action changed our lives, and how womens lives have changed since the platform for action suzette mitchell gender specialist at the australian council for overseas aid acfoa and an executive member of the australian council for women acw in the lead. Beijing platform for action bpfa philippine commission. Beijing declaration and platform for action the fourth world conference on women, having met in beijing from 4 to 15 september 1995, 1. It still remains today the most comprehensive global policy framework and blueprint for action, and is a current source of guidance and inspiration to realize gender equality and the human rights of women and girls, everywhere.
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Beijing declaration and platform for action resolution 1. This bibliography was generated on cite this for me on tuesday, april 21, 2015. Adopts the beijing declaration and platform for action. The 1995 beijing platform for action flagged 12 key areas where urgent action was needed to ensure greater equality and opportunities for women and men, girls and boys.
The commission on the status of women issued a declaration pdf, 2 pages in 2005, which reaffirms the beijing declaration and platform for action and calls for full commitment to its implementation. The founding united nations charter 1945 included a provision for equality between men and women chapter iii, article 8. Review and appraisal of the implementation of the beijing. Requests for copies of the beijing declaration and platform for action should be made to. Fourth world conference on women, and subsequently endorsed by the. Social norms and transformative change in the beijing platform for action the beijing platform foresaw what data and research would later prove. These are the sources and citations used to research beijing declaration and platform for action. An unprecedented 17000 participants and 30000 activists streamed into beijing for the opening of the fourth world conference on women in september 1995.
The 12 areas of critical concern of the beijing platform for action are. Beijing declaration and platform for action september 15, 19 95 beijing declaration the governments participating in the fourth world conference on women the conference, gathered in beijing in september 1995, seek to advance the goals of equality, development, and peace for all women. Beijing declaration and platform for action the united nations. Beijing, china september 1995 action for equality, development and peace. Of course, it really is play, continue to an interesting and amazing literature. Beijing home sustainable development knowledge platform. The beijing platform for action included 12 critical areas of concern including womens human rights and. Womens organizations have stressed the need to link the beijing platform for action and the millennium development goals mdgs. Beijing platform for action contains a strategic objective to reduce excessive military expenditures and control the availability of armaments. Beijing declaration and platform for action, including current challenges that affect its. The international community will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the beijing platform for action, a fundamental human rights instrument for women and girls adopted in 1995.
It also laid out concrete ways for countries to bring about change. The disappointing gap between the norms and implementation of the beijing platform for action points to a collective failure of. In 1995, the beijing declaration and platform for action bpfa was adopted by the. The governments acknowledge the diverse voices of women. Implementation of the beijing declaration and platform for action. Who report from 6 session of the who executive board. Changing unwanted stereotypes and strengthening resilience of. Platform for action and the twentythird special session of the general. Beijing platform for action and its 12 critical areas of concern. The contact person for the process from escwa is ms. Summary of the beijing declaration and platform for action.
The beijing declaration and platform for action bpfa is 20 years old. The fiftyninth session of the commission on the status of women csw will take place at united nations headquarters, new york, in march 2015. In the context of the twentieth anniversary of the fourth world conference on women and the adoption of the filesize. Millennium development goals and beijing declaration.
The beijing declaration and platform for action of 1995 is a visionary agenda for the empowerment of women. Beijing platform for action european institute for. Held in conjunction with the united nations summit for the adoption of the post 2015 development agenda, member states heads of state or government are invited to make concrete commitments to accelerate implementation of the beijing declaration and platform for action and achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women no later than 2030. Introduction the beijing declaration and platform for action bpfa is an international agreement on womens rights set up at the fourth world conference on women, held in beijing in 1995. The adoption of the beijing declaration and the platform for action in 1995 was an important step in developing a comprehensive international policy framework on womens human rights. Fwcw secretariat, division for the advancement of women, 2 united nations plaza, dc2 1226, new york, ny 10017 usa. As the international community is in the final stages of crafting a post2015 development agenda, this anniversary edition of the beijing declaration and. It aims at removing all the obstacles to womens active participation in all spheres of public and private life through ensuring women a full and. The beijing declaration and platform for action, adopted at the uns fourth world conference on women beijing, china, 1995, at which ireland participated, is an agenda for womens empowerment.
This publication presents the experiences of the philippines in its implementation of the beijing platform for action bpfa after the fourth world conference on women fwcw in 1995. In the beijing declaration and platform for action bpfa, states affirmed women and. Action on the beijing declaration and platform of action. Although the beijing platform for action bpfa was established 25 years ago, many of the challenges identified in 1995 remain relevant today such as the gender pay gap, unequal distribution of unpaid work or experiences of genderbased violence, to name just a few.