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Title: Beijing Conference


1
Beijing Conference
  • The United Nations Fourth World Conference on
    Women
  • NGO Forum
  • September 1995, Beijing
  • 189 countries
  • 36,000 8,000 women

2
Beijing Conference Objectives
  • Review and appraise the advancement of women
    since Nairobi, 1985
  • Mobilize women and men on both the policy-making
    and grass-root levels to achieve the Nairobi
    objectives
  • Platform for Action
  • Determine the priority actions 1996-2001

3
The Platform for Action
  • Created at the Beijing Conference
  • Identifies 12 critical areas of concern
    considered to represent the main obstacles to
    womens advancement
  • Defines strategic objectives and spells out
    actions to be taken over the next 5 years by
    governments, the international community, NGOs,
    and the private sector

4
Platform for ActionIssues Addressed
  • Poverty
  • Education Training
  • Health
  • Violence
  • Armed Conflict
  • Economy
  • Decision-Making
  • Institutional Mechanisms
  • Human Rights
  • Media
  • Environment
  • The Girl-Child
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