NAIROBI CONFERENCE

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NAIROBI CONFERENCE FORWARD-LOOKING STRATEGIES

• DEAN WEINBERG
• ALLYSON WOODMAN

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When Was It? Who Was There?

• July, 1985 (Unofficial 10-19, Official 15-26)
• Nairobi University Campus (Kenya)

• 14,000-16,000 women from 150 countries attended
  the unofficial Forum 85.
• 2000 Delegates, and several hundred NGO
  representatives attended the official conference.

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What was it? Why is it significant?

• A world conference of women in the real sense of
  the definition, a gathering of women from all
  over the world without equal in the past.
• The critical review and appraisal of progress
  achieved and obstacles encountered in attaining
  the goals and objectives of the UN Decade for
  Women.
• The adoption of the Forward-Looking Strategies of
  implementation for the advancement of women for
  the period up to the year 2000.

• Largest and most influential conference of its
  kind at the time.
• Opened the doors for future conferences to take
  place.
• Created an atmosphere of support and
  encouragement in which women were able to share
  and learn from each other.

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When was it?Who was there?

• July, 1985 (Unofficial 10-19, Official 15-26)
• Nairobi University Campus (Kenya)

• 14,000-16,000 women from 150 countries attended
  the unofficial Forum 85.
• 2000 Delegates, and several hundred NGO
  representatives attended the official conference.

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What was it? Why is it significant?

• Official title
• Forward-Looking Strategies for the Advancement
  of Women
• Designed for the period between 1985 and 2000
• Equality
• Development
• Peace

• Abolish Illiteracy
• Female life expectancy should be 65 years old
  globally
• Women should have the opportunity to be
  self-sufficient
• Laws of equality to ensure a truly equitable
  socio-economic framework
• Launch a public campaign to abolish
  discrimination
• Governments should have national womens policies
  to abolish all obstacles women face
• UN should hold at least 1 WWC between 1985 and
  2000