The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women

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The United Nations Commission on the Status of
Women

• Founded June 21, 1946
• A Council of Promoters for Womens Rights
• Established as a function of the Economic and
  Social Council by resolution11
• Promotes the Principle that men and women should
  have equal rights in political, social and
  economical fields

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The United Nations Commission on the Status of
Women

• International Members

African States 13 Asian States 11 Eastern
Europe 4 Latin America/Caribbean 9 Western
Europe 8
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The International Convention on the Elimination
of All Forms of the Discrimination Against Women

• Founded September 3, 1981
• Convention of Representatives from each Member
  State
• Established by the General Assembly of the United
  Nations
• Promotes Equality of Rights for Men and Women
• Members As of September 27, 1999, 163 Countries
  have Ratified CEDAW

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CEDAW

• Objectives of CEDAW
• To embody the principal of the equality of men
  and women
• To adopt appropriate legislation and measures
  prohibiting discrimination against women
• To establish legal protection of the rights of
  women on an equal basis with men

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United Nations Development Fund for Women

• Founded 1976
• UNIFEM is an organization adopted under United
  Nations
• An international force to insure womens rights
• Promotes womens empowerment
• Works toward gender equality
• Ensures womens place within decision making
  groups
• Focus on creating a multilateral policy on
  womens empowerment

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UNIFEM

• Who was involved?
• All contracting countries within the UN
• There are twelve regional program advisors that
  oversee country projects and identify trends and
  issues that are affecting women
• Why is it significant?
• UNIFEM is an international police force for
  womens issues

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Mexico City Conference

• Founded 1975
• Conference to inaugurate the United Nations
  decade for women (1975-1985)
• There were 133 governments who attended the
  conference

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Mexico City Conference

• Why was it significant?
• First UN conference that focused solely on
  women's issues
• Created the world plan for action for the
  implementation of the the objectives of the
  women's decade
• Concentrated on the problems from food, health,
  education, family planning, and political
  participation

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