Beijing+5 political declaration and outcome
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Corporate
- UN Women
- Publish Year
- 2014
- Shelfmark
- VS 1M 2014 - B
- Thesaurus
- emancipatie, empowerment, wereldvrouwenconferenties, VN, 1995, 21e eeuw
- Description
- Reprint of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action of 1995. This text was the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing, China, in September 1995. The Platform for Action covers 12 areas of concern that are still relevant today: poverty, education, health, violence, armed conflict, economy, decision-making, institutional mechanisms, human rights, media, environment and girls. Discussed are the achievements, the obstacles and current challenges affecting the implementation of the Beijing Declaration. It is concluded with the description of actions and initiatives to overcome obstacles and to achieve full implementation.