The CSW 54 ended with lingering questions crying out for answers.
Were there any commitments to protect the universality of women’s rights, including sexual and reproductive rights?
Was there any significant progress on the proposal to set up a separate U.N. agency – officially called a gender entity – for women?
And were there any indications of increased funding for gender-related issues, including resources to battle sexual violence?
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54th Session on the UN Commission on the Status of Women Progress but Huge Political Challenges Ahead
Posted in Economic Justice, Education & Training, Environment, Health, Human Rights, Institutional Mechanisms, Media, Peace, Poverty, Power Sharing, Read before blogging, The Girl Child, Violence, tagged Beijing Plus 15, CSW, feminism, health, Human Rights, women rights on July 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Blogging for Beginners
Posted in Read before blogging, Uncategorized on September 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Welcome to the Woman Speak Blog, To start blogging, click on the archives tab and choose a blog. You can also access the blogs in the categories section. The most recent blogs posted are seen on our homepage but if you would like to see people’s comments, you have to select the blog by clicking [...]
