Beijing Conference

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Beijing Conference

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

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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

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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

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Platform for ActionIssues Addressed

• Poverty
• Education Training
• Health
• Violence
• Armed Conflict
• Economy

• Decision-Making
• Institutional Mechanisms
• Human Rights
• Media
• Environment
• The Girl-Child