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equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including
caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS;
(g) Establish concrete goals and benchmarks and adopt positive actions
and temporary special measures, as appropriate, to enhance women’s equal
participation in decision-making processes at all levels to further the equal
sharing of responsibilities between women and men;
(h) Strengthen coordination, accountability, effectiveness and
efficiency in the United Nations system, including its capacity to support
Member States in the implementation of national policies for the achievement
of, and to address under-resourcing in, gender equality and the empowerment
of women;
(i) Promote understanding between women and men in order to
strengthen women’s access to resources and decision-making in policies and
programmes to support caregiving, including in the context of HIV/AIDS.
Ensure that men and boys, whose role is critical in achieving gender equality,
are actively involved in policies and programmes that aim to improve the
equal sharing of responsibilities with women and girls, so as to foster changes
in attitudes and behaviour patterns in order to promote and protect the human
rights of women and the girl child;
(j) Take appropriate measures to achieve equal sharing of work and
parental responsibilities between women and men, including measures to
reconcile care and professional life and emphasize men’s equal responsibilities
with respect to household work;
(k) Acknowledge the need to address violence against women
holistically, including through the recognition of linkages between violence
against women and other issues such as HIV/AIDS, poverty eradication, food
security, peace and security, humanitarian assistance, health and crime
prevention;
(l) Make efforts to devise comprehensive social and cultural strategies,
including policies and programmes, that acknowledge the societal and
individual value of adequate care for all and provide both women and men
with full and equal human development opportunities;
(m) Take measures to protect and address the needs of women and girls
in situations of humanitarian emergencies, in particular those carrying a
disproportionate burden of caregiving responsibilities;
(n) Design, strengthen and implement national development plans and
strategies, including poverty eradication strategies, with the full and effective
participation of women and girls, including in decision-making, that reduce the
feminization of poverty and HIV/AIDS, to enhance the capacity of women and
girls and empower them to meet the negative social and economic impacts of
globalization;
(o) Design, implement and promote family friendly policies and
services, including affordable, accessible and quality care services for children
and other dependants, parental and other leave schemes and campaigns to
sensitize public opinion and other relevant actors on equal sharing of
employment and family responsibilities between women and men;
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