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for children, persons with disabilities, older persons, persons living with HIV
and AIDS and all others in need of care, and promote the equal sharing of
responsibilities between women and men;
(h) Promote a socially responsible and accountable private sector that
acts in line with, among others, the Guiding Principles on Business and
Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations “Protect, Respect and
Remedy” Framework, 10 the International Labour Organization Declaration on
Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, labour, environmental and health
standards, and the Women’s Empowerment Principles established by the
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
(UN-Women) and the Global Compact, in order to achieve gender equality an d
the empowerment of women and girls and the realization of their full and
equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms;
(i) Recognize the contribution of migrants, including women migrant
workers, to sustainable development, and acknowledge the need to eliminate
violence and discrimination against women migrant workers and to promote
their empowerment, including through international, regional or bilateral
cooperation among all stakeholders, in particular countries of origin, transit
and destination;
(j) Take concrete steps towards eliminating the practice of gender based price differentiation, also known as the “pink tax”, whereby goods and
services intended for or marketed to women and girls cost more than similar
goods and services intended for or marketed to men and boys;
(k) Urges governments to provide universal and equitable access for all
to safe and affordable drinking water and adequate sanitation and hygiene, in
particular in schools, public facilities and buildings, paying s pecial attention to
the specific needs of all women and girls, who are disproportionately affected
by inadequate water and sanitation facilities, are at greater risk of violence and
harassment when practising open defecation and have specific needs for
menstrual hygiene management, and to improve water management and
wastewater treatment with the active participation of women;
(l) Recognize the critical role of women as agents of change and
leaders in addressing climate change, and promote a gender -responsive
approach, the integration of a gender perspective and the empowerment of
women and girls in environmental, climate change and disaster risk reduction
strategies, financing, policies and processes, towards achieving the meaningful
and equal participation of women in decision-making at all levels on
environmental issues and towards building the resilience of women and girls
to the adverse effects of climate change;
(m) Ensure that the rights and specific needs of women and girls
affected and displaced by conflicts, trafficking in persons, terrorism, violent
extremism, natural disasters, humanitarian emergencies and other emergency
situations are addressed in national and international plans, strategies and
responses, and also ensure the participation of women and girls at all levels of
decision-making in emergency, recovery, reconstruction, conflict resolution
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