Annex I
BEIJING DECLARATION
1.
We, the Governments participating in the Fourth World Conference on Women,
2.
Gathered here in Beijing in September 1995, the year of the fiftieth
anniversary of the founding of the United Nations,
3.
Determined to advance the goals of equality, development and peace for all
women everywhere in the interest of all humanity,
4.
Acknowledging the voices of all women everywhere and taking note of the
diversity of women and their roles and circumstances, honouring the women
who paved the way and inspired by the hope present in the world’s youth,
5.
Recognize that the status of women has advanced in some important respects
in the past decade but that progress has been uneven, inequalities between
women and men have persisted and major obstacles remain, with serious
consequences for the well-being of all people,
6.
Also recognize that this situation is exacerbated by the increasing poverty
that is affecting the lives of the majority of the world’s people, in
particular women and children, with origins in both the national and
international domains,
7.
Dedicate ourselves unreservedly to addressing these constraints and
obstacles and thus enhancing further the advancement and empowerment of
women all over the world, and agree that this requires urgent action in the
spirit of determination, hope, cooperation and solidarity, now and to carry
us forward into the next century.
We reaffirm our commitment to:
8.
The equal rights and inherent human dignity of women and men and other
purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, to
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human
rights instruments, in particular the Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of
the Child, as well as the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence
against Women and the Declaration on the Right to Development;
9.
Ensure the full implementation of the human rights of women and of the girl
child as an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of all human rights
and fundamental freedoms;
10.
Build on consensus and progress made at previous United Nations conferences
and summits - on women in Nairobi in 1985, on children in New York in 1990,
on environment and development in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, on human rights
in Vienna in 1993, on population and development in Cairo in 1994 and on
social development in Copenhagen in 1995 with the objective of achieving
equality, development and peace;
11.
Achieve the full and effective implementation of the Nairobi Forwardlooking Strategies for the Advancement of Women;
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