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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 279f
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- [By Governments:] Take actions to ensure that female teachers and professors have the same possibilities and status as male teachers and professors.
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- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 276d
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- [By Governments:] Take steps so that tradition and religion and their expressions are not a basis for discrimination against girls.
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. Objective L5
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- Eliminate discrimination against girls in health and nutrition
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- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 281d
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- [By Governments and international and non-governmental organizations:] Establish peer education and outreach programmes with a view to strengthening individual and collective action to reduce the vulnerability of girls to HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, as agreed to in the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and as established in the report of that Conference, recognizing the parental roles referred to in paragraph 267 of the present Platform for Action
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. Objective L2
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- Eliminate negative cultural attitudes and practices against girls
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. Objective L6
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- Eliminate the economic exploitation of child labour and protect young girls at work
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 281e
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- [By Governments and international and non-governmental organizations:] Ensure education and dissemination of information to girls, especially adolescent girls, regarding the physiology of reproduction, reproductive and sexual health, as agreed to in the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and as established in the report of that Conference, responsible family planning practice, family life, reproductive health, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV infection and AIDS prevention, recognizing the parental roles referred to in paragraph 267;
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. Objective L3
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- Promote and protect the rights of the girl child and increase awareness of her needs and potential
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 20
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- Macro and micro-economic policies and programmes, including structural adjustment, have not always been designed to take account of their impact on women and girl children, especially those living in poverty. Poverty has increased in both absolute and relative terms, and the number of women living in poverty has increased in most regions. There are many urban women living in poverty; however, the plight of women living in rural and remote areas deserves special attention given the stagnation of development in such areas. In developing countries, even those in which national indicators have shown improvement, the majority of rural women continue to live in conditions of economic underdevelopment and social marginalization.
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Feb 26, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 38
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- Since 1975, significant knowledge and information have been generated about the status of women and the conditions in which they live. Throughout their entire life cycle, women's daily existence and long-term aspirations are restricted by discriminatory attitudes, unjust social and economic structures, and a lack of resources in most countries that prevent their full and equal participation. In a number of countries, the practice of prenatal sex selection, higher rates of mortality among very young girls and lower rates of school enrolment for girls as compared with boys suggest that son preference is curtailing the access of girl children to food, education and health care and even life itself. Discrimination against women begins at the earliest stages of life and must therefore be addressed from then onwards.
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Boys
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Youth
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Feb 26, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 30
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- While the rate of growth of world population is on the decline, world population is at an all-time high in absolute numbers, with current increments approaching 86 million persons annually. Two other major demographic trends have had profound repercussions on the dependency ratio within families. In many developing countries, 45 to 50 per cent of the population is less than 15 years old, while in industrialized nations both the number and proportion of elderly people are increasing. According to United Nations projections, 72 per cent of the population over 60 years of age will be living in developing countries by the year 2025, and more than half of that population will be women. Care of children, the sick and the elderly is a responsibility that falls disproportionately on women, owing to lack of equality and the unbalanced distribution of remunerated and unremunerated work between women and men.
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Older persons
- Women
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Feb 26, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 18
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- Recent international economic developments have had in many cases a disproportionate impact on women and children, the majority of whom live in developing countries. For those States that have carried a large burden of foreign debt, structural adjustment programmes and measures, though beneficial in the long term, have led to a reduction in social expenditures, thereby adversely affecting women, particularly in Africa and the least developed countries. This is exacerbated when responsibilities for basic social services have shifted from Governments to women.
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Feb 26, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 8
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- The Platform for Action recognizes the importance of the agreements reached at the World Summit for Children, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, the World Conference on Human Rights, the International Conference on Population and Development and the World Summit for Social Development, which set out specific approaches and commitments to fostering sustainable development and international cooperation and to strengthening the role of the United Nations to that end. Similarly, the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, the International Conference on Nutrition, the International Conference on Primary Health Care and the World Conference on Education for All have addressed the various facets of development and human rights, within their specific perspectives, paying significant attention to the role of women and girls. In addition, the International Year for the World's Indigenous People, the International Year of the Family, the United Nations Year for Tolerance, the Geneva Declaration for Rural Women, and the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women have also emphasized the issues of women's empowerment and equality.
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Ethnic minorities
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 282d
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- [By Governments:] Strengthen, where necessary, legislation governing the work of children and provide for appropriate penalties or other sanctions to ensure effective enforcement of the legislation;
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 281h
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- [By Governments and international and non-governmental organizations:] Develop information and training programmes for health planners and implementors on the special health needs of the girl child;
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 280b
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- [By Governments and international and non-governmental organizations:] Provide education to increase girls' knowledge and skills related to the functioning of economic, financial and political systems;
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 285c
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- [By Governments, in cooperation with non-governmental organizations:] Educate and encourage parents and caregivers to treat girls and boys equally and to ensure shared responsibilities between girls and boys in the family, as defined in paragraph 29 above.
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Boys
- Children
- Families
- Girls
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 275a
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- [By Governments and international and non-governmental organizations:] Disaggregate information and data on children by sex and age, undertake research on the situation of girls and integrate, as appropriate, the results in the formulation of policies, programmes and decision-making for the advancement of the girl child
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 274e
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- [By Governments:] Enact and strictly enforce laws to ensure that marriage is only entered into with the free and full consent of the intending spouses; in addition, enact and strictly enforce laws concerning the minimum legal age of consent and the minimum age for marriage and raise the minimum age for marriage where necessary;
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 285a
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- [By Governments, in cooperation with non-governmental organizations:] Formulate policies and programmes to help the family, as defined in paragraph 29 above, in its supporting, educating and nurturing roles, with particular emphasis on the elimination of intra-family discrimination against the girl child;
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Girls
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 282e
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- [By Governments:] Use existing international labour standards, including, as appropriate, ILO standards for the protection of working children, to guide the formulation of national labour legislation and policies.
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 274f
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- [By Governments:] Develop and implement comprehensive policies, plans of action and programmes for the survival, protection, development and advancement of the girl child to promote and protect the full enjoyment of her human rights and to ensure equal opportunities for girls; these plans should form an integral part of the total development process;
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 265
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- Girls are less encouraged than boys to participate in and learn about the social, economic and political functioning of society, with the result that they are not offered the same opportunities as boys to take part in decision-making processes.
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Boys
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 284a
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- [By Governments and international and non-governmental organizations:] Provide access for girls to training, information and the media on social, cultural, economic and political issues and enable them to articulate their views;
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 282b
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- [By Governments:] Define a minimum age for a child's admission to employment in national legislation, in conformity with existing international labour standards and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, including girls in all sectors of activity;
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 285b
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- [By Governments, in cooperation with non-governmental organizations:] Provide an environment conducive to the strengthening of the family, as defined in paragraph 29 above, with a view to providing supportive and preventive measures which protect, respect and promote the potential of the girl child;
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Girls
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 284b
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- [By Governments and international and non-governmental organizations:] Support non-governmental organizations, in particular youth non-governmental organizations, in their efforts to promote the equality and participation of girls in society
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Youth
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 274d
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- [By Governments:] Eliminate the injustice and obstacles in relation to inheritance faced by the girl child so that all children may enjoy their rights without discrimination, by, inter alia, enacting, as appropriate, and enforcing legislation that guarantees equal right to succession and ensures equal right to inherit, regardless of the sex of the child;
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 274b
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- [By Governments:] Consistent with article 7 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, take measures to ensure that a child is registered immediately after birth and has the right from birth to a name, the right to acquire a nationality and, as far as possible, the right to know and be cared for by his or her parents;
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Girls
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 283b
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- [By Governments and, as appropriate, international and non-governmental organizations:] Take appropriate legislative, administrative, social and educational measures to protect the girl child, in the household and in society, from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual abuse;
- Body
- Fourth World Conference on Women
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1995
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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