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Title | Date added | Template | Original document | Paragraph text | Body | Document type | Thematics | Topic(s) | Person(s) affected | Year |
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Women's economic empowerment 2010, para. 16 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling the Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100), the Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) and the Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981 (No. 156) of the International Labour Organization, | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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| 2010 | ||
Violence against women 1998, para. n | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Actions to be taken by Governments and civil society, including non-governmental organizations:] Conduct research on, and create policies and programmes to change, the attitudes and behaviour of perpetrators of violence against women within family and society; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 1998 | ||
Access and participation of women and girls in education, training and science and technology, including for the promotion of women's equal access to full employment and decent work 2011, para. 22gg | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [The Commission urges Governments, at all levels [...] to take the following actions, as appropriate:] [Supporting the transition from education to full employment and decent work]: Promote the reconciliation of work and family responsibilities for women and men, as well as the equal sharing of employment and family responsibilities between women and men, including by: designing, implementing and promoting family-friendly legislation, policies and services, such as affordable, accessible and quality care services for children and other dependent persons, and parental and other leave schemes; undertaking campaigns to sensitize public opinion and other relevant actors to these issues; and promoting measures that reconcile care and professional life and emphasize men's equal responsibilities with respect to household work; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 2011 | ||
Access and participation of women and girls in education, training and science and technology, including for the promotion of women's equal access to full employment and decent work 2011, para. 22o | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [The Commission urges Governments, at all levels [...] to take the following actions, as appropriate:] [Expanding access and participation in education]: Increase enrolment and retention rates of girls in education, inter alia, by: allocating appropriate and adequate budgetary resources; enlisting the support of parents and the community, including through campaigns and flexible school schedules; providing financial and other incentives targeted at families, including access to free education at the primary level, and at other levels where possible, and scholarships; and providing teaching, learning and hygiene and health supplies, as well as nutritional and academic support, in order to minimize the costs of education, in particular to families, and to facilitate parents' ability to choose education for their children; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 2011 | ||
The girl child 1998, para. e | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Actions to be taken by Governments, educational institutions and the United Nations system, as appropriate:] Provide gender-sensitive training for school administrators, parents and all members of the school community, such as local administrators, staff, teachers, school boards and students; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 1998 | ||
The girl child 1998, para. d | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Actions to be taken by Governments, educational institutions and the United Nations system, as appropriate:] Encourage all levels of society, including parents, Governments and non-governmental organizations, to support the implementation of educational policies to enhance gender awareness in the community; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 1998 | ||
Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls 2013, para. 13 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The Commission urges States to strongly condemn violence against women and girls committed in armed conflict and post-conflict situations, and recognizes that sexual and gender-based violence affects victims and survivors, families, communities and societies, and calls for effective measures of accountability and redress as well as effective remedies. | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 2013 | ||
Equal participation of women and men in decision-making processes at all levels 2006, para. 17q | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [The Commission urged Governments, [...], to take the following actions:] Foster an enabling environment in decision-making processes at all levels, including through measures aimed at reconciling family and employment responsibilities, inter alia, by better sharing of paid and unpaid work between women and men; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 2006 | ||
The role of men and boys in achieving gender equality 2004, para. 6c | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [The Commission urges Governments [...] to take the following actions:] Create and improve training and education programmes to enhance awareness and knowledge among men and women of their roles as parents, legal guardians and caregivers and the importance of sharing family responsibilities, and include fathers as well as mothers in programmes that teach infant childcare development; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 2004 | ||
Women and health 1999, para. 4e | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Actions to be taken by Governments, the United Nations system and civil society, as appropriate:] (e) Promote equitable sharing of household and family responsibilities between women and men, and provide social support systems, where appropriate, to help women who, as a result of their multiple roles in the family, often may suffer from fatigue and stress; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 1999 | ||
Education and training of women 1997, para. 16 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The use of instruments available to ensure equality in education and training should be promoted - instruments such as research, information campaigns, refresher courses for teachers, development of gender-sensitive teaching materials, positive action measures and gender-impact assessments. They focus on a variety of actors: girls and boys, parents, teachers, school administrators and policy makers. | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 1997 | ||
Child and dependant care, including sharing of work and family responsibilities 1996, para. 20 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The Commission on the Status of Women recommends to the Economic and Social Council that the suggestions set out above be taken into account in defining the policies of the United Nations system, as well as those of Member States. | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 1996 | ||
Child and dependant care, including sharing of work and family responsibilities 1996, para. 18c | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Research could be conducted drawing on the capabilities of the various United Nations organizations, particularly in the following areas, when compatible with the system-wide medium-term plan for the advancement of women, 1996-2001;] (c) Collection and exchange of information on the different systems that exist for alimony payments; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 1996 | ||
Child and dependant care, including sharing of work and family responsibilities 1996, para. 12i | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Action is needed to:] (i) Encourage the participation of women in bodies responsible for negotiating working conditions. In this respect, it is interesting to note the relationship that exists between the proportion of women participating in negotiations on working conditions and the importance attached to this problem; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 1996 | ||
Child and dependant care, including sharing of work and family responsibilities 1996, para. 12g | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Action is needed to:] (g) Ratify and accede to and ensure implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women so that universal ratification can be achieved by the year 2000; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 1996 | ||
Child and dependant care, including sharing of work and family responsibilities 1996, para. 12e | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Action is needed to:] (e) Eliminate the differences in remuneration between women and men for equal work or work of equal value, and promote the development of non-discriminatory methods of evaluating work and their inclusion in wage negotiations; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 1996 | ||
Child and dependant care, including sharing of work and family responsibilities 1996, para. 12d | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Action is needed to:] (d) Promote conditions and a way of organizing work that would enable women and men to reconcile their family and professional life, particularly through the introduction of flexi-time for women and men; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 1996 | ||
Child and dependant care, including sharing of work and family responsibilities 1996, para. 12a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Action is needed to:] (a) Promulgate and apply laws and other measures to prohibit all forms of direct or indirect discrimination based on gender or matrimonial status, inter alia, by making reference to family responsibilities; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 1996 | ||
Child and dependant care, including sharing of work and family responsibilities 1996, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | It is important to change attitudes towards the status of unremunerated work and the relative role of women and men in the family, the community, the workplace and society at large. Measures taken to this end must be aimed as much at women as at men, and at the different generations, with particular attention to adolescents. | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 1996 | ||
Child and dependant care, including sharing of work and family responsibilities 1996, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | These changes, which imply a change in outlook, can be encouraged by Governments, notably through education and by promoting greater access on the part of men to activities hitherto regarded as women's activities. | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 1996 | ||
Child and dependant care, including sharing of work and family responsibilities 1996, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The main lines of action suggested in order to reduce the burden of family responsibilities on women and bring about the sharing of these responsibilities are set out below. | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 1996 | ||
Child and dependant care, including sharing of work and family responsibilities 1996, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Questions relating to child and dependant care, to sharing of family tasks and responsibilities and to unremunerated work must be taken fully into account in mainstreaming a gender perspective, in gender analysis and in all other relevant methodologies used to promote equality between men and women. | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 1996 | ||
Integrating a gender perspective in post-disaster relief, recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts, including in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster 2005, para. 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Noting that women have multiple and varied roles, including caring for survivors and maintaining family and community in disaster situations, | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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| 2005 | ||
Violence against women migrant workers 1998, para. 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Encourages Member States to consider ratifying and complying with International Labour Organization conventions and to consider signing and ratifying or acceding to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families; | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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| 1998 | ||
Integration of displaced rural women into development processes 1995, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon Governments to integrate women into the formulation and implementation of public policies, plans and projects for rural development starting from the inception of the process, considering their contribution to the goals of improving standards of living in response to the overall needs of rural families; | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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| 1995 | ||
Advancement of women and the family 1992, para. 1i | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Recommends to the Commission on Social Development that the following elements be taken into account at its thirty-third session when preparing for the 1994 International Year of the Family:] (i) That family policies should take into account the findings of gender-sensitive research, based on information gathered from all family members; | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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| 1992 | ||
Advancement of women and the family 1992, para. 1g | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Recommends to the Commission on Social Development that the following elements be taken into account at its thirty-third session when preparing for the 1994 International Year of the Family:] (g) That the raising and upbringing of new generations in families are not only the responsibilities of women, but also of men, who should play their role as equal responsible partners; | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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| 1992 | ||
Advancement of women and the family 1992, para. 1f | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Recommends to the Commission on Social Development that the following elements be taken into account at its thirty-third session when preparing for the 1994 International Year of the Family:] (f) That the need to develop communication skills and positive attitudes towards truly equal partnership should be emphasized; | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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| 1992 | ||
Advancement of women and the family 1992, para. 1e | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Recommends to the Commission on Social Development that the following elements be taken into account at its thirty-third session when preparing for the 1994 International Year of the Family:] (e) That violence in families violates human rights, especially those of women and children; | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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| 1992 | ||
Advancement of women and the family 1992, para. 1d | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Recommends to the Commission on Social Development that the following elements be taken into account at its thirty-third session when preparing for the 1994 International Year of the Family:] (d) That it is vital for women to participate in decision-making at all levels and spheres, in particular with regard to the formulation of family policies; | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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