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Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls 2013, para. 34ddd
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- [The Commission urges governments, at all levels[...] to take the following actions:] [Strengthening multisectoral services, programmes and responses to violence against women and girls]: (ddd) Establish comprehensive, coordinated, interdisciplinary, accessible and sustained multisectoral services, programmes and responses at all levels, and with the support of all available technologies, for all victims and survivors of all forms of violence against women and girls based on their needs, that are adequately resourced and include effective and coordinated action by, as appropriate, police and the justice sector, legal aid services, health-care services, including sexual and reproductive health, and medical, psychological and other counselling services, including specialist services as appropriate, State and independent women's shelters and counselling centres, 24-hour hotlines, social aid services, one-stop crisis centres, immigration services, child services, public housing services to provide low threshold, easy to reach and safe assistance for women and children, as well as assistance, protection and support through access to long-term accommodation, educational, employment and economic opportunities, and take steps to ensure the safety and security of health-care workers and service providers who assist and support victims and survivors of violence, and in cases of girl child victims ensure that such services and responses take into account the best interests of the child;
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2013
Paragraph
Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls 2013, para. 34eee
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- [The Commission urges governments, at all levels[...] to take the following actions:] [Strengthening multisectoral services, programmes and responses to violence against women and girls]: Further take measures to coordinate services through the establishment of processes for referral between services of victims and survivors while ensuring their confidentiality and safety, establish national benchmarks and timelines, and monitor their progress and implementation; as well as ensure access to coordinated multisectoral services, programmes and responses for all women and girls at risk of or subjected to violence;
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2013
Paragraph
Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls 2013, para. 34fff
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- [The Commission urges governments, at all levels[...] to take the following actions:] [Strengthening multisectoral services, programmes and responses to violence against women and girls]: Ensure the availability and accessibility for victims and survivors and their children of services, programmes and opportunities, for their full recovery and reintegration into society, as well as full access to justice, including for those subjected to domestic violence and other forms of violence, by putting in place measures, and where these exist, expanding such measures; and ensure the provision of adequate and timely information on available support services and legal measures, when possible in a language that they understand and in which they can communicate;
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2013
Paragraph
Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls 2013, para. 34yy
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- [The Commission urges governments, at all levels[...] to take the following actions:] [Addressing structural and underlying causes and risk factors so as to prevent violence against women and girls]: Take measures to ensure that all workplaces are free from discrimination and exploitation, violence, and sexual harassment and bullying, and that they address discrimination and violence against women and girls, as appropriate, through measures such as regulatory and oversight frameworks and reforms, collective agreements, codes of conduct, including appropriate disciplinary measures, protocols and procedures, referral of cases of violence to health services for treatment and police for investigation; as well as through awareness-raising and capacity-building, in collaboration with employers, unions and workers, including workplace services and flexibility for victims and survivors;
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2013
Paragraph
Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls 2013, para. 34mm
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- [The Commission urges governments, at all levels[...] to take the following actions:] [Addressing structural and underlying causes and risk factors so as to prevent violence against women and girls]: Mobilize communities and institutions to address and change attitudes, behaviours and practices that perpetuate and condone gender stereotypes and all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls, by engaging with women's and youth organizations, national machineries for the advancement of women, national human rights institutions where they exist, schools, educational and media institutions and others directly working with women and girls, men and boys and with individuals at all levels of society and in all settings, religious and community leaders and elders, teachers and parents;
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Boys
- Girls
- Men
- Women
- Youth
- Year
- 2013
Paragraph
Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls 2013, para. 34kkk
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- [The Commission urges governments, at all levels[...] to take the following actions:] [Strengthening multisectoral services, programmes and responses to violence against women and girls]: (kkk) Eliminate discrimination and violence against women and girls living with HIV as well as the caregivers of persons living with HIV, and take into account their vulnerability to stigma, discrimination, poverty and marginalization from their families and communities when implementing programmes and measures which encourage the equal sharing of caring responsibilities;
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2013
Paragraph
Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls 2013, para. 34mmm
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- [The Commission urges governments, at all levels[...] to take the following actions:] [Improving the evidence-base]: Carry out continued multidisciplinary research and analysis on the structural and underlying causes of, and cost and risk factors for, violence against women and girls and its types and prevalence, in order to inform the development and revision of laws and their implementation, policies and strategies, and make such information public to support awareness-raising efforts;
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2013
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Women and the media 1996, para. 6
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- With regard to the presentation of violence in the media, initiatives by Governments and other relevant actors, as appropriate, should be taken to raise awareness of the role of the media in promoting non-stereotyped images of women and men and in eliminating patterns of media presentation that generate violence; to encourage those responsible for media content to establish voluntary professional guidelines and codes of conduct; and to raise awareness also of the important role of the media in informing and educating people about the causes and effects of violence against women.
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Men
- Women
- Year
- 1996
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Methods of work for dealing with the implementation of the platform for action adopted by the fourth world conference on women 1996, para. 7
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- The selection of experts, the composition of the panels, and the allocation of time to dialogues should be decided inter-sessionally by the Bureau of the Commission, taking into consideration the proposals of the United Nations Secretariat. The Secretariat should prepare a list of candidates for the panels based on suggestions from States and civil society. The Bureau should convene meetings open to the participation of all interested States to ensure a broad base of participation.
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Women
- Year
- 1996
Paragraph
Women and the economy 1997, para. undefined
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- Governments, international organizations and the private sector should recognize the contributions women make to economic growth through their paid and unpaid work and as employers, employees and entrepreneurs. They should adopt the following:
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 1997
Paragraph
Women and the environment 1997, para. 18
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- Such assistance should also be rendered to the countries with economies in transition at the bilateral and multilateral levels.
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Women
- Year
- 1997
Paragraph
Women in power and decision-making 1997, para. 3
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- Governments and bodies and agencies of the United Nations system, as well as other international organizations, social partners and non-governmental organizations, should collectively and individually accelerate the implementation of strategies that promote gender balance in political decision-making, including in conflict prevention and resolution. They should mainstream a gender perspective, including the use of gender- impact assessments, in all stages of policy formulation and decision- making. They should take into account diverse decision-making styles and organizational practices and take the necessary steps to ensure a gender- sensitive workplace, including a workplace free of sexual harassment and noted for its ability to recruit, promote and retain female staff. Decision-making structures and processes should be improved to encourage the participation of women, including women at the grass-roots level.
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 1997
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Women in power and decision-making 1997, para. 6
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- Positive action, including such mechanisms as establishing a minimum percentage of representation for both sexes and/or gender-sensitive measures and processes, is needed to speed the achievement of gender equality and can be an effective policy instrument to improve women's position in sectors and levels where they are under-represented. All responsible actors in government, the private sector, political parties and non-governmental organizations should review the criteria and processes used in recruitment and appointment to advisory and decision-making bodies, including leadership structures, so as to ensure a comprehensive strategy to achieve gender equality.
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 1997
Paragraph
Women in power and decision-making 1997, para. 8
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- Governments and civil society should promote awareness of gender issues and call for their consistent mainstreaming in legislation and public policies.
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 1997
Paragraph
Women in power and decision-making 1997, para. 9
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- Governments should examine their own communications and policies to ensure the projection of positive images of women in politics and public life.
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 1997
Paragraph
Women in power and decision-making 1997, para. 10
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- Use of the media both as an image-setting instrument and as a tool to be more effectively used by women candidates should be further explored.
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 1997
Paragraph
Women and the economy 1997, para. 13a
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- [Governments, labour unions and the private sector should develop and use analytical tools to compare wages in female and male-dominated occupations, including measures and tools to better reflect the real value of the skills, knowledge and experience of women developed through waged and unwaged work, as well as the full range of the requirements and conditions of waged work, with the aim of achieving equal pay for work of equal value, with a particular focus on minimum wages and low-wage industries. Gender-sensitive monitoring is crucial in enforcing the principle of equal pay for work of equal value. Comprehensive policy- making in this field should include:] (a) Use of analytical tools;
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 1997
Paragraph
Women and the economy 1997, para. 13d
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- [Governments, labour unions and the private sector should develop and use analytical tools to compare wages in female and male-dominated occupations, including measures and tools to better reflect the real value of the skills, knowledge and experience of women developed through waged and unwaged work, as well as the full range of the requirements and conditions of waged work, with the aim of achieving equal pay for work of equal value, with a particular focus on minimum wages and low-wage industries. Gender-sensitive monitoring is crucial in enforcing the principle of equal pay for work of equal value. Comprehensive policy- making in this field should include:] (d) Changing the gender-based division of labour and the stereotyped choices of men and women;
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Men
- Women
- Year
- 1997
Paragraph
Education and training of women 1997, para. 17
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- Governments should provide increased access to non-discriminatory education and training and create safe, enabling environments in order to retain girls and women in schools and eliminate gender disparities in school attendance at all levels of education, including the higher levels. Safety in schools and during extracurricular activities should be promoted by school authorities, parents and administrative personnel. All actors should join efforts by providing school feeding programmes, transport and boarding schools, when necessary. The contribution of non-governmental organizations to all fields of education and, in particular, to lifelong learning is of importance.
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 1997
Paragraph
Education and training of women 1997, para. 19
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- Governments and all social actors should promote non-formal education programmes and information campaigns to encourage adult women's lifelong learning.
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 1997
Paragraph
Women and the economy 1997, para. 18
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- Governments should monitor and enforce equal opportunity policies and labour laws pertaining to the practices of all of the national and transnational corporations operating in their countries.
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 1997
Paragraph
Violence against women 1998, para. 4
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- Proposes, in order to accelerate the implementation of the strategic objectives of chapter IV.D:
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Women
- Year
- 1998
Paragraph
The girl child 1998, para. f
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- [Actions to be taken by Governments, local authorities, non-governmental organizations and civil society and the United Nations system, as appropriate:] Recognize and promote the contribution of girls and boys to development;
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Boys
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1998
Paragraph
The girl child 1998, para. i
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- [Actions to be taken by States parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women:] Ensure that any reservations to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child are formulated as precisely and as narrowly as possible and that they are not incompatible with the object and purpose of those conventions, and review the reservations to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child with a view to withdrawing them.
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 1998
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The girl child 1998, para. b
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- [Actions to be taken by Governments, educational institutions and the United Nations system, as appropriate:] Consider making primary education compulsory;
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1998
Paragraph
The girl child 1998, para. b
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- [Actions to be taken by Governments, international organizations and civil society:] Consider implementing the recommendations of the Declaration and Agenda for Action of the World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, held in Stockholm in 1996;
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1998
Paragraph
The girl child 1998, para. c
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- [Actions to be taken by Governments, international organizations and civil society:] Establish recovery programmes for children who have been abused or sexually exploited, with specially trained personnel to provide a safe and supportive environment.
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1998
Paragraph
The girl child 1998, para. h
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- [Actions to be taken by Governments, civil society and the United Nations system, as appropriate:] Support the activities of non-governmental organizations in the area of reproductive health and health orientation centres for girls;
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1998
Paragraph
The girl child 1998, para. a
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- [Actions to be taken by the United Nations and Governments:] Incorporate information on the rights of the child in the mandates and operational guidelines of peacekeeping forces, the military and humanitarian workers and provide them with gender-sensitive training;
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1998
Paragraph
The girl child 1998, para. f
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Paragraph text
- [Actions to be taken by Governments:] Design mechanisms and strengthen international cooperation to better protect girls and bring to justice the perpetrators of such crimes;
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1998
Paragraph