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The Beijing Declaration was a resolution adopted by the UN at the end of the Fourth World Conference on Women on 15 September 1995. The resolution adopted to promulgate a set of principles concerning the equality of men and women .
The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action is widely known as the most progressive blueprint for advancing women's rights. The framework covers 12 areas of concern: Women and the environment; Women in power and decision making; The girl child; Women and the economy; Women and poverty; Violence against women; Human rights of women
The 1995 Beijing Platform for Action contained an entire chapter focused on women, peace, and security. During the 1990s, the NGO community was increasingly concerned about the negative impacts of war on women, particularly widespread sexual violence seen in civil wars in Bosnia , West Africa, and Rwanda .
The Beijing Declaration was signed at the closing ceremony of a reconciliation dialogue among the factions held in China's capital from July 21-23, state broadcaster CCTV said. Senior Hamas ...
Following the outbreak of the Israel–Hamas war in October 2023, the Israeli military advanced into the Gaza Strip.This crisis prompted the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah and the Hamas leadership to try to reach a new agreement on a unity government with the goal of reaching a common plan of action for the eventual reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.
The two groups signed the Beijing Declaration on “ending division and strengthening Palestinian unity,” according to state broadcaster CCTV. The two rival Palestinian groups, along with 12 other political factions, met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, concluding talks that started Sunday, according to a post on social media platform ...
As Jacqui True says, "[m]ainstreaming was established as a global strategy for achieving gender equality, and in turn for achieving sustainable economic development in the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action ratified by all United Nations member states. It is now incumbent upon nation-states and international organizations to carry out gender ...
The Declaration made 30 principles that called for specific measures and areas to focus on for the development of women's rights. Many of these focus on the care for children and family life, access to education and communication, economic independence , rights to political engagement, choice in marriage, sexual autonomy and right to not be ...