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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,
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
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.
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 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 ...
Project 985 (Chinese: 985工程) was a higher education development and sponsorship scheme of the Chinese central government for creating world-class higher education institutions, initiated in May 1998. There were 39 universities selected to be part of this program.
Its resulting Programme of Action is the steering document for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Some 20,000 delegates from various governments, UN agencies, NGOs, and the media gathered for a discussion of a variety of population issues, including immigration, infant mortality , birth control , family planning , the education of ...
Latino men vaulted into the spotlight with their greater-than-expected support for President-elect Donald Trump.Soon, they’ll be looking for returns on their votes. U.S. Hispanics, who are ...