Subject: [fem-women2000 212] IWTC Women's GlobalNet #141
From: lalamaziwa <lalamaziwa@jca.apc.org>
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 07:38:16 +0900
Seq: 212
グローバルネット第141号は、第44回女性の地位委員会(CSW)前半のまとめ です。 『WA2000 CSW: 特別号 - CSW44前半(通常会合)のまとめ - 03/03/00』が下敷きに なっていますので、出典(邦訳あり)を参照してください。/lalamaziwa Forwarded by lalamaziwa <lalamaziwa@jca.apc.org> ---------------- Original message follows ---------------- From: iwtc <iwtc@iwtc.org> Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 13:05:46 -0800 Subject: Women's GlobalNet #141 -- IWTC Women's GlobalNet #141 Activities and Initiatives of Women Worldwide By Anne S. Walker March 21, 2000 SUMMARY OF OUTCOMES FROM THE UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN, FEBRUARY 28 TO MARCH 2, 2000 The 44th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) consisted of two parts. The first part was the regular meeting of the CSW (28 February to 2 March, 2000) and the second part was the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom- 3 March to 17 March, 2000) for Beijing Plus Five review (UNGASS - UN General Assembly Special Session, 5 June to 9 June, 2000). The following information concerns the first part only. The session began with the annual election of a Bureau for the CSW. Dubravka Simonovic (Croatia) was appointed Chair, and Kirsten Geelan (Denmark), Misako Kaji (Japan), Loreto Leyton (Chile) and Mankeur Ndiaye (Senegal) were appointed Vice-Chairs. After the agenda and organization of work were approved, Angela King, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Gender Issues spoke, noting both progress and deterioration in the advancement of women. In particular, Ms. King noted that the issue of resources remains critical in addressing the challenge of continuity and stability for the process of gender mainstreaming, particularly within the United Nations itself. Ms. Yakin Erturk, Director of the UN Division for the Advancement of Women followed with an explanation of the documentation for the session. General Themes that Emerged from Governments: Delegations presented statements relating to the advancement of women and to follow-up activities to the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 1995. While a wide variety of achievement and obstacles were noted, some general themes emerged. These included: a) Strong affirmation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action as fundamental documents underpinning and guiding governments' and the international community's efforts to ensure gender equality. Many mentioned their disappointment that the call for universal ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) by the year 2000 (as called for in the Platform for Action) had not been met, and stressed the need for renewed efforts to reach universal ratification. Many also welcomed the Optional Protocol to CEDAW and urged for the ratification and accession by governments to allow its early entry into force; b) The inclusion of sexual violence as a crime in the statute for the new International Criminal Court; c) New laws for achieving gender-equal societies adopted in many countries, inspired by the Platform for Action. Frequently noted obstacles included: a) The HIV/AIDS pandemic and the need for a deeper and more systematic understanding of the gender-differentiated impacts of HIV/AIDS; b) The need for more resources to support implementation, particularly for national machineries for the advancement of women; c) The uneven and gender-differentiated impact of globalization, which, as a number of delegations noted, has in some cases deepened women's poverty; d) The devastating consequences of armed conflict and internal displacement; e) The extent and consequences of violence against women. Many delegations called for establishing targets to ensure stronger implementation of commitments and measuring progress. At the national level, a number of delegations reported on the impact of affirmative action and other special measures put in place to assist in the process of building gender equality and ending discrimination. Some delegations also welcomed new information and communications technologies, while noting that the gains of these technologies are, in some cases, accompanied by new forms of exclusion. In looking toward the future of the CSW itself, a number of delegations noted that the five-year review of the Platform for Action might also include a review of the Commission itself, including its functioning and mandate, bearing in mind the need for integrated and coordinated follow up to major UN world conferences and summits of the 1990s. Common Themes Put Forward by NGOs at the CSW: a) The importance of looking at the negative consequences of globalization on women and the urgent need for adequate responses; b) The devastating consequences of armed conflict and internal displacement for women and girls, and the urgent need for more support from the UN and governments alike for the work of women peace activists in countries experiencing continuing civil unrest; c) A call for more concerted political will, including through the commitment of resources for the implementation of the Platform for Action, and the protection of women's human rights, especially protection from gender violence; d) Greater attention to particular issues of the girl-child and adolescent women, including their sexual and reproductive rights. Panel on Emerging Issues: On 1 March, the morning session began with a panel on Emerging Issues, i.e. trends and new approaches to issues affecting gender equality between men and women. Panelists included: Dominique Meda, (France), -women and work; Maitre Mame Bassine Niang, (Senegal), -the life cycle and access to resources including inheritance; Charlotte Abaka, (Ghana) -challenges to the implementation of CEDAW. Gillian Marcelle, (Jamaica), Chairperson of the African Information Society Gender Working Group - gender justice and technology; and Madhu Bala Nath, (India) UNAIDS/UNIFEM Gender and HIV/AIDS Advisor -women living with HIV/AIDS. The NGO Youth Caucus drew attention to the importance (and indeed historic significance) of their presence at the CSW. During the CSW 44th Session, four resolutions were adopted: The resolutions were: 1) Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflict (adopted without amendments-E/CN.6/2000/L.2); 2) Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan (adopted with slight oral revisions- E/CN.6/2000/L.3); 3) Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women. (35 in favor, 1 against - E/CN.6/2000/L.5); 4) Women, the girl-child and HIV/AIDS (adopted with minor revisions - E/CN.6/2000/L.6) Adoption of Provisional Agenda for the CSW Session in 2001: Thematic issues to be addressed include: 1) Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS; 2) Gender and multiple forms of discrimination, in particular issues related to racial and ethnic discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and discrimination based on age and disability. (In preparation for UN World Conference Against Racism and Discrimination in 2001.) (Adapted from the Special Edition of the CSW Daily Bulletin "Regular CSW Wrap-up", Friday, March 3rd, 2000, a production of WomenAction 2000 - an NGO women's global media network set up following the 1999 PrepCom for Beijing Plus Five) For more information on the 44th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, check the web-site of the UN Division for the Advancement of Women at: <http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw> or write to: Koh Miyaoi, Information Officer, Division for the Advancement of Women, DC-2, 12th Floor, United Nations, New York, NY 10017. Fax: (1-212) 963-3463. 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