Subject: [fem-women2000 395] RE: fem-women2000 388 いまごろ帰還報告
From: "安田多香子" <tyasuda@aichi-cc.pref.aichi.jp>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 06:44:13 +0900
Seq: 395
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01BFD695.1E149600 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-2022-jp" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 私もニューヨークから帰還したところです。岡山さんと同じく自治体派遣でした。 まさにあほうなコウモリのようにニューヨークをさまよっていました。 帰ってからメールを呼んだら國信先生の詳しく臨場感あふれるメールがどっさりあ り、 また日本の新聞の報道も大きくとりあげられていて、ニューヨークにいるより、よく わかりました。ニューヨークでは新聞報道もあまりなく、もちろん、登録していない ので として国連の中には入れずGONGOのシンポジウムも行けませんでした。「北京+5グ ローバルフェミニストシンポジア」も少し参加できただけでした。準備不足を恥じる ところです。 日本から800人近くニューヨーク入りしたそうですが、北京のように1箇所に集まれな かった のは残念でした。大阪のアンケートの結果の集約を期待しています。 ************************ 安田多香子 名古屋市熱田区大宝2丁目 4番 5-501 tel：052-671-3092 ************************ -----Original Message----- 差出人 : lalamaziwa <lalamaziwa@jca.apc.org> 宛先 : fem-women2000@jca.apc.org <fem-women2000@jca.apc.org> 日時 : 2000年6月15日 0:07 件名 : [fem-women2000 394] statement of CEE NGOs at UN GASS (fwd) > > >Forwarded by lalamaziwa <lalamaziwa@jca.apc.org> >---------------- Original message follows ---------------- > From: "Leslie Wright" <ngo_csw_ny@hotmail.com> > Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 07:36:30 -0400 > Subject: [ngo-csw-ny] Fw: statement of CEE NGOs at UN GASS >-- > > > >Subject: statement of CEE NGOs at UN GASS > > >POLITICAL STATEMENT >OF NGO'S CAUCUS FROM CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE >AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES > >UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION, JUNE 2000 > >We wish to raise attention about and protest efforts by a small number of >governments to undermine and weaken the rights stated in the Beijing >Platform for Action. > >We call upon all governments to: > >1. Reaffirm their commitments to the goals and objectives contained in the >Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action adopted at the Fourth World >Conference on Women in 1995. The purpose of this five-year review in the >year 2000 is to review progress on implementing the Platform for Action, not >to revisit the commitments to it. We insist on preserving the integrity of >the Platform for Action and oppose any efforts to limit or weaken it in any >way. > >2. Create a final document that sets out specific measures and resources to >achieve gender equality - protect women's human rights; - empower women to >enjoy those rights as individuals; - and commit to supporting all women, >irrespective of the diversity of their identities. In particular sexual and >reproductive rights of women must be reaffirmed, and concrete actions need >to be specified. > >We also wish to voice our concern about the lack of transparency of the 23rd >UN Special Session's process and especially about the limited possibilities >for NGO participation. This is a step back from the favorable practice >started at the ECE Preparatory Meeting in Geneva that allowed for a dialogue >and cooperation between governments and civil society. > > > >STATEMENT OF CONCERNS >>FROM NGOS FROM THE CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPEAN AND COMMONWEALTH OF >INDEPENDENT STATES REGION >JUNE 2000 >>FROM THE CEE/CIS CAUCUS > >At this historic time when the governments of the world are gathered to >celebrate, reaffirm and redouble their commitments to women's human rights >and implementation of the Beijing Platform of Action, we wish to make known >our positions on several issues of critical concern to women of our >sub-region: > >Four areas of concern distinguish particularly the CEE/CIS sub-region from >other countries of Western Europe and North America: institutional >mechanisms for the advancement of women, women and the economy, women in >power and decision-making and women and armed conflict. >* Regarding institutional mechanisms, democracies in the CEE/CIS countries >remain fragile because of lack of democratic tradition, capacity and >resources. The implementation and protection of women's human rights are >not fully guaranteed. Weakness of institutional mechanisms, insufficient >financial/human resources and lack of gender awareness at all levels of the >society are the main obstacles. Existing national machineries are vulnerable >to political changes. Changes of government mean lack of continuity, >including elimination of national machinery, lowering its status or mandate, >and changing its staff. While qualified NGOs are available, governments >often do not recognize them as partners. > >* Regarding women and decision-making, 10 years after the start of the >transitional process, women are more and more under-represented in public >and political life. Until women are equally represented in decision-making >bodies, our societies cannot be called "democratic". Retraditionalization >of society combined with economic deterioration has excluded women from the >decision-making process. > >* Regarding women and the economy, the process of privatization in our >region has often had negative impacts on women. Further, there has been no >monitoring by governments or donors to determine the gender impacts of >privatization. In some countries, women are among the first to lose their >jobs, and the last to obtain new employment. Many women are working in jobs >that do not utilize their education and professional skills. Many struggle >in the informal sector, without benefits and protection. In some countries, >women are frequently exposed to sexual harassment while also struggling to >maintain their jobs. > >* Regarding women and armed conflict in conflict areas and adjacent >countries, armed conflicts have destabilized economies and trade, weakened >democratic processes by drawing economic resources away from development, >and caused the proliferation of drugs, weapons, sexual exploitation, >trafficking and HIV/AIDS. The failure to apprehend and prosecute war >criminals has created a culture of impunity and reinforced instigators of >hate. Many women oppose war and armed conflict, and contribute to >negotiating peace, building confidence and spreading the culture of peace. > >Further, women's health, particularly reproductive health - which is a basic >foundation for women to exercise their other human rights - is frequently at >risk. The right to legal and safe abortions and access to family planning >and sexual education, are being constantly challenged. > > WHAT WE WANT YOU TO DO: > > > > To our governments: > >* National machineries should be based on the highest level of legislation >and be placed at the ministerial level. > >* It should become a normal and accepted practice for government bodies to >work with and consult with women's NGOs. > >* Military budgets should be reduced by 30% and programs be implemented to >offer alternatives to military service by the year 2005. > >* Measures of affirmative action to overcome obstacles to women's equal >participation in politics must be introduced. > >* Create measures that counterbalance the negative impacts of privatization >and globalization on women. > >* Social security and pension laws must ensure support for women in the >informal sector and older women as well. > >* Establish governmental bodies to implement and enforce laws against >gender-based discrimination in the workplace; and work to educate employers >and employees about gender discrimination and sexual harassment. > > To the international community: > >* The international community must establish procedures to guarantee that no >one with a criminal record serves as a peacekeeper, that all peacekeepers >receive training about the rights of women and girls. The international >community must recognize the ongoing danger that threatens women and girls, >and guarantee their safe and voluntary return to their places of origin. > >* To prevent new and resumed conflicts, especially in multi-ethnic regions, >the international community must support education and media efforts to >promote a culture of peace, understanding, tolerance and co-existence. > >* The women's organizations of our region need resources. We appeal to >donors to include women's organizations as equal partners in all >negotiations and assistance; to support gender mainstreaming in all foreign >assistance. Donors and other ECE partners would contribute to empowering >women in our region if they worked with us as equal partners. > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > >> Kinga Lohmann >> KARAT Coalition >> ul. 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