Subject: [fem-women2000 639] AP Caucus Calling for a Fifth World Conference on Women in 2005
From: lalamaziwa <lalamaziwa@jca.apc.org>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 06:43:32 +0900
Seq: 639

japanese translation at url below.同文和文は下記参照。
http://www.jca.apc.org/fem/news/women2000/637.html


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Subject: CSW Update: AP Caucus Calling for a Fifth World Conference on 
Women in 2005
source: Mavic Cabrera-Balleza, <mavic@isiswomen.org>
date: 03.19.01
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Asia-Pacific Caucus Statement
Calling for a Fifth World Conference on Women in 2005

We, the women from Asia-Pacific region currently attending the 45th Session 
of the UN CSW would like to draw the attention of the delegates attending 
this meeting to the following:

The past four world conferences on women have:

- contributed to strengthening awareness, commitment, and political will 
towards improving the status of women worldwide;

- enabled women to meet, connect, and hear each other's voices and 
perspectives;

- encouraged UN Member states to assess the status of women in their 
respective countries and implement programmes that addresses the broad 
range of women's issues and concerns;

- encouraged UN Member States to support women's advancement at 
institutional level; and

- encouraged international development organisations and other members of 
the international community to support programmes and commit resources and 
expertise towards promoting women's empowerment.

The Beijing + 5 Review has demonstrated that many obligations were not 
fulfilled and that there is a need to continue monitoring progress, 
developing strategies to address the gaps and respond to the emerging 
challenges and most importantly to formulate programmes and put mechanisms 
and resources in place to persevere in achieving women's full equality and 
development.  Holding a Fifth World Conference on Women in 2005 will 
provide such an opportunity.

A world conference on women would also provide an invaluable opportunity 
for women's NGOs to participate in assessing implementation of the States' 
obligations as well as in jointly designing of future development with our 
respective governments.  This event has traditionally proven to be a 
significant factor in the strengthening of the women's movement globally.

We therefore call upon the delegates attending this meeting to support the 
holding of the Fifth World Conference on Women in 2005 so as to further the 
gains of the past world conferences and women and achieve women's full 
equality and development.





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