"Seit nunmehr dreißig Jahren arbeitet der United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) als globale Anwältin für die weltweiten Belange und Rechte von Frauen und ist mittlerweile in über hundert Ländern mit hundertfünfzig Projekten vertreten. UNIFEM ist zwar nicht die einzige Organisation im UN-System, die sich mit der Geschlechtergleichstellung befasst, wohl aber die wichtigste Koordinatorin für alle Frauenfragen, die im Rahmen der UN-Tätigkeit behandelt werden. Entstanden an der Schnittstelle zwischen Theorie und Praxis, ist UNIFEM sowohl Ergebnis als auch Motor der internationalen Frauenbewegung. In einem Rückblick soll nachfolgend auf die Umstände der Entstehung, die Aufgaben und die Herausforderungen des Entwicklungsfonds eingegangen werden." (Textauszug)
The UN Security Council Resolution 1325, passed in Oct 2000, provided for a global study on the impact of armed conflict on women, women's roles in peace building, & the gendering of peace processes. Preliminary findings of that study from Africa, Central/Eastern Europe, Asia, & Latin America, reported here, indicate that violence against women during armed conflict is widespread & that no female refugees are exempt from violence. Internal or external displacement & adverse economic consequences for women are common. HIV/AIDS rates among women rise because of rape & sexual violence. It is concluded that women & women's needs need more representation in the design & delivery of protection & peacekeeping. M. Pflum
The UNIFEM's biennial report "Progress of the World's Women 2008/2009" demonstrates that one of the most powerful constraints on realizing women's rights and achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is a deficit of accountability to women. It, therefore, puts forth a framework to understanding accountability from a gender perspective and outlines innovative measures States and international institutions are taking to increase accountability. It focuses particularly on five areas where the need to strengthen accountability to women is urgent: politics and governance, access to public services, economic opportunities, justice, and the distribution of international assistance for development and security.
This report surveys gender-based violence from various nations around the world. Expert consultants conducted regional analyses of violence against women and produced this unique publication that provides an in-depth picture of the various forms of violence experienced by women. It highlights, country by country, many of the recent achievements and indicates what must continue to build on them. Additionally, it provides examples of good practices as well as efforts that did not meet the goals and explores the reasons why. Lastly, it provides tools, case studies and inspiration that will allow readers to understand the challenges that lie ahead and what the most fruitful next steps might be
The Nancy N. Boothe papers, 1980-2009 [bulk 1990-1997], are composed of articles, notes, reports and a wide variety of feminist publications. Much of the material documents the U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women, which Ms. Boothe attended as Executive Director of Atlanta's Feminist Women's Health Center. Artifacts, artwork and textiles relate to the conference and to other women's and health issues. ; Born in Battles Wharf, Alabama (1948), Nancy N. Boothe graduated from the University of South Alabama as a registered nurse (1971). She received a B.S. in nursing from the Medical College of Georgia (1976), and a master's degree in Counseling from Troy State University [Florida Region] (1981). Boothe served in the U.S. Nurse Corps in the U.S. and Korea (1970-1984), and worked as clinical director and consultant at a number of health facilities in Louisiana and Florida. She became Executive Director of the Atlanta Feminist Women's Health Center in 1994. In 1995, she attended the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, where she taught the workshop, ""GYN Self-Help."" Boothe has served on the boards of All Women's Health Services in Portland and Eugene, Oregon; the Sexual Assault Center, Atlanta, Georgia; and the Jeanette Rankin Foundation, Athens, Georgia. She is also a member of the Feminist Majority Foundation's ""Women's Commission for Congressional Oversight"" and A.P.D. Citizen Review Panel.; Founded in California in 1971 by Carol Downer (1933-) and Lorraine Rothman (1932-2007), the Feminist Women's Health Center was established to empower women through self-knowledge, education and self-help groups. The Atlanta Feminist Women's Health Center was established in 1977. Its mission is to ""provide accessible, comprehensive gynecological healthcare to all who need it without judgment. As innovative healthcare leaders, [they] work collaboratively within [their] community and nationally to promote reproductive health, rights and justice. [They] advocate for wellness, uncensored health information and fair public policies by educating the larger community and empowering [their] clients to make their own decisions.""; The United Nations convened the Fourth World Conference on Women, September 4-15, 1995, in Beijing, China, with a Platform for Action that aimed at achieving greater equality and opportunity for women. Three previous World Conferences were held in Mexico City (International Women's Year, 1975), Copenhagen (1980) and Nairobi (1985). 189 governments and more than 5,000 representatives from 2,100 non-governmental organizations participated in the Beijing Conference. The principal themes were the advancement and empowerment of women in relation to women's human rights, women and poverty, women and decision-making, the girl-child, violence against women and other areas of concern. The resulting documents of the Conference are The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. The U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women manifested a global women's movement for change and has been called ""the Woodstock of the women's movement.""; The World Conference on Women was also accompanied by an informal meeting (August 30-September 8) of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). This NGO Forum on Women, Beijing '95, brought together thousands of women from around the world to exchange information and ideas, celebrate women's achievements and contributions and draw attention and develop solutions to discrimination facing women world-wide.
Intro -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ACRONYMS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- Women, Power and Decision-Making in CARICOM Countries: Moving Forward From a Post-Beijing Assessment -- Violence Against Women: A Human Rights Issue - Post Beijing Five Year Review -- Smoke and Mirrors: The Illusion of CARICOM Women's Growing Economic Empowerment, Post-Beijing -- The Search for Gender Equity and Empowerment of Caribbean Women: The Role of Education -- Gender Equality and Women's Health in the Caribbean -- Review of Institutional Mechanisms for the Advancement of Women and for Achieving Gender Equality -- Conclusion - Beyond a Backlash: The Frontal Assault on Containing Caribbean Women in the Decade of the 1990s -- BIOGRAPHY BRIEFS -- INDEX.
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