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Karama's Oral Statement at the 54th Commission on the Status of Women
The following is the text of Karama's oral statement, which was approved for a High Level Plenary at the 54th Commission on the Status of Women:
On behalf of the Middle East Caucus, we commend and welcome the Commission’s call for the intensification of efforts by governments to fully implement the Beijing Platform for Action 15 years after its adoption by 189 governments, CEDAW and its Optional Protocol, the Millennium Development Goals, and other international standards to enact gender equality and women’s empowerment. There still remains a wide gap between the commitments made by Arab governments to these international agreements and their implementation.
The Middle East Caucus expresses its concern about:
Karama Brings Arab Perspective to the UN Commission on the Status of Women
NEW YORK, NY, March 4, 2010 – On March 3, Karama and UNIFEM convened a one-day conference attended by more than 100 people at the 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) to present a detailed review of progress towards the gender equality goals set fifteen years ago in the Beijing Platform for Action and after ten years of the Millennium Development Goals and 30 years of CEDAW implementation.
Join Karama at the United Nations
This week, Karama’s delegation of 32 women from around the Arab world is headed to the UN in New York to participate in the 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
During the session, Karama’s team will join women’s activists from around the world to present a detailed review of progress towards fulfilling the gender equality goals set fifteen years ago in the Beijing Platform for Action and ten years ago in the Millennium Development Goals.
Our delegation will present the Arab Regional NGO Shadow Report on Beijing+15 to illuminate the gains and gaps in fulfillment of major international conventions and goals in the region.
These interventions will culminate in a one-day conference on March 3rd, hosted in partnership with UNIFEM to allow our delegates and other experts to share analysis, recommendations and strategies for future advocacy in fulfilling international standards of gender equality.
UN NGO Liaison Service Interviews Hibaaq Osman
To read this story on the NGLS website click here.
1. How have efforts to implement the Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA) in the Arab region evolved since Beijing? Has this been satisfactory?
