Facts representing the need of achieving this goal
Nbsp; UN MODEL SPBSEU 2018
ECONOMICAL AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
EXPERT REPORT
Content
Introduction. 3
Historical backgrounds. 4
UN women's stragic plan. 5
Facts representing the need of achieving this goal 7
List of terms. 9
Links. 10
Introduction
Gender equality became one of the most important goals for sustainable development of our planet.
While the world has achieved progress towards gender equality and women’s empowerment under the Millennium Development Goals (including equal access to primary education between girls and boys), women and girls continue suffering from discrimination and violence in every part of the world.
Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. Unfortunately, at the current time, 1 in 5 women and girls between the ages of 15-49 have reported experiencing physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner within a 12-month period and 49 countries currently have no laws protecting women from domestic violence. Progress is occurred regarding harmful practices such as child marriage and FGM (Female Genital Mutilation), which was declined by 30% in the past decade, but there is still much work to be done to complete elimination of some practices.
Providing women and girls with equal access to education, health care, decent work, and representation in political and economic decision-making processes will fuel sustainable economies and benefit societies and humanity at large. Implementing new legal frameworks regarding female equality in the workplace and the eradication of harmful practices targeted at women is crucial to ending the gender-based discrimination prevalent in many countries around the world.
Historical Background
Women have been discriminated for centuries and it is not a rapid process to build an equal world. We are doing it step by step.
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. A functional commission of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), it was established by Council resolution 11(II) of 21 June 1946.
The CSW is instrumental in promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of women’s lives throughout the world, and shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women.
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In 1996, ECOSOC in resolution 1996/6 expanded the Commission’s mandate and decided that it should take a leading role in monitoring and reviewing progress and problems in the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and in mainstreaming a gender perspective in UN activities. Following the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015, the Commission now also contributes to the follow-up to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development so as to accelerate the realization of gender equality and the empowerment of women (ECOSOC resolution 2015/6).
During the Commission’s annual two-week session, representatives of UN Member States, civil society organizations and UN entities gather at UN headquarters in New York. They discuss progress and gaps in the implementation of the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the key global policy document on gender equality, and the 23rd special session of the General Ass14embly held in 2000 (Beijing+5), as well as emerging issues that affect gender equality and the empowerment of women. Member States agree on further actions to accelerate progress and promote women’s enjoyment of their rights in political, economic and social fields. The outcomes and recommendations of each session are forwarded to ECOSOC for follow-up.
UN Women supports all aspects of the Commission’s work. The Entity also facilitates the participation of civil society representatives.
UN Women`s strategic plan 2018-2021
At its Second Regular Session, from 29 – 30 August, UN Women Executive Board endorsed the new Strategic Plan, 2018 – 2021. The Strategic Plan outlines UN Women’s strategic direction, objectives and approaches to support efforts to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls by 2030.
Building upon the lessons learned from the previous Strategic Plan and the recommendations from the 20-year review and appraisal of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the new Strategic Plan envisions bold steps to respond to emerging challenges and opportunities, and to ensure that all women and girls benefit equally from the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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With just 13 years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, which promises to leave no one behind and empower all women and girls, progress for women and girls remains uneven, slow and subject to reversal. Based on the current trajectory, it will take 82 years to close the gender gap in political participation; 95 years to achieve gender parity in lower secondary education; and 170 years to close the economic gender gap.
UN Women’s new Strategic Plan outlines five main outcome areas that will guide the organization’s efforts to tackle the structural barriers to gender equality, for example, through the repeal of discriminatory laws; the transformation of discriminatory social norms and stereotypes, and the strengthening and support of institutions so that they can deliver equally for women and men.
Through the new Strategic Plan, UN Women will:
· Continue supporting efforts to strengthen and implement a comprehensive and dynamic set of global norms and standards; and ensure that
· Women lead, participate in and benefit equally from governance systems;
· Women have income security, decent work and economic autonomy;
· All women and girls live a life free from all forms of violence; and
· Women and girls contribute to and have greater influence in building sustainable peace and resilience, and benefit equally from the prevention of natural disasters and conflicts and humanitarian action
The Strategic Plan leverages UN Women’s strengths, including the largest pool of expertise in gender equality and women’s empowerment in the UN and its longstanding relationship with women’s organizations, to guide the implementation of UN Women’s mandate of normative support, UN coordination and operational activities. It outlines key approaches for greater impact, such as the engagement of youth and men and boys, leveraging technology and innovation for women, and promoting South-South Cooperation.
UN Women estimates that approximately USD 1.7 billion over four years will be required to fully implement the new Strategic Plan.
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Facts representing the need of achieving this goal
Women and girls represent half of the world’s population and therefore also half of its potential. But, today gender inequality persists everywhere and stagnates social progress. As of 2014, 143 countries have guaranteed equality between men and women in their Constitutions but 52 have yet to take this step. Here are some facts, showing situation and improvements which we have been able to achieve in recent years in solving these problems. Even this short list helps us understand the meaning og this global goal.
· Globally, 750 million women and girls were married before the age of 18 and at least 200 million women and girls in 30 countries have undergone FGM.
· In 18 countries, husbands can legally prevent their wives from working; in 39 countries, daughters and sons do not have equal inheritance rights; and 49 countries lack laws protecting women from domestic violence.
· One in five women and girls, including 19 per cent of women and girls aged 15 to 49, have experienced physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner with the last 12 months. Yet, 49 countries have no laws that specifically protect women from such violence.
· While women have made important inroads into political office across the world, their representation in national parliaments at 23.7 per cent is still far from parity.
· Only 52 per cent of women married or in a union freely make their own decisions about sexual relations, contraceptive use and health care.
· Globally, women are just 13 per cent of agricultural land holders.
· More than 100 countries have taken action to track budget allocations for gender equality.
· Women in Northern Africa hold less than one in five paid jobs in the non-agricultural sector. The proportion of women in paid employment outside the agriculture sector has increased from 35 per cent in 1990 to 41 per cent in 2015.
· In 46 countries, women now hold more than 30 per cent of seats in national parliament in at least one chamber.
· In Southern Asia, a girl’s risk of marrying in childhood has dropped by over 40% since 2000.
· The rates of girls between 15-19 who are subjected to FGM (female genital mutilation) in the 30 countries where the practice is concentrated have dropped from 1 in 2 girls in 2000 to 1 in 3 girls by 2017.
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