Several issues were prominent in these discussions. The 1995 beijing platform for action flagged 12 key areas where urgent action was needed to ensure greater equality and opportunities for women and men, girls and boys. The 12 critical areas of the beijing platform for action bpfa emphasize ending all forms of discrimination against women and girls, reducing gender disparities, and enhancing womens access to economic opportunities. Review of progress in implementing the beijing platform. Part two is on the implementation of the twelve 12 critical areas of concern of the bpa.
It is a detailed analysis of measures taken to advance womens empowerment and gender equality across the 12 critical areas with a focus on the period 20142019, under the following. Beijing, china september 1995 action for equality, development and peace. Mar 04, 2015 sustainable development goals must fulfil beijings vision for women. Beijing declaration and platform for action, fourth world. What are the 12 critical areas of concern in the beijing platform for action from woms 202 at university of delaware. They also heard plenary statements and commitments from member. Findings from the monitoring in selected areas women and poverty eradicating poverty is the first critical area identified in the beijing platform for action and analysis of the progress made in this domain is indicative of the outstanding challenges in tackling the micro and macrolevel causes of gender inequality across the other domains.
Its platform of action covers 12 critical areas of concern. Thematic issues and critical areas of concern united nations. Critical areas of concern of the beijing platform for action the persistent and increasing burden of poverty on women inequalities and inadequacies in and unequal access to education and training inequalities and inadequacies in and unequal access to health care and related services violence against women the effects of armed or other kinds of conflict on women, including those living. The platform for action covers 12 critical areas of concern that are as relevant today as 20 years ago. The beijing platform for action included 12 critical areas of concern including womens human rights and violence against women. Introduction international womens day 2015 2 introduction in 1995, the beijing declaration and platform for action bpfa was adopted by the fourth world conference on women, and subsequently endorsed by the united nations. Oct 30, 2019 the beijing declaration and platform for action of 1995 is the most ambitious road map for the empowerment of women and girls everywhere. Fwcw secretariat, division for the advancement of women, 2 united. The 12 areas of critical concern of the beijing platform for action are. Sustainable development goals must fulfil beijings vision for women.
Persistent discrimination against and violation of the rights of the. Social norms and transformative change in the beijing platform for action the beijing platform foresaw what data and research would later prove. Action for equality, development and peace, beijing, 15 september 1995. The governments acknowledge the diverse voices of women. Beijing circles women womens ministries leadership. This report contains evidence of the regions achievements and challenges and portrays 15 years of sweat and struggle in. Adopts the beijing declaration and platform for action, which are annexed to the present resolution.
This document outlines the 12 critical areas of concern of the beijing platform for action. Beijing platform for action and its 12 critical areas of concern the global framework set the scene as in 1995 and then leads into 12 critical areas of concernseach of which is broken down into its strategic objectives and actions. Concern of the beijing platform for action since 2009 35. Eiges reports on the progress of gender equality in the critical areas of concern of the beijing platform for action bpfa chosen by the presidencies. The 1995 beijing platform for action flagged 12 key areas where urgent action was needed to ensure greater equality and opportunities for women and men. Beijing platform critical areas of concern the united nations.
Beijing declaration and platform for action analysis of. In relation to the 12 critical areas of concern of the platform for action, escap member states identified both gains and persistent impediments to equality with respect to economic status, education, health, power, human rights, media participation and portrayal, and the environment. Chapter 1 mission statement chapter 2 global framework chapter 3 critical areas of concern chapter 4 strategic objectives and actions chapter 5 institutional arrangements. In 1995, the beijing declaration and platform for action bpfa was adopted by. Beijing declaration and platform for action, including current challenges that. The beijing 12 critical areas of concern deconstructed. Beijing declaration and platform for action adopted by the fourth world conference on women.
The declaration identifies 12 critical areas of concern for women and girls across the globe. Beijing declaration and platform for action resolution 1. Beijing platform for action and its 12 critical areas of concern. Delegates discussed and adopted the beijing declaration and platform for action. The founding united nations charter 1945 included a provision for equality between men and women chapter iii, article 8. Australia hosted the 12th apec wln meeting in 2007 and. Recommends to the general assembly of the united nations at its fiftieth session that it endorse the beijing declaration and platform for action as adopted by the conference. Sustainable development goals must fulfil beijings vision. By the time the conference closed, it had produced the beijing declaration and platform for action, the most progressive blueprint ever for advancing womens rights. In the beijing declaration and platform for action bpfa, states affirmed women and girls human rights as an inalienable, integral. Action for equality, development and peace was the name given for a conference convened by the united nations during 415 september 1995 in beijing, china.
Critical areas of concern of the platform for action ten pages. Beijing declaration and platform for action the united nations. The 12 critical areas of concern of the platform for action. Beijing platform for action and its 12 critical areas of. Out of the 12 critical areas where gender inequality is most pronounced in the beijing. Beijing declaration and platform for action september 15, 19 95 beijing declaration the governments participating in the fourth world conference on women the conference, gathered in beijing in september 1995, seek to advance the goals of equality, development, and peace for all women. The empowerment and advancement of women, including the right to freedom of thought. Since the adoption of the beijing declaration and its platform for action, zimbabwe has made remarkable progress in the areas of gender equality and women empowerment. Requests for copies of the beijing declaration and platform for action should be made to. Review, adopt and maintain macroeconomic policies and development strategies that. Summary of the beijing declaration and platform for action.
In this forum, we will examine our countrys progress to address these concerns. Chapter i resolutions adopted by the conference resolution 1 beijing declaration and platform for action the fourth world conference on women, having met in beijing from 4 to 15 september 1995. The adoption of the beijing declaration and the platform for action in 1995 was an important step in developing a comprehensive international policy framework on womens human rights. Women and poverty unequal access to education and training women and health violence against women women and armed conflict women and the economy women in power and decisionmaking institutional mechanisms human rights of women. The global framework set the scene as in 1995 and then leads into 12 critical areas of concernseach of which is broken down into its strategic objectives and actions a women and poverty persistent and increasing burden of poverty on women a. Economic policies and development strategies focusing on the feminization of poverty to address the unique needs of poor women.
The global framework set the scene as in 1995 and then leads into 12 critical areas of concerns each of which is broken down into its strategic objectives and. First, it called for measures ensuring womens equal access to and full participation in power structures and decisionmaking. Beijing and platform for action political declaration outcome. Developed at the fourth world conference on women in beijing, chinaknown as the largestever gathering of gender equality advocatesthe beijing platform for action was adopted by 189 governments committed to taking strategic, bold action in 12 critical areas of concern. Beijing home sustainable development knowledge platform. Platform for action, as many of the critical areas of concern of the platform are explicitly covered by the. Review of progress in implementing the beijing platform for action in samoa page 16 traditional samoan society embraces caring for, and sharing with, the extended family. Beijing declaration and platform for action, governments agreed on further actions to accelerate implementation of the platform for action and to ensure that commitments for gender equality, development and peace were fully realized. The us national poverty rate has decreased, and scholars and policy.
As a result, there has been a strong belief that poverty could not and should not be a part of normal life. The beijing declaration and platform for action of 1995 is the most ambitious road map for the empowerment of women and girls everywhere. National initiatives to address the bpfa 12 areas of concern highlight the governments commitment to secure equality, development and peace for filipino women. It also laid out concrete ways for countries to bring about change. Thematic issues and critical areas of concern information on the 12 critical areas of concern of the beijing platform for action, and on other emerging thematic issues. The beijing conference agreement, known as the platform for action, dubbed women in power and decisionmaking one of 12 critical areas of concern. Ohchrs work cuts across all 12 critical areas of concern as set out by the bpfa. The beijing platform for action included 12 critical areas of concern including womens human rights and. The beijing declaration and platform for action, adopted at the uns fourth world conference on women beijing, china, 1995, at which ireland participated, is an agenda for womens empowerment. This book is based on the 12 critical areas of concern identified at the beijing conference.
As a defining framework for change, the platform for action made comprehensive commitments under 12 critical areas of concern. Section 2 outlines the progress across the 12 critical areas of concern of the platform for action. The government has adopted several legislative, policy and administrative measures to facilitate the implementation of the 12 critical areas of the declaration. The platform for action constitutes a global framework for achieving gender. What are the 12 critical areas of concern in the beijing. The beijing declaration and platform for action was launched during the 4th world conference on women in beijing. Critical areas of concern of the beijing platform for action. To facilitate the analysis, the 12 critical areas of concern have been clustered into six overarching. Beijing declaration and platform for action analysis of the 12 critical areas of concern for discussion poverty 1. Conclusions of the fourth world conference on women, beijing declaration and platform for action are some of the basic documents on which montenegro has based its strategic and legislative framework. The implementation of the beijing platform for action in south africa commission for gender equality commission for gender equality.