2011 - A New Era for women
2011 is the most significant year ever in the history of women, representing a hundred years of the women’s movement, with major achievements and progress, since the very first International Women's Day in March 1911.
THE CAMPAIGN
A million endorsements to demand that governments act on the UN resolutions which they've passed to end abuse of women...
In particular, the 1993 UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
100 YEARS OF TALK...
- 99 years ago
International Women’s Day was launched, with women demanding the right to vote, work, hold public office and an end to job discrimination. - 65 years ago
The Charter of the United Nations was the first international agreement to proclaim gender equality as a fundamental human right. - 62 years ago
the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. - 17 years ago
the United Nations passed a resolution which said that States should condemn violence against women. - 16 years ago
the UN passed a resolution outlining a Platform for Action for States to eliminate violence against women and girls. - 7 years ago
the UN passed a resolution saying that States should implement the commitments made in the platform for action. - 5 years ago
at the World Summit, world leaders declared that ‘progress for women is progress for all’. - 4 years ago
Kofi Annan, Former UN Secretary-General, said… “There is no policy more effective in promoting development, health and education than the empowerment of women and girls. - 2 years ago
UNIFEM began a public campaign to ‘inspire’ the member states to act by 2015. - A year ago
current UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said: “Violence against women is… an attack on all of us, on the foundation of our civilization. It destroys health and perpetuates poverty. It strikes against equality and empowerment.” - Just over 6 months ago
the UN adoped the Resolution to End Violence Against Women in Conflict Zones
MEAnWHILE...
Trading in females is fast becoming more lucrative than the drugs trade ~ and just as corrupt.
So, yes, women are certainly good for the economy!
We have yet to be convinced that we are valued equally as human beings, rather than commodities.
The focus of the 2011 Campaign is to demand that governments act on the 1993 UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women.
In particular, the following from Article 4 ~
That our governments should:
- (h) Include in government budgets adequate resources for their activities related to the elimination of violence against women
- (o) Recognize the important role of the women's movement and non-governmental organizations world wide in raising awareness and alleviating the problem of violence against women
- (p) Facilitate and enhance the work of the women's movement and non-governmental organizations and cooperate with them at local, national and regional levels
You can endorse the Safe World 2011 Campaign here.
The 2011 Campaign
Women & The UN
"Women bear and care for our children.
In much of the world, they plant the crops that feed us.
They weave the fabric of our societies...
Violence against women destroys health and perpetuates poverty."
UN Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon.
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