{"id":403601,"date":"2010-03-08T05:06:44","date_gmt":"2010-03-08T10:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oxfam.org.uk\/applications\/blogs\/pressoffice\/?p=11447"},"modified":"2010-03-08T05:06:44","modified_gmt":"2010-03-08T10:06:44","slug":"international-women%e2%80%99s-day-update-from-the-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/403601","title":{"rendered":"International Women\u2019s Day: Update from the UN"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is International Women\u2019s Day<\/a>, but what is supposed to be a celebration of the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future, is being overshadowed by the failings of the latest UN policy review on gender equality and the advancement of women.<\/p>\n

Thousands of women’s rights and anti-poverty activists have gathered here in New York since Monday 1 March. They and Oxfam are in town for the Commission on the Status of Women <\/a>(CSW).<\/p>\n

Fifteen years ago, the UN Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing established the Platform for Action on Women, Peace and Development; an international agenda aimed at removing all the obstacles to women’s active participation in all areas of public and private life through a full and equal share in economic, social, cultural and political decision-making. Yet, a once promising movement has become increasingly subdued, and it is now mainly confined to the annual meetings of the Commission on the Status of Women. <\/p>\n

What we want<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Oxfam has been calling on governments and other stakeholders to reaffirm their commitment to the Beijing Platform for Action and set targets and timetables to monitor its implementation. This needs to be coupled with concerted action to reduce violence against women and improve women\u2019s political participation and leadership (read more about what Oxfam is doing on these issues<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the new UN women\u2019s agency needs to be established without any delay because there is simply no more time to waste if we want to continue to advance women’s rights and make inroads towards the eradication of poverty.<\/p>\n

One of the good things about CSW is the presence of all the hot shots of the women’s movement and the many small, grassroots NGOs that come here to network and share their experiences. Here and there discussions got heated, frustrations were shared, revolutions were called for and women’s ‘fighter instinct’ re-awakened. <\/p>\n

Away from the sheer inefficiency and ineffectiveness of the political process women still breathe activism and continue to channel their energy into realizing our potential and our rights; especially important for those women who have no voice and whose patience with development is tested every day.<\/p>\n

Find out more about gender equality<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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