北京+15に向けてバンコク会議での成果文書
1995年の北京会議から来年で15年を迎え、その実施状況を振り返るための政府間ハイレベル会合が、11月16日から18日までタイ・バンコクの国連ESCAPで開催されました。会合では、北京行動綱領を責任をもって実施していくことを再確認され、経済危機が女性に及ぼす影響やジェンダー平等のために政府がしかるべき必要な拠出をすることに責任を果たすこと、ミレニアム開発目標や女性差別撤廃条約がまだ完全に実現できていないことなどに焦点が当てられました。
2010年3月1日から国際女性の地位委員会（CSW）が開催されますが、その直前の2月末にもNew York でBeijing+15についてNGOの 大きな会合が予定されているようです。
これに先立ち、今年10月にはフィリピン・ケソンでNGO会合が開催され、日本からも多くの活動者が参加しました。NGO会合の内容は下記からご覧になれます。
http://apww.isiswomen.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57:asia-pacific-ngo-forum-on-beijing-15-mp3s&catid=2:ap-ngo-forum-15&Itemid=25
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以下、英文のままで失礼します。
Outcome Document of the Asia-Pacific High-level Intergovernmental Meeting to
Review Regional Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action at Fifteen
Years, and Its Regional and Global Outcomes
BANGKOK DECLARATION FOR BEIJING +15
1. We, the Representatives of ESCAP Member and Associate Member
States, met in Bangkok from 16-18 November 2009 for the High Level
Intergovernmental Meeting to review implementation of the Beijing Platform
for Action organized as part of the Asia Pacific regional preparatory
process,
and adopted the following declaration at the meeting:
2. Reaffirming the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, adopted at
the
Fourth World Conference on Women, and the outcome of the twenty-third
session of
the General Assembly, and deeply convinced that the Beijing Declaration is
an
important contribution to the advancement of women worldwide in the
achievement
of gender equality which must be translated into effective actions by all
States, the
United Nations system and other relevant organizations;
3. Affirming that gender equality and the promotion and protection of the
full
enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all are essential
to
advance development, peace and security;
4. Acknowledging the call for the promotion of gender equality and
empowerment of women and girls, as set forth in the internationally agreed
development goals, including those contained in the United Nations
Millennium
Declaration;
5. Also recalling Security Council resolutions 1325 (2000) of 31 October
2000,
1820 (2008) of 19 June 2008, 1888 (2009) of 30 September 2009, and 1889
(2009) of
5 October 2009 on women, peace and security and other relevant UN
resolutions;
6. Also recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the
International
Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International
Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights, the International Convention on the Elimination
of all
Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of
Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and
other
relevant human rights instruments;
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7. Noting the participation of civil society organizations in the
preparations for
the Asia Pacific Review of Regional Implementation of the Beijing Platform
for
Action;
8. Commending the Executive Secretary of ESCAP for re-establishing the
Regional Coordination Mechanism’s Thematic Working Group on Gender Equality
and Empowerment of Women which has contributed to enhanced coordination and
coherence among regional UN partners in the advancement of women and gender
equality as a means to promote sustainable and inclusive development in the
region;
9. Welcoming the proposed changes in the United Nations gender architecture
to support progress on gender equality and women's empowerment at the global
level,
and noting the need for the new global entity to cooperate closely with
ESCAP at the
regional level, including through the Asia-Pacific Regional Coordination
Mechanism;
Expressing concern that:
10. While the region has established itself as an economic powerhouse and
experienced rapid economic growth, inequalities have grown in many countries
and
women have disproportionate representation among the poor, and this has been
exacerbated during the recent financial crisis;
11. While women make strong economic contributions, they also comprise the
majority of temporary, low paid, and low-skilled workers in the region,
often working
without any form of social protection and increasing their vulnerability to
discrimination;
12. Women continue to bear major responsibility for unpaid work,
particularly
caregiving work and this contributes to weaker labour market attachment for
women,
weaker access to social security benefits and less time for
education/training, leisure
and self-care and political activities;
13. While gender parity has been achieved by some countries in girls and
women’s education, there is still substantial need for progress in large
parts of the
region;
14. Improvements in girls and women’s education have not systematically
translated into greater economic opportunities for many women in the region,
and
women on average are considerably paid less than men and underemployed;
15. Factors such as culturally ingrained son preference, sex-selective
abortion,
female infanticide, the disproportionate impact of malnutrition on girls,
early
marriage, child prostitution and the commercial sexual exploitation of
children
continue to undermine the rights of girls and limit their potential;
16. While there has been some welcomed progress in increasing women’s
representation in politics including through quotas or reserved seats for
women in a
number of countries, there continue to be low levels of women’s
representation in
politics, and few countries in the region have reached the 30% target
representation
level established by ECOSOC;
17. Some parts of the region have unacceptably high rates of maternal
mortality
and there has been a lack of progress in the region on women’s reproductive
health
and rights;
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18. There has been an alarming rise in new HIV infections among women from
spouses and intimate partners in the region, and that the regional coverage
of antiretroviral
drugs (ART) and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV
(PMTCT) treatment for both men and women remain below the global average;
19. Despite strong progress of some countries in the region to combat
trafficking
in persons, particularly women and girls, trafficking continues to be
prevalent in the
region;
20. Not all countries in the region are parties to the Convention on the
Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW);
21. Discriminatory practices, violations of women’s and girl’s rights and
impunity – especially with regard to violence – persist in countries of the
region, and
enactment and implementation of domestic laws to address discrimination and
violence against women should remain a priority;
22. While information and communication technologies (ICTs) have brought
considerable benefits to women in the region, women still lack equal access
and these
technologies have also aided the proliferation of pornography and
sexualized,
disparaging and violent imagery of women on the internet, and are creating
new
forms of exploitation of women, including its use in facilitating and
organizing the
trafficking of women and children;
23. While women are largely responsible for natural resource management in
the
household, they have been excluded from developing, planning and
implementing
environmental policies when women are in fact, together with children and
the
elderly, among the most vulnerable to the consequences of climate change;
24. While women living in countries in conflict or post-conflict situations
have
special needs and play an important role in the prevention and resolution of
conflicts
and in peace-building, they are still underrepresented in decision-making in
conflict
and post-conflict situations;
25. We, the Representatives of ESCAP Member and Associate Member
States reaffirm our commitment to the full and effective implementation of
the
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty
third
special session of the General Assembly.
26. In making this reaffirmation, we commit to the following concerted
actions:
27. To intensify efforts toward the full and effective implementation of the
Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty third session of
the
General Assembly and to overcome obstacles encountered in their
implementation;
28. To promote active mainstreaming of a gender perspective, inter alia, in
the
design, implementation and evaluation of regional, national and local
policies and
programmes, including the development of gender analysis tools for the
effective
monitoring and assessment of gender gains and gaps;
29. To strengthen the role of national machineries and other institutional
mechanisms that work toward the advancement of women and gender equality,
including through definite commitment of financial and other appropriate
assistance,
and ensuring adequate and appropriate staff and resources;
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30. To take effective action toward the creation of an enabling environment
at the
national level by ensuring the participation of women on an equal basis with
men at
all levels of decision-making necessary to ensure the full participation of
women in
all spheres of life;
31. To undertake full and effective action for the implementation of the
United
Nations Millennium Declaration, recognizing that gender equality is a goal
in its own
right and central to all other goals;
32. To promote joint responsibility of men and boys with women and girls in
the
promotion of gender equality, including in areas such as domestic and caring
work
and responsibilities, and addressing stereotypical attitudes and behavior;
33. To implement economic policies that are designed and monitored with the
full and equal participation of women within the overall framework of
achieving
sustainable development and ensure poverty eradication programmes,
especially for
women in particular during periods of economic hardship;
34. To strengthen or establish accountability mechanisms that promote gender
responsiveness in national policy-making, planning and public expenditure
management through financial allocations and public spending which
effectively
advance women’s economic, social, political and cultural rights;
35. To intensify support for statistical capacity building efforts on the
generation
of gender statistics and to provide timely, reliable and disaggregated data
by sex,
ethnicity, age and location and the development of methodologies for the
collection
and processing of these gender statistics; And to ensure that gender
statistics inform
policy and programme decisions and effectively monitor and assess gender
gains and
gaps;
36. To contribute to collaborative approaches and strategies aimed at
protecting
and promoting the rights and welfare of women workers, in particular women
in the
informal sector, rural women, and migrant workers;
37. To address the persistent discrimination and serious human rights
violations
against female migrants;
38. To strengthen the provision of and ensure equal access to adequate,
affordable and accessible public and social services, including education
and training
at all levels, as well as to all types of permanent and sustainable social
protection/social security systems for women throughout their life cycle,
and
supporting national efforts in this regard;
39. To enhance women’s entrepreneurial potential by providing them with
access
to and control over resources, including knowledge and skills training,
trade
opportunities and technologies;
40. To review and as appropriate, revise national policies, programmes and
legislation to ensure high-quality, affordable and accessible health care
and services
for all women, taking into account the diverse needs of women, and to
undertake key
actions for the further implementation of the Programme of Action of the
International Conference on Population and Development, paying particular
attention
to achieving the specific benchmarks to reduce maternal mortality, to
increase the
proportion of births assisted by skilled attendants, to provide the widest
achievable
range of safe and effective family planning and contraceptive methods and to
reduce
the risk of HIV/AIDS;
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41. To intensify efforts to prevent all forms of violence against women and
girls,
provide protection to the survivors, investigate, prosecute and punish the
perpetrators
of violence against women and girls, and engage men and boys, as well as
community
and faith-based organizations, in eliminating violence against women;
42. To elaborate and ensure that capacities and resources are available to
implement multi-sectoral national strategies to eliminate violence against
women,
including measures to combat all forms of trafficking in women and girls;
43. To address and develop measures to combat ICT-related violence and
exploitation of women;
44. To include a gender perspective and harness the active participation of
women in the development of ICTs;
45. To ensure the protection of women and girls, in particular against
sexual
violence, during and after armed conflicts, in accordance with the
obligation of States
under international humanitarian law and international human rights law;
46. To ensure the equal participation and full involvement of women in all
efforts
for the maintenance and promotion of peace and security, and their role in
decisionmaking
with regard to conflict prevention and resolution;
47. To mainstream a gender perspective in environmental, disaster management
and climate change adaptation programmes;
48. To ensure that women’s needs and knowledge of natural systems be used
in
the development, planning and implementation of environmental policies,
including
adaptation strategies;
49. To strengthen agricultural policies and mechanisms to incorporate a
gender
perspective, and in cooperation with civil society, support farmers,
particularly rural
women, with education and training programmes, as well as to strengthen
information
dissemination to them that would enable their access to services and
resources for
improving productivity;
50. To consider ratifying or acceding to, as a particular matter of
priority, the
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
and
its Optional Protocol, limit the extent of any reservations, and withdraw
reservations
that are contrary to the object and purpose of the Convention or otherwise
incompatible with the relevant treaty;
51. To promote, protect, and respect all human rights and fundamental
freedoms
of women, including through the full implementation of obligations under all
human
rights instruments, especially the Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of
Discrimination against Women;
52. To continue efforts to repeal laws and eradicate policies and practices
that
discriminate against women and girls, and to adopt laws and promote
practices that
protect their rights and promote gender equality;
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53. To increase partnerships with civil society and the private sector for
the
promotion of gender equality, and to support the role and contribution of
civil society,
in particular non-governmental organizations and women’s organizations, in
the
implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the
outcome
of the twenty-third special session;
54. To review regularly further implementation of the Beijing Platform for
Action and in 2015, to bring together all relevant stakeholders, including
civil society,
to assess progress and challenges, specify targets and consider new
initiatives as
appropriate twenty years after the adoption of the Beijing Platform for
Action;
55. To strengthen regional and subregional dialogue and cooperation among
Members and Associate Members of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia
and the Pacific as well as other relevant stakeholders on policy options and
issues
crucial to the region and for conveying the regional voice of Asia Pacific
in global
processes;
56. Request the Executive Secretary of ESCAP making effective use of the
existing resources and mobilizing additional voluntary resources as
necessary to:
57. Strengthen ESCAP’s role in supporting Members and Associate Members in
implementing the Beijing Platform for Action, as well as the outcome of the
twentythird
special session of the General Assembly, and the recommendations of the
Asia-
Pacific High-Level Intergovernmental Meeting to Review Regional
Implementation
of the Beijing Platform for Action at Fifteen Years;
58. Mainstream gender dimensions into all subprogrammes under the ESCAP
programme of work;
59. Provide technical assistance to Members and Associate Members upon
request to build national capacity to mainstream a gender perspective and a
rightsbased
approach in all programmes, including through mechanisms and processes such
as gender budgeting, gender auditing, sex–disaggregated data and monitoring
and
performance indicators;
60. Support Members and Associate Members in ratification/acceding to and/or
implementing the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination
against Women;
61. Mobilize the Asia Pacific Regional Coordination Mechanism to further
develop mechanisms and plans to promote action to combat violence against
women
and trafficking in women and children, including a coordinated regional
response and
follow-up activities on the Secretary-General Campaign UNiTE to End Violence
against Women;
62. Strengthen ESCAP’s coordination role as the Chair of the Regional
Coordination Mechanism in serving to achieve further synergies on the
advancement
of women and gender equality among UN entities in the region;
63. Submit this outcome document to the 54th Session of the Commission on
the
Status of Women and for the consideration of the 66th Session of the ESCAP
Commission.
