UN Women har egne Rio+20 prioriteter

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FN-systemets mange organisationer har som helhed understreget, at ligestilling og kvinders muligheder er prioriteter, der skal have stats- og regeringsoverhovedernes særlige opmærksomhed på Rio+20, den 20.-22. juni.

På UN Womens hjemmeside kan man læse, hvad kvindeenheden især vil understrege på konferencen.
UN Women will advocate for Rio+20 to:

• Assess progress in implementing international conventions and plans of action on gender equality and women’s empowerment in the context of sustainable development, and highlight lessons, gaps, challenges and good practices.

• Call for the effective implementation of previous agreements, including the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, Chapter 24 of Agenda 21, Section K of the Beijing Platform for Action, and the conventions on biodiversity and climate change initiated in Rio in 1992.

• Propose measures and actions for governments and other key stakeholders to mainstream gender equality into sustainable development at all levels.

• Strengthen political commitment to sustainable development, and foster strategic partnerships for gender equality, encompassing support from relevant institutions, sufficient financing and the participation of women at all levels of decision-making.