Major International Forums, Agreements and Declarations Related to UNFPA’s Work

The United Nations Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, 1995
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/beijing/official.htm

Beijing +5, 2000
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/confer/beijing5/

International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), 1994
http://www.unfpa.org/icpd/index.htm

ICPD +5, 1999
http://www.unfpa.org/icpd/index.htm

World Summit for Social Development (WSSD), 1995
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/wssd/index.html

WSSD +5, 2000
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/geneva2000/index.html

Agenda 21 and Other Agreements from the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). 1992
http://www.igc.apc.org/habitat/agenda21/index.html

UNCED +5, 1997
http://www.un.org/esa/earthsummit/ga97rep.htm

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), 1981
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/e1cedaw.htm

Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/women/engl-wmn.html#devaw

The Human Rights of Women, A Reference Guide to Official UN Documents
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/women/engl-wmn.html#crc

Other International Instruments Relevant to Gender Issues

Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, 2000
http://www.odccp.org/palermo/convmain.html

Women and Peace and Security, Security Council Resolution, 2000
http://www.un.org/Docs/scres/2000/res1325e.pdf

Violence Against Women Migrant Workers, General Assembly Resolution, 2000
http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resfiles/a54r138.pdf

Women in Development, General Assembly Resolution, 1999
http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resfiles/a54r210.pdf

Improvement of the Situation of Women in rural Areas, General Assembly Resolution, 1999
http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resfiles/a54r135.pdf

Traditional or Customary Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Girls, General Assembly Resolution, 1998
http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resfiles/a53r117.pdf

Traffic in Women and Girls, General Assembly Resolution, 1998
http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resfiles/a53r116.pdf

Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Measures to Eliminate Violence Against Women, General Assembly Resolution, 1997
http://www.un.org/documents/ga/res/52/a52r086.htm

Integration of Older Women in Development, General Assembly Resolution, 1994
http://www.un.org/documents/ga/res/49/a49r162.htm

Regional Agreements and Conventions

Africa

African [Banjul] Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, adopted June 27, 1981, OAU Doc. CAB/LEG/67/3 rev. 5, 21 I.L.M. 58 (1982), entered into force Oct. 21, 1986: [excerpts]
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/z1afchar.htm

Declaration on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic at the XI International Conference on AIDS and STDs in Africa, 1999
http://www.africapolicy.org/docs99/hiv9909.htm

Women’s Declaration and Agenda for a Culture of Peace in Africa Adopted at the Close of a Pan African Conference in Zanzibar, 1999
http://www.unesco.org/opi/eng/unescopress/99-113e.htm

Draft Additional Protocol to the African Charter on the Establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights.
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/africa/draft_additl_protocol.html

Gender and Development - A Declaration by Heads of State or Government of the Southern African Development Community,1997
http://www.sardc.net/widsaa/wid_genderdec.htm

Resolution on the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, Sixty-Fourth Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity, 1996
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/africa/resafchar64th.html

Arab States and Europe

Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
http://www.europarl.eu.int/charter/default_en.htm

Beirut Declaration, Recommendations of the First Arab Conference on Justice, 1999
http://www.hri.ca/doccentre/docs/cpr/beirutdec.shtml

The First International Conference of the Arab Human Rights Movement: Prospects for the Future, 1999
http://www.hri.ca/doccentre/docs/hrd/backgroundpaper.shtml

Treaty on Establishing the European Community - incorporating the changes made by the Treaty of Amsterdam, Articles 2,3,13 and 141 relevant to gender equality.
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/treaties/dat/ec_cons_treaty_en.pdf

Council of the League of Arab States, Arab Charter on Human Rights, September 15, 1994, reprinted in 18 Hum. Rts. L.J. 151 (1997).
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/arabcharter.html

Asia and the Pacific

Directory of National Focal Points for the Advancement of Women in Asia and the Pacific.
http://www.unescap.org/wid/04widresources/02national/index.htm

Latin America and the Caribbean

Adoption and Implementation of the Inter-American Program on the Promotion of Women's Human Rights and Gender Equity and Equality (Resolution adopted at the first plenary session, held on June 5, 2000)
http://www.oas.org/juridico/english/agres_1732_xxxo00.htm

Declaration on Equal Rights and Opportunity for Women and Men and Gender Equity in Inter-American Legal  Instruments. Declaration adopted at the third plenary session, held on June 2, 1998
http://www.oas.org/juridico/english/ga-res98/eres18.htm

Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women. "Convention of Belem Do Para" Adopted at: Belem Do Para, Brazil, 06/09/94
http://www.oas.org/juridico/english/sigs/a-61.html

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