REPORT OF THE WORLD CONFERENCE

OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S YEAR

Mexico City, 19 June - 2 JUI)f 1975

UNJTED NATIONS
New York, 1976
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 DECLAAATION OF HE~rCQ ell Tlfg EQUAr,lTt or woug~r ANil
:'HI:IR CONTRIBUTION TO DE'~~LC!~'-::EJ.,!T AND Ft:ACE. 191' 5

The t.J'orld Gonfer.e-n-ce 01: Ue- lr.tel'"nationaJ- \lomcn r$ 'r"f.!fir.

A;.tQrtil
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th",t th~ pI'oblflPl~ of \h:}lf.t-r.) who (!-:::rtl;<:ti tutc halt ot -the ....-orld. I ~
pO~lll8:1"Jt~h, e..'r"e th~ 1,~r6t:l~ttl~ (ff' ~Or:; iet.y- Flf'l k ·.moh~) ;!l,nd tnh.t ~h~~g~S. i:t the
9r-ef:Hmt ofr:QnQmi~ J PQU-~.'-~"'~~l and- !]OClo::::f,-Il-l si't,.md:,ion Df lfflll":~ll _Tl·,J.~t be(:oIli! an integr,':"-1
Da:rt of l;)tt(:ot"t.~ -ce tl'.0-),'),$ tom t"i-\e ~t:ructu::re$ (U'li! at.t1tud~~ that,. hindor th~ geu'.)in.e
satint!Lctioh or thHit' necdA. ~
!!!:.\.~.e;,t:l-1 ~i!?£. t-~!),t l-nt.t!rna.:t:.ionsl t'(l-~o\)el'at;l.(')J\ l;as.~1. (lor, the pd nr.i!J1t'-i!:! of tnt;!-
~ha:rtel' of th~ United Nations !!hould. be dC,Feloped and ~tr~n.gthened in oTde:t" to
fir-a 901 utitlna to world Iol'oblmns and to build. ,\iX, interrmtiQt:Hll c.CJ:um.unity btl,~~(l
or- equity and justiae~

_l3sc~!:.irni ttl}1;. in Sl,lb5.;::rif:.ing t;.Q tnt;:' ChE.!.rtl}!, ~ thof: pt;:oplc~ a(' th~ t;nit~d
ittttit1r.$ 1..tnde::-too"lt flFt-ciiic ctlX!;I[:).i1;.mnts-: 111;0 /Jltve t;.~teed.ing 8e)l~t'3tionl1 i':rOtJ th~
5~(:mtge ~f ,.,.A~ . ft t -!) t'MffitJf.l fri t~ in. :t"urtde.litetl.tAl hunl(~l1 t"ighttt. in tlH~ dignity
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f,l•.:mJ loiQrth 'Of' th~ b,'I,l1Jl\:l-n p~r-$';p ~ :in tll(} equ.~l r~g..·rt.;:,;. of i1l£:1l !!ind \fQ~l1 and of nations
l~rg~ and ~ma11t sud to pro~te zo~i~l p~gre~3 ~4 better ~tAnd~di of lir~ jn
la.r:g!5:t" t"t'l1ed!)~ln.

'!l:~JQ..U21~. of ..he JfJ.et th~-:t lliM~ the- ~~·e:t-l.ti(ln cd U)Q Uni-tecl N~j_:til)n(:; V"l!1f'l1-
imflo:r-tatlt instrumer,tt: [J€..ve be~n adopte-d, 8.1'Otlg ,.,-hich the fGllloT.Jing O'IJ-.::l~t:ttute
la.t"I.drr.a.rk~ : -thli!l Uni VI:ll"£I&l Declarabi~t1 a!' Hrnr.:,,m fIi~hts-, t·ll..::: Decl:ll'ation Qr~ the
0:rantlnr.; of l:pd~tle:nd(!mce to Cul0nl$\1 Ctountrle:; ~1l1i P~;:;'f'l"if~ * the l'~tc::rl·ul..tioua.J.
De'ofelopment 6-trstl!.gJ' fbr t~'le 501Jcond U!lit~d Nations "J~~lo:r;iT,ent DeaA.de, a.nd the
D~clar!;l,tiQn a~d PrQgra.mme; of Action for the ~:;;t~blis~ent (If fi NW,..r Int~rrw-tiLmlLl
E'-'Clt14mi" ():r-J.er l>a~.ed 0)) th~ Cl1e.;rt.I!t)' (): VO:(JnolIlil:! !i:igntos a.nd Dutie~ of: Stato(l!~ t

~'t~~,TJe: i~):o '\~rQ~n~ t.t~~t tb~ T.,Jnit~d. ~h~,-tiQn~ JJ~~~f;.~e.tion on t~1a EliT)1.inat~(ln of
Di:~cr'lJcdnat i-an e..g6.:tUl:t. ~\:~en tvn:ddel':$ thd.t ~ nd..tr-cnrr,Hw,t..i-Qn sged:rl:lt o:."-Cmen 'l~
i:lCulilpati bl~ •...1 tb :'l.umo." digui tr
&1"u1 vi th the "If!!:lf.;;.re of the f&Jtily ana ~f so~il,':<t~.. t
prl:}v'er;lts -their parti(!ipa.t~Dn~ .o.n equal tl2-r~;[l 'iJith men,!- in tj~ pr.olitic:al ~ ;;mcial't
e~enojlit;: und eltlt..l.-U"(l} lif(:: of th<:ir ~ol.,lnt.rll;:''\o ar,d i~ .in (.ohst9.clt) t~ i:.hr:l full
d~velopl:1~y~t tiC thl: ~¢tt:rltiI11iti~tl tot 1too:.~1l in the llotrt'"itlh o.f thi?ir ~~unt):7i~s !tt;lo.
-of hUU!&.ni ty·t •

Roc::a.lli!l~ t-h()t the tJt:ne~al A$$el!lbl;r. in it::1 ;tes~lutio:")n 3JID (XXVI1) or

13 b~ce~b~r i912~ pro~laim~d 1975 ~s Int~~6tio~al WQmenfs Year and that the Year
toJlI.£ to 'tJe 1cvoted. t.o inten.v i fied 4ot.ioll -wi till It vieti' to; pro::wting !l~\Wli ty 'ttetu~er.
~~n a~d Vo~n. ~~~!ltiQg tne int~gr~tiQrt ot vom~~ in the tot~ ~ev~l~pm~Dt ~frort,
end incTc~. . dn6 thl.:;! contriou-t~on of' women .... 0 the stren,gt-l':ening; of world Fefl.Ce ~

R~ca11in.g fW'tl~.gl' th.!!t the- BC-On6:1tc and 2-1Jd-!l1 Co\)noil ~ in it5 l'ezvlution
).B1;.9 D/ir} of' 16 ~a.:y 1974 , ado:9ted t:"l.El Pl-<:l~re.!1'.:I'l~ for Int~t"no.tiQnnl 'rlQf-)I.:m's 'fear ~
ane. tha.t the General Assembly l in its resoluticn 3275 [lXIX) of' lO Dec€moe~ 1974 ~
called !or ~~ll i~pl€re~ntation of the Progr~~e~

Taking into account t~e ~Dlc played oy WO~Qn in tne ~istory of huoanity,
especWly b the struggle fOT na.tional lil)eraticn ~ the strcmgthening of
interna.tional :pe~ce, and the r.linina.tior:. of i.o:.perialism, co1-onialisffI,)
:".I2D-colo~lia.~:' G~) for~ir:n CCcl..<~~.o:;.tion- z;i o~~;.s~, l1.li en ~toT1i.;-.Rt ~ 0'T1 rp_ci sn <l~CI. :'I:~:ar-~.j tcd ~l >
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.StresoSing t)H~.t
p,;i'eat.er and eq~_HJ.l partieipation of women at all l€'vels of
decision~J?laki.ng shall deci3ively contribute to accelerating the pace of'
develo!)!Ilc!:1.t and the :naintenar.ce Df peace.

Stres sine; also thE. t ·,wmen and men of all countries should have equa.:' rights
~na dutic5 and tJlat, it is tbe task of a.ll St2.tes to creat.e the necessary conditionn
for t~e attai~Jnent and tnc exercise there~rl

~~OD&nizi~8 that women of thQ ~ntire

world, vnat~ve~ difr~rences exi9t
betloleell them ~ share the pa.inful experience of receiving or havJ,ng :tecei ved unequal
treatillent J and that as their avare~ess of t~is ~te~o~er.on in~reases they ~ill
b~~O~e natu~&l allie3 in tne ftruggle against a~J form of opp~ession~ such as is
practised unier colonialisrr.. nee-colonialism. zionism, racial discrimination ena
.e.partheid, t.het'et~" constituting an P-r'lormous revolutionary potential for economic
ano so~i~\ change in the world today,

Re~o~ni~i~£ that changes in the sociRl Q~Q e~onomic structur~ of sacietie~,

~ver.though they arc amo~8 the prere~uiaitee. cannot O[ thcrr.selves en~ure an
immedia.te improvement in t"he sta.tus of e. group -which has long been disadyanto.gec. >
r>.pn t:.1:L~t. -.)"'6"'1'1t. ~(':m::.-irl~rR.t.'iml J:lll~t.
t.hp.retore -roe given to thf! full, immediate
and early int~gration cf women into national and ir.tcrn~tion~ life,

Emphasizltl& that ·l:!lc1~r-de'o'~::"{)Jj:rr.e~t ir._pCJscs u~on .:Cr.:en ~ (10lJb':"~ uUT ..lt>rt 0f

&x.ploite.t..ioll t ....rhicll mu:st be "l-.apidly eliminated, an;i that full i:mpltment&tio~ of
nati .. na1 d.e-velopment policies cles ie;r:ed to fulfi.l this o'oj ec-ti ve is sel'iously
hindered by the existing inequitable syste~ of interna~ional economic relations~

A~are that the role of women in c~ild-bearing should not be th~ cause of
inequali~y and ~iscrimiQation~ ~nd that child-re~i~g dena~d5 shared
re~ponsi~ilities a~ng women. ~en and soci~ty ~ a w~ol~~

RecQt;lnHing also the urge[1_cy of impro',ring the 5t~t:.lS of' "Wol!!en end :finding J10re
effective rr.cthods and st!'ateeiC'-s w~ich will enable tnem to h(!.ve the same
oppc~tunitie5 as men to ?articipate actively in t~e develop~ent cf th~i~ countries
~i to contTibute to the attai~~nt of ~orld ~eace~

Co~vince1 that ~o~~n must rlay an im~ortant role ir. the prollOtion~ achieve~ent
and.maintenance of int~~natioDal ~eace, and th~t it i~ necessary to encOura~ tnei~
eff~rts toU'ards peace, thro~gt tll~ir f'>lll partie ipation in t:-.e ne.:t;ional and
int~~national organiz~tion8 thF-~ e~ist for t~i5 purr-ose,

Conside~ing that it is necessaTy to pro~Qte nstional, re~ional and

internet iortal a.ctiOll, in wl1i ~1: the ilnpleI:l.enta.tio::1 of the "World Pl2.n of Action
adopted "by the T!lorld. COrlf'erence- cf the Int£:rf1.1:.tio~al H~men 1 s Year :should ma:;:e a
s i gni ficar.t contribu-'.::iion. for the attBi:n.m€-nt of -eQuaJ. i ty ~ develcpleut e.nd ?eace ~

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 1. Bqua.~ ity betvee!l wcr:en and tllen rnel:!;n-s eQ.uality ir. their dif,r; ity r-n.d
-...rurth as hu.::r.ar:: he h~s .8.S ·"Tell as equality in their Ti~ht!::;, 0l)PO r tOll r. i t:5 ~s 1)"r, U.
r~~~oll:::ibilit:i.cs.

2" All obstacle s that 5~i5..f'.J i;: the "l,,"ay of eIl,ioyr::.ent by worr..en 0 f e~lJal
sta bl~ with mer! m°..ls":. \le f!lir.J.i~lf;l.t ed i.~ crd~r to ensure their full i r1:t~~ra.tion i::Jto
natio~a1 develo~r.ent and their participation ir. ee~uring cnd in maintnining
inte:ma.t io!"lfW. peace.

3.. It is the responsi :.i::i t~r of the sta~e tc cr~ate the neces sary :::"aC il it ies
so that wonen nay be inte~rated into society while t~eir c~il~ren receive adeQuate
care.

4. N:!ltional nO)"'.-8Qve::rr.:r:'.e-ntal organiz;1. tions s:Lould c:ontribut e to the

.advE3.nc:e!l1ent of' ·. .'tlltLe;l by aSl::; i::;tir.B "Won~en to take ad'J"anta.,t;,B of t~'lei:r op[ortuni ties ~
by prorroting ed~cation and in~ormatic~ about vomen's rig~ts) and by co~o?eratin~
with their res~~ctive Govorn~e~ts.

5. WotJ.E=n. and. [[en !"lave .e(J~ud rigtts and.. Tf!:.spcnsibili ties in the fatdolY
an d in soci ety. E(!u.el i ty bet-..-eeh 'w'()"I':r.eTI a..r.d fr,en should be GUP-l'.9:...'1t€ed in the
family, whic·~ i5 the ba5ic unit of' Elaciety anc. wr..e:r'e ~wr..e.n relation s are nurtured..
J!.len should part icipnte rr,or~ ae:ti v'-"!ly ~ cr~at ivel? a.no. l'E!sT)onsi bly if'. ferrrloJy lire
for ~ts ~our.d development in urder to enable vomen to be ~o~e intensivelJ involved
i~ the a~tivities ~f ~heir ~oE~unities ana ~ith a vie~ to cov~i~i~g ef~ecti~ely
~ome and work possi~ilities of bctt partne~s.

6_ '~}or.1en, ~ ike ~€n > requi.re opportunities "for developing: their ir.tel.lectua.l
poten tial to the ::'I1~:imt:..tl. HlOI..t ional policies and prop;ramrnes should therefore
provide tbem ... it !'. full ani eq°.J.!!l access to education and trainbg at all levels.
1ff:ile ... n.suring tl"::a.t :such pro,t!t::"ar:r:r.es l:Uld ;tOlie ies consciously oriet'L t them tower'::-s
nEW Gccuyation~ e~d n~w role~ eonsi~tent ~it~ their need for self-fUlfil~er.t
an~ the needs o~ n~tional development.

7· The :rig:')t. or r..ro:T.Ien to \.lOl'k ~ to ):'e~ei Ve eQ.~al pay fOT W()!'k 0 f ~1U9J. ve.ll,l,C!,
to be prov id~d -.,: i th F.::!qual o:.:(.lI~dit iuns tl:.1d GP~rt '...iIl it i~!::; for adVEinCeL1ent in work.
and all Dther vo~e~'s ri~~t~ to full and satisfying econo~ic activity arc strongly
r!:laffirmeu.. Revi ,='W uf' thebe princi?1efl f'or 1... ~eir effect i ,:eo implemerrtation i::r
now t::rgently needof;!c., aon~ic..erb,,q; "t h()- neoessity of restru.cturinR vorld cccnQII'!ic-
r~l8.t ion ships. T';ri s; re~t"I'U (;tl;rino':'~ off~r~ ~!:lfj, l...et' [los::oi bill Lies :'or 'tIomen t::J be
intee:ra.ted into tne strea.:T.! of nat ionel. economic. social. p:::-li tical and cult ural
lite.

8. All ~ean5 o~ cD~~u~ication and inror~ti0n as ~~ll as ~l cultur~l ~edia

~r:ould re:l;2rd a..::::;
a b r.,h priority th<;::ir reBF0t\ si bi::!..ity- ;or !lelying :'0 rer.r.ove the
att i twinal and cultural f.p"ctor:=l: that st ill bhi."bi t t~le (i~evE!lo"9r::re:nt of ",""Omen al.1d
for -proj ~ c:t ing in 'posit i'V"e terms t11e v9.lue to socie-:.y of the e.-'! su:roT-tior: ~y '".,tOrr.:en
c~ changin~ anri expa~dinB roles.

9· Ncee~ ::1 [I. t'Y

re sout'cee st.ould be l!lBde available in order thnt TJc:nen IDa,V be
able to paTtic~pa~e
in the political life o~ their countries &~d of the
internaticnol co~munity since ~hE~r active paTticipatibn irr nation~l ~~Q ~orld

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.aft'41.!:'s !l":; Jf.:dG~o,J~"H"liJ.ltif~~ d.1lJ. Qth~r It!''V\'I-l!t in tht.: FLJ~jt:itt~ i'ie1.d ie u. !fr:'~:::,cquhite
(Ii l,.r.!Jt.l~Yl· ~ ~ull e-xe-l'e1. 5\1 of Nl'.Hll rig!l~s a.s L,'"dl:::' a~ 01' th~i::r' i'ul"thl::r oeVHopme:1t
~nd of t ll~ ::atio:r..o:..l vcl1•.brJi:r.p,.

:L(), ii:q\119.1h,~· "1 de;ht!::l "a..TT~e5 t.titt-: it r.<:"''rN~1-}::Iof1(1in.p; re-8f,;.{jnsi"':::Ji~it. ies; it

is thent'Ql'~ a. duty of 'viQTr,t.;:f.I til m!;l.:il:e: :\J.:!..l U~O;:; Qf Q;>yortuni"tie:;i; a"ailabl~ t-o thii:"tn.
1t111 to T'otX"f.p).'r:t thei~ .jv.tiov:>;: t(l t~w f$.f.l.i1.~t ~ 1I1H: C(1)U(.I"'J" m~rl hl,.l.m~rdt,y.

1).. It shpl).l-i 1)0 one of t,h~ ))l"incipa..l ai~~ of ~odal -e(l":;.l(J~t.ioJll "to ~-e.(::,~h
rf!S;:f.fH~t fo!' lJhxd ... tl.l. l.f1t!'e~rity n~;-3 it~ ri-(l;Mtt)d plll~!!l: it1 r,1..ur.~.f1 tiff(!', Th~ >'t1~·n
~cdy. tt~:"2!the=l:' tha.t or \Jcm.~tl c:t' .,.)&"~ is int'i·.)la.ble IfLhtl :t'e-~'Fo(,!(!t :to~ i't ig 8.
fund~~~~tn1 ~l~tlent of in~an dignity and fre~dom.

12, EV-Gry e,:::m-pie urd every irJiivi~a1 h6.!':1 the rip1tt tc decide i'i"~l!'l;r ~.~d
respDn sibl}, wheth-c!' or not to h8.:V~ childl"en 8.5 ~..rell as to :iet.€!'mine their number
{md ~p~dll.ll~ Iln.:i to ~1ll.Ve ilJ.i'QJ"rr.-atil::ln~ edu~atio;) R.nd Il'!~",n~ to do 2Q.

13. P.espect ~or 'hurr..!U! c.igr.:ity t:!tJ.r::ompaS.SE-S the 1"i~.bt of" every "\.!m:!.an to dec:io::.e
free;ly i'Qr terself' •....hethf:r OJ' not ~Q c.:mtl'art natritr~Qny.

14. 'rhe bi:ltl.-e of ineq.'.l1i1ity. as it affects tlu:~ Y8st maJut-ity or the "()lt~n
or the- PTQb:terr- Qr '~'(l1i~r-d@v[:l(:O])~i"t1t, v~li en "f:xis.t:;;
thl! 1.(I"(Jt"ld l i s C!.J..o~~l:~r liok.~c. l(tit.h
as It n~w.lt not onl~.. pf 1Jl~3uit~ble: i)'rl:;e:rrv~l. ~truoturt!-~ "bu.t ftlm~ of :a. p:r-t::':to"Uudly
u.rl.~ust world e(.':oanomi~ ~y;;:;to(;!"tt..

15. t;1e full s.m'i. (:t)m'Pl~l;.e r.~v~l{..Ipmfunt ~1f !::my .:''!.)IH~try ·.t'e;)ui~t. t~~ l'IJ.:d:;-ll.ffU
p!L!"t.idpat.idl1 ,;.:,f ..... {:Oln~rl I:t..!$ w&ll ru:l Qf me:n. in all :tie-l.J ~: th~ unde:1 -U:.tiliz,'!:t.·t.k'n 4

of t.h~ potential of a..pl'ro.xima.toly ha.lf' of t.he ....orld t 5 ~o'Pula~i0n is It serious

ob:o.tt\de :0 l'!Ioo(:itil nnd ee,::(,m(mdt;! do;!:;ve:l.:rpml!';-ri"l::,.,

16. IJ:'h~ 111 ti{i!.e.~e I'::r..d of oiey~lcpr..!~"r,t i 6 t" s.c:hi~v~ a bett.Erl" qu.ali ty of life
!0l' all. ·:..1liQh JfI€8.nl> ll.!Jt OJ,1.y ·the J.ev€i(ot~tI~t:nt uf ecoL<)l"',l.lc; &nd ()th~r rna.:t(l!-riru.
r!j~I;.u..:ri;!e~ ~llt ",hH,l the ~~'";;Y91 o:tl.l, moral> ini;. ~l).ec-tuf:O.l. ~..nd eul t.ul'a.l grc;;.wth fjf th~
hutr,&n ~l"aor~.

17" 13 CJrdA:r "tD i:1tegJ:"e.t-f; ~,.tOTJ.t?n intt:: 1e·!~1(lr.oltl.eI'l.t. 1 Stnt.e:~ ~houla U1Jdq:ttiltk~
tlle ne~e:"s{Ll""j'" (:he.nf~$ in t!l.edr e<:,-cmcroic a-n<l. ~Qvial r::-oli-I1i~t5 blil'(l~U8t;!' V(..mcn iJ~"e tbe
t"iffht t(l v~rt,f.ciplil.t;f." at:.<1 ('Qrltl'ibute to t,h~ t;Clt.al. ~~\tI!l"\~p(t"!It'ctt +.tfurt-.

18. ~~e present state o! lnterr,ational B90namic relatioa~ po30S serious

oostacles to q ~ore efflC1Qnt utilizatiQ~ ~f all ~u7.an ar-d ~at~ri~l ~e~tial
fQ}"' a..~celerated. d~veloyE"::il!Jt t.!)11 ftl!' tt'.,t iru,;pl:\:JV11mefJt cd li...,itlft BtMi1Rrdtl :ill
de-.... e~oping cou~t.rics aiJr.€"d at t~e elimine.tiofl of hunger ~ chiJ..d r;..ortali,ty ~
"UnemplC)ymer,~ ~ ill it.~r!lc:;.r + i gnol'BnC~ iOaDd taCk"lJ3"l'dne5!:l, which OOnCEr!1! 0.11 o~
hUntMity tUl,j "{JI.}l::l~n ir. pCl.:-t. i eul-a-r. It. iJ th~re~l"el ~5 ~en-t; iaJ.. t.o I!}~rt$,bli $It ...u:d
im:~ler.·lent with ur~ency the- i-!e"'"' Internati.6nal Economic Order, (:f wr_ich the '::~!'I.rter
of ·~on('.rr.i(! ll!ii3f.t~ :m1 Dut i e~ of St~tl':!~ G(fnf1;.it,\~tc~ ~ b~!S ic ~:r.~;r.errt, fou.nd.~(t. on
egui t.~e r ~c::Jv{):r*i~X'I. ~Q.·.).",li toy ~
in t~:td.~:p(;!!Ild.~n(::e, o"IT,:mt)n in~el'fi!~t ~ ot;l"'Q:.o~:ratiQn :moong
:111 S1;atef;; i l...:tIE:;;:p.:::ctive o!' th1?!r sc:ci.9.l ~.nd ¢C¢I1-o~1io:;; ::$ystem1!: ~ o~ th~ 'Vl'inci.:t;;::e"$
of f::ojf\.c-eful rX·,,:xistenl!~ and. ~h tb~ pt".Q~btit:lU -0:0.· t.bfr entil'~ int~roa:~io.C'u;,J. ot;;lt1ttlu:t'1ity
of ft(;l("lt)("o!t"!ir.:: fl.fl.d Mdnl pi''"erMZ of all ~01.jfrt~iel:! ~ e$pl'i'dl'lllly eh~vel(1pitlK t':t:mutl'ie$~
at:J. r;.n t~-::.e pr~p.;l"<:!ss of states co:r.-=:rrigin,::o: t.hl'! intelr~ati(lna..l cc-."IlltrUnit.V'.

- .).....
<-
 ~9. '.!'he principle of the full and ~ermane!1t ;!!overeignty of every Stete over
its nat~~al ~~sourees) ~~filth ~~Q all econo~ic ac~ivitie3, and its inalieneble
right of nB.tionali 'Z.(!.tion as a~. ex~ressi cr: 0 r t :-tis soveTeignty const i tute fundam.enta.l
prerequisite~ ir. the yrocess or econ~~ic and social d~velo~~ent.

20. The atte :'r.rrr.cnt of econolr.i.c and soc ia.l goals I so basic to thE realiz o.tion
of tr.e ri~ht:5 of .,;()[p-en> does r.ot, how eve"" ) of it self bI'inp; about the full
intepre.tior. c:' W"cmen in deyelcrment on a. ·:)e.sis of eQuality T,.,rith men unless spe~ific
m€BSUre8 are undertBA6n for the elirninat:on of all for~S of discrinination against
the~. Jt ~s tte~~ore imrortant to torwulate a~d i~,lement models of developnent
that ~,.,.ill p:ro:oote the participatiorJ and adVBDce;ne:lt, of" "TOTl!en in .a1.1 fiel.ds Df' wc-rk
~~d proviec th~. ~ith eqcal ed~catior.al op~ort~nities and such s~rvices as would
fncilitate house~ork.

21. ~oderr.ization o~ the a~icultural 3ector of vast a~eas ot tr.e ~OTld is

~n ir.disp~nsa~le elem~nt for p~ogress> perticularly as it creates opport~nities
fo~ rdll ions of rural otr!en to participate i!l deyelQpment. Governtl.ent s > the
T. .

:Jnited Nat ion s > it S Sye dati :;;ed agenci e6 and other CCTIpetent l"egionaJ.. and
i nt ern at :1.0 nal Qrs an:i oz:.at i,Q n.& ~ "haul d :::u ppo rt pro j e C!t s oie-s j en "!r't to 1) t i 1 1. 7.e t h Q
'!T.aximurn :potential a.!".d develo~ the s e1f-relia;,ce of rural '¥."Oln"ll'l.

22. It 1l'l~st ~ em:9ha5::'ze·j that. giv~r. the t"eq,uir.ed ecot'lomic) social and
le,p;a.l conditions d:<;; -,;re,;,.l es 'the app:!"'opr-iate a.ttit'.ld.es c:onduc:ive to the full end
equal parti cipa.t ion of WOf.':en in soci!i!ty. ~tfc.rt s ar::d measures aimed. at e.. more
in~en$ifieQ i~teBration ot wo~en in d~velophen~ CBn be suecessfully implemented
on:y if ~aQ~ an integral pRr~ of ove~-all social and economic growth. Full
parti~i~atio~ cf" ~~~en i~ ~he vari~ue e~ono~ic, soci~. political and ~ultural
sectors ;is 2.n inport .ant ind icaCiorl of' th~ dyna.."rIic prO~l"e!';s 01' peoples a.nd their
·:l~(!loPJtlEmt. Ind i ."id. ua.l hurne.n rights can 1::e rea.li oz.ed only within the framevo:rk o(
total develo-pr:tcnt.

23. The o~Jcctive3 consiQerej in t~i3 ~e~la~ation c~n be acnieved only in a

WOY1~ i~ wti~h t~e relations between States are governed, ~r.ter alia, ~y the
follo .... ing princ-:'ples ~ 'tr:e sGYereiGn equa.li ty of States, the free self-deter-minElt ion
c f people s ~ the unaccept a.bili ty of acql1is.ition or ~tteJlpted a.cQ,ui si tiQn of
terri tori es b~,r the prohibit ior'. of recop;ni t ion of such acquis i tion.
f'crce E.!ld
t~rritorial int~g~itYl and t~e right to de!@nd it, and non-interference in the
domest ic aft'a.irs o~ State9) in the iOl:9.':l.e t':"Ja.nner as :r-elat ions 'bt:t'1.leen hUl':1f,tt'l being'S
sh01,lld be governed by the Sl~pl"'el'1e principle of t":1e e{]~ft.li ty of rieht s of T..-omen
8..'J d men.

2~. Int~Tnationel co~operatio~ a~d peace re~ui~e tt.e achieve~ent of natiooal

licera~ioTI ana ~~depGn~ence, t~e elimination o~ cblonialisd and neo-colonialism,
fot"eign OCCl.l.9at ion ~ z ioni Sl.O I a'N\.rtheH I ~nd l'eld,al, discrimi.nat ien in all i t9 forms
~s well as the re~ognition of the di~ity of peoples and their ~i~ht to self-
deter.rdna.t ion.

2'5. y,TQt1";B'l"1 have a vi tal role to ?lay in t:'te ~}:rot!l.Otion

of Fea.ce in all spheres
of life ~ in the far:tily. the communit:_, the ;,.a:'iDr. ~md the world. Women r.lust
r~rt icipate equally vitll l'nen ':n th e dec:ision-:making processes ";o1'bich hel p to :promot e
peace at all levels,

-6-
 ~ci. t~oml!n m.nd men t-ogeth1\lr ~twuJd el i~inS),t~ colonial iz;J. ~ l'le(l ... (-olcmi tt-li ar.t~
imru;frisl!.sm" foJre-ien (~cm~ nati.:;.n ~nd QQC1..lD~t,j.Qn, zioni ~rn. !:lI2nheid" Tae :La~.
1i :!It::rir::til'lfl.t ior. t t l:'l(:! [J,.{!:qni~it ion. ~'f l!lnd by f'Ql'.:::e and 'tr.~ rec:-ogni t ion of' Gua-h.
.~l.';:qlJ:i:;:;i t ion" t:J inc:e &\;..ch -pract. il;:~1'5 itl.fli~'t. inc:a.l¢\l.l~ll)'~ $Ufl'~:ri:rg t;Jn V{)nlf~'n, man
fl.t1.:1 ~hildrffit

21. Qf ~~~n in all countrie~ of the world ~h0Uld ~e

7h~ ~olid~rity
5UP9,')rted in their protest against yiclation::; 0f' 'h1..lllia.:l tights q:ondemn~d. by tl:e
L'nited Ka:tiohli A.ll roms Qf tl!'?rl!l sz ien 4nd inhu!l1411 tn atme-nt o'f wom-en" r..~-:1 a;t'l<l
1

children t ind1.ldi ~ iropri sonment J torture ~ mll~:S1:H::~l"'e$ & cc.,}llect i V~ pl..1n! ~lltt1ent ~
o!elltl.'uct'·iotl of ll.{!lILi!:S ~ tot'<l:cd eVict.iot\ ar-:d ['I·rbi tr.nn" rr.striot ion of mO'l!\ltflellt ~ h.e.J..l
be C'onsider~d crimes aga.inst l:!urnooi ty and in vi'.:olati on of' thE:! f1ni. vel'" s.;:;l r>~~ laration
of Hum[\~ Rip;htd and other itrt!:):t'rH~..t..i{lt\t\l irtet/"'l~m'1tl't~H

~8. WtJ!Jlf.oLl \.\11 o'1.l'er 'the wl'l~ ff.:(luld uni.te tc! flimiuntl!!:: Yiol~:tio-r..!: C)( ~'Urean
:rights t::oOl]l1.itted. ~ainSt 1lU~e[j &ond. ~irls such ~~: re:pi~. r'r<'H.!;'~1.tutj,¢n; ~ physic!:!.l
a~tMmlt.~ mt'tft.al ~l'Ul"l ty ~ thil~ l':JAl,t"ia!:,,'d 4 fon.::e~ tnArril!:l.f:,e :!\nd m.a.l:'ria{(e :a~ ~
commercial tran~~ctiQn.

~9. Peace req1Jirt=:s that womem ~s VJe:t1 a.s m~n ~]1ou14 rejt:ct ~t.'y' tY}:le .;:.t
in1;.~.rvel'lt;i.un in the ciQrltl!:!!'I't."lC !It'~irffi of Bt'-l.tt'tio! whethl!tl'" i't be openly or coV'ltrtly
carTied bn 'by otter 5te.tes: or 'by trruHina.tioneU corpo~ations. t-eA..cE I1:'S£J f'~Qui1'~t,
tr.;i4..t . .v"iJI::'iU !t~ 'W~ll ae Alk't"l !i'hoV.ld ~l:J)p .P::t'f):r.(tt~ tf:ot:f'~c;t. fot" th<.:! ~r)vl)r~i.t;r. f'~' f.:Jt Clf
~ . ~hd,:~ b"') ... ~t,Rl',1" ~h -) t. ~ n'W?'! f!~ flnnmi ~, r;.nL'l 31. ~n~1 ?o1.i·t; ~a1. 'E',~{~tel!l \/itr.Cnl't
und~rsoins I-'OliticnJ,. and eCOf71o,-;,ic pre3:mrCl:J Qr co~rcion of tlny typf.)'.

30. ~'h;F1er. &5 well ~~ m-en Ilhoulct prOlrot ~ TI?Bl,. ,,~{mlZ":r.al W1 C'QPpl F.'t~ a
(l ; !'I1'3.~!LmMt1'. l1njp.r ~f'f"~ct :l.-v~ intem~t i tmnl. Qc.n'tru1. I ilt~:rt i::'l.g YP~b tlue:ll(:!:tl.l"
fjj;iHl.r.nar.v;!nt. l1tlt;i.l ~nuin~ dill'arruamen'!.. is a.::hieYed l 'V(Jon"'r' afI~ men tr.:-nnr,htm"t
tr,~ t..'1"',..,...hl m'1f1f. !nit ·h"lt.1"tin t:1";~ir vi g1 1 .!1r.:c.:(O! and do t~e i,.. 'Ut~o:::;t to ~chie"'ll!! rutd
n::f.i';ltliir~ intern&\.tiQnnl poefi~{;:"

1. Affirm:!! itij f~·jt.h in th~ ob~ e:-ati V~5 of tr,!:. rnt~e.k'n~t· .iOfJra...L ~TQ1D!!l'l'!; Y~at' ~
>:.r]>,l,c-h fil' .... ('+~l;!lL1 i ty I "1il'lo'l'1 t'lp1r.~n't fLt'\('i Il~~.al;?;

,~ .Q!:!(l~.le.1 x: !!?".e:~ r.nV!'!t'nrutll1t~ ~ t.l:w t'lnt trc l1td !'".e-d ~JUtitH"1D Gy!!tl!l!:tr, ~ l"~p':ionn1.
en:l int..:::!'nat'ional intc:~e:('IvE:frnmG'11tDl c,.rgani.~eti"ns e..~d the int~rn1;l.tiCln:;:tl, (:,:;;n:lj)'Lmity
a='l a •...hr..10 1':(') dptli ",1>'I:t.". ~,h~1tl",~ 1'V~~ t.r. thj>; (l t'!l1 !Itt ;f,m :;) r <1 ..1Uflt (Ie t::dflotv .........t~et'~ ·,,(:)rr..er.,
rr:en arnl childl'f:r: can Ii \"o€t in digni t:r ~ froe'S:r. .oJ]', ~ ju:;:.ti~ ~ ant) 'Prosp~:d ty.
 Chapter n
PIJ.J;S OF AGlOr;

A. Wo~~d Flar. of Actio~~he Impleme~tatiD~ of the

QbJ ect"i-Ves of the International \-i'e-fier!' s Yea.!,

Ir.troductio.tL , 1 - 25

1. Nation~l a~tio~ 26 -, La

II. S~eci£ic a~e~s for nation~ a~tiQ~ . 49 ,~ 160

A, Ir.~er:1lltione.l co ~operatio". and tt:€ strer.gt.hening of

i~ter~ation~l ~e&ce , . , . 5C _. 56
E. Political ~aTticipatio~ 57 66
C. Edu~atio~ and tT~i~iuB . 61' - 67
D. ~mployne~t ani related economic ~oles 8e. - 107
E. H~alth a~j nutrition LOe. 123
F. The fa:1ily :in moder::! sec iety 124 13~
..,
u. 135 1-41
H, Hous:i ng atLd rela ted ~a.c ili ties • 148 - 153
r. Other social. questi.ons . . . . . 15~ - ,l.,6 C"

III. Resea~ch, data col:cctiDn and a~alysis 161 - 173

IV. ~~aS5 C'orrmunic:ation X1~dia . 1'74 - 181

V. InternCL t iona.::!. and -r egicnal a.ction . + + , 182 ~ 2:!..2

A. Global aetio~ 122 - :2 of

B. Fcgion&l a~tion ::'07 - 212

2:1.3 _w 219
 It'r'~0DUC?IOn

1. T.r'. sub;:;C!ribir.l' tD tl':;~ C"!'-'Jh.l'"t8!r. the ~eoplt>~ of t.i-l~ Urtl.-.,;.ed l'Tatibils u~doW't.(:lok
specific co:nmit.m{>nts; '1t:;0 ~;;J:ve sur:'=Rc.,-lir;g 8;~p.¢l"a.1>ion~ tI:-t)I1':. t;,,,, (>Qc,urge t:l!' --wa:C- •• ,'
1::0 j'~;!i.fl'itl11. faith i;n. fumla:nent.Q.l j'n!n:.a.n :d.ghts, in tl-.ti d.1gni-r.;r- ~r;d \-l(ffth (:1' t~!~ }~ljt~h..I'l
p~J" ~on t h. the eg ·.l.~l ri~Tlr~:;: \) f ;-r:er. ~nd '''';P;-1.en nne", ::;~ ntl-::').c.r. ;J lIL1'I"!e nniL -r.:;yr;e.l:" ~ n.!' (I •••
"t("j ~N:i.ot~ social r..t'o,jreS $ ii'-ml ;;:'Hte:r st:attie:tds qf 1 if e ir.! J ~t'~~:t'" .{reedCln; •

'2. '1'~c r.r¢B.~~!9t ttn4 :M:>:it !J:i.,;ni fiCIllt"'lt .IJ.~l1:i.~'te:mctrt; dt.~d ~~ r./J(:t'nt d.~~ec!.c$ ha.:;; beEt1
tn~ J.i·~~ra.~ioD ..:Af a lsrSe nl)m.b.;:r of 1Jec..ple~ a:::J. nJ..ticns f:::'ol1l alien .;:)~.(Jni<),l
d.;))td.r'at :i(l,n t •...... :>·; ,ic h ~mt< r.:~'t'I"d t t 01:.:1. thc;::r: t" be';~.I1Tl(;! n:~lt1b!!Jr i$ of the ~Cttlllt'lJni:ty of f~'t:it
r-eopl.e~. T(!r:!1nclogka.l l?T0,gre!i;;:::! h::l.-s also ll~E;'n achi~·ye(~ ::r. all svtere;:" of I...-'Cc.ncm~c;
(j,at:i"it:y (~h:rit'~r "the ~f.t. three .i~c.Q.;!es, thl..l!'tL c:f:folr-:i.l"1t! i:ll.lu~t.&!lUal rOiitd.r.il:!.t:!..i1~ COl"
irr,rro.wir.g the u~!.l~t;~inlJ, of 8.11 reoplJ;:s. HDwe"Fe.r, the la~t v~$tir;es of !\li~n "ncl
colotll.al domit1at;ion~ f-6rei1,t;; ()t!~u"t)ll.tion~ .raoial d i:j~~ril1lin~ti·::·H'I o.l·!J.rtr.~ic. ~.I.,ld
r.co .. colon:i'lli:;;'IrL il". all it::! '!"o:r:m~ ;::re :::ti:::": fI.~ont th~ .r-r~e. t.~;;:~ 1)!)~.;;--t0 t.:~t,: fuP
~tlt..fiC:: ip:::t. timl and. yvr()gre~J of de,... -tV:;:pir:e: (!Qllntr i BfI a~.(l. of €l ).1 tl--.t-~ ·~'2(:,·'·..:J,o~ {' ~,~we.:·,.f,Jcl
,,:,r.e- b~nefH~ L,r :'1O!c:l'tl~(Jl.cgic:al ):.;}'O~~€::;::; are not :;;1K-reo e/·. .J..i t;J..o::"'y ~'IV :"111 l'l~:nL.;::~:;; L")r
th~ int·~r::1.thmal C0r'JIll.Uiit1. ~~~~ d~·:ehlI~it1r.; ~I..'·;mtri(~~~., ,. thi~t. ·)..r:Jc'l.:t.t 1.'~.
70 ~n· ~ent; of the T)o:ou~-5.ti(Ol1 ct t;1C vorhl* 1"(1cf>i·.,r~) '':;'fll~' ::(1 1.,[., . .:.(01'.[.. ·:'of =--I-r~t in,.:o!,p,
1~ rJ.l..s w0'l.'~j im!)o::>';G::ilJl-c to Mhi~"l/e uni::.'o:tri Ol.!'ld bal&nc~f1 0.nr("!.c.+,~.q>"1:' (1f L)c
intern<.Ltiou1!.l commur.ity under t.he !X":::se::it !i:c::.mQ~nic ordc;-;:o . ;).\1,,1. .' for t(".i=:;; ~~.;:l.;:;o~, .'
it if!; \tr.r,eit t·e: irr.nlerr,e>r:t ~ n~'''''' int~-r!W.~il)rlt.l tcotl!):'I1ir. nt'de~ !.';'. acc(:):):"'d~)~c:(" +.~lth
,=,,{ltlara] J..sS9'r.l:l)l:y r. e:;;c:lu~ ion 3~0l [~-'J:r. ~::f 1 v;:r. . loj7 il ) .

3. (:-::-·u-.'erlt ::'Q:~S 0 -l'::!cl.5.l'a. ti on::;, for:::taJ. :r e-::om."llo;ml.J.t<i~::-:l:< .:;mrl oth.;;-r in::itn.mQ;l t.:;. ':~.~ve
bf<:t1. Gl.1.0(lt~e :t;·i,"rcc ~!'.c >:;tltLt'ter Nlt1e int~ 101'c(;). J/ Kit~1 !:t Vi~l,t ~.;.o ::r~ir.r())'td.lW.~
eolSl.bra~i::~ '!.nd i::-1r,.lGmer.tj.n¥- <;:'1-er:.c rurtda!o.'~mto.l f;;oir.c i~)1~r> and Qb.j€ctives. Some ']of
tl:10f;1. !.o!i:eL :0 M .. feF.l.l.olxd. an4 1ll+orn.Qt~ tb~ ~'...UllAn 1."i'p;hts f:twJ ~Ul1d~))1wn-:iJ.! fr-oUio:rn.s of
an ')er!3:::-r.s uitl1Qut di!;)~rirnin':l.ticn of' EJ.r-~1 ldno.. Oth~rs :lea]. "With H.e- proIlot.iC'ln 0f
~ton~~ic ~nQ soci~\ vrQr-~ess ~n1 Jevelcpn~nt a~ the n~ed tc ~limi~t~ ~ll rD:tm8 of
.'],1 ie;! dQ:r.:i.n-S,t i DU 1 illO!-pe-r,,~~!"IC @-. nec-col"T:::'.:~)i ~, apd :. n.cluo.~ i pto;T:1::t tiorJal .strat.e!1;.i co:!> .
'1l':}f".!'I.i..f.l.f.l.!?I:; ~Ht flaM tof' a~t.10~. 8.:::mte h9.ve th~ J::(.));,E! 31lr~cific PlJrl';:II::~r.e of e::"'irnil:'lo.t1no;
di~~ri~~v~tion Qn th~ grour.d o~ Sex and Frarr.Dtin~ ~he ~~~al rights o~ m~n and ~~~n,
1J"~lf.1>;,O l1o"'·Jlf,(;)nr.~ :re!'j..o-o-: the own' i "("cn.YJ.si nc: o.va:r~n ~~s in t~(! !ntO'l'na..t iooa'.
c:JF';?;:un.1.~'f of' t.he u!'le'V~!1 de1/el0f-::t.~~1: Cof
pecpl€os, allil cf the 'tro!l.g~dy df" 8.1l f'or~e of"
di SQ:rir.o.i nat io)) ~ \a !.. t on tht ~Xo:)llnrl m' ra.ce ~ Il=(:!X Ol'" any ol;"e:r sr ctl't\d, a.nd the
eVlaen~ ~ill tn prcmot~ F~o~ress and deqel~pnent i~ cor.ditions ~f peace, ~quity and
j·..:~~io:c

JI + I::. ,t~~!i!~ 'far j ouf: ic~tru~erJ'1;.l'> the in-t~l'n!;l..t.1 cn~l u.im.n'Juity lw..z Ut'IY': l.QimE:td. t!H1:~
the :fUll a.M co:rnulet.e aev~10~:t;to$l)t of s. <'.o'..nrt:!:y> t:--tt:- vcli'$:l"Q of t ~E \1Dr),d ~)1d the
\:~u::.!& of' r0-{t.t;!! rH~l:uire: t>,~ m(tt.)(:imum llhrt it: i )&.tion oi' wo:Jlen I!..H -w'~ll &$ me» in all
i'ields. it hat; c.ee:1arc:1 t!1/l.t (£.11 hl,.lRl.an bcitJgs ~1itr.out distinction ba:ve th~ l'igilt
to ~njoy ~he fruit~ of ~Q~ial and et:vnonic ~og~e$~ and ahou14) on their part.
CO::lt.l'i" lutE:! t.;:~ i ~. >: ~as CQr.~el'·ip.eG. s~x. (li8Crl::,:·lin.Lit. ~.Cl\ as f'.:.tnd~:-Y.R~~tally \::.n,hl~;t,
~11 off'~nc~" l:1P;t.d()~t :,)l')JNr:) ~U (,,)1. t~· (W4 I'l~ ~ 11 rdW'ltt]~))'(, !...- f ~iWfl~:;:) ~'f.r:~·: i1 , :-t t<ft.~.;
i.:;:H;:im':~C!. ~b~ ;,-u11 inb~""Z'~-!.l,. ~O!l .::.:: j' . . ~tirr.ell ~:~ t h~ t·:.;h 1 d~'Vd:j::1 . . e[jt () rf"or':: {'.(~ :":t
~t.~.:t.t':d !')1::-..~I"!'(',,:::.ilY~ t"Jf t~_"" :»·l:::t:"~·,::!-.t":iCrl<"~~;. re~/,~:_G't'l"1!;'!tlt ~;-":":..t"~;.t"' .... " f~'''r- th.,;;· ;~~'Cl1da r.;;
t::,e 1.970~. "i!/
5-. De tt-i t~ th~i1"!' ."wlof.'f!Ul '[:r\')-rH)tl.r:.~un~Ilt,~ ·~',D1l llot·Wi. thst.n.:nd i~,r. t tv: \16rk a~compli!lh~
in l:-'Hriicular 1:y :'he- lJn:ted. l'Tatior_z Co:m~dsGio~ (in tho::: Statu~ of ~'IOI1~n am:'i the-
ts:r~C iaJ.. i lmu $..gene- V.:.'~ GQnC{I! l'nw f, p.[()st't!:IZ$ h':.. t:r-ttl)l)lati ~ t-he.jy pri. n(::l pl!?::1 int~
r,..taC'ti~t1-l ~'€..~J- i -:y i 5 ~ro-... i:.e; :51(:10101" and UneLoTem. The d.i t:!'i~ulii'S!] ~l1I;!C1untlJred ll'l. t.1li!S
l""l:l' ~p:a;:e.t iop ~;::,] impl~.n~llt~ ~'. tOt; i-~f 1".tt~!i~ mtill..,/ J.n:;1"..~·ul)~!1h~· fl.},";: ::11:. tri tu table to the
r:l-OJtljllexi \:: i~~ c:t"eoate-d ~, tl':.~ t6~£; idE:'!::,g,ble tiitt Bl::"c"t.ce~ t.~t~(,n tJ(:;urt.ril::: l,\) 't" .egiOhS
et.c T

6. :li ~t.i)ry ha~ at-:.C! 3"t:!c1 t.o the e\ctlY;;:: role -4:tic11 -,;omcn -p!.c..;o,'Nl, to~ethc:r wit·h r:\en..~
in 9.ccG:lel'atiilg t:~~ ;Jl~t!?l" ill 1 ar.:1 ~Ji"il" ituu'::" pro~r~:J::'J -of 1?e0pl~1!l lir.d in th~ proc el7 5
of the pI'OB1'eb~iv-& re"?H'l',.;a). (.If ;:m~;t.~t~.'~ in our -:i.me5:, "'~Jt ...ni a ("..;-.1.: ',:i1,) "'1l.1Y'~.ft.~i:t1e;1j.'"
cmen;e fl.::' a up~rerf\l.l re1.,'ol\.rtion"ry 5:)-:;:i$.1 for~e ~

7. :7b.ot'!:r~ ~e dgniti.:;~nt ~li1'f.!;~:roS!:nr.~~ :n t.:1P. ~n;~t-:;.;!; pC VC:T-en in different

eO . . Ult:.l:. i~!J: ari.. ra.-.:i.t}I'H; {Jf ·l:-hl1l 'LJt:"1:>:~.6 "F,'~i'!.·h a:re l".o:;<ote·j in tho {:ot)1it.L~&l.,. ~orJi';td.::: and
:;lo~ ia..l ,S-!:.ructm'e ~ tht:! tul "'2.u:t!:tl !'ra.."l:Je. . .'orl~ and t:,~ l::lvc!. of deitt::l0p;',enc of eac 1::
eOl,.i,n1tOl'Y, .awl in tlw 5:'0:;: iei <:.atl!'r;"r;r (of 1.fOO:.en \1i th~n. ~ e~ . .~et\ (:l!Junla.";:..' . H¢ltic;.·V~'J::",
l:dsic ~imiltUYi 1.:.ie~ l~ni":.-e 'W"01'llt:::r.I ttl tiEt.t di.f'fel~e~'lce~ wt~l"l!!\fer thO!:'y e:::d ~t in 1',;,oe
l~I.'SC3,.J..~ ~~Ol1ct:li.Q-J :}o~~~l'J p-:;::.lit:::c~l ~:mi cu:.turo.l liatat,..::..)}; Qf \\T...:me}) ,g:noi :re.et~ .

J, _r,.~~ ~ l'1:;:·Hl.lt .:)1' ttL'S l.l.nG-ven de\~e:"orm~nt t::'at p:revo.i~r, i~~ the internatio:-lal
(lI~or.ljaliQ :t' elH.t.ivn~ ~ t'n:ree ~\.)i~.rtt:rs. nt t~m1it'1it.y il1 ra{:~a .... l~;h ~)l'ao!.stlt', a.n1 Iff'R!:}Uj,1Jij
flOC i.1,1 !lntt e:::::orIomic prob1.i!~s. 'X"l-l~ '(.I(;r\~r. M(}t-1e t";:.€1;1, ::¢I;' tNen ;fLQt~ ~:(te¢ted. by
:.m-:::: h l;wc-I:.liemo ~nd the n~w :nCi1:J,Ul"L::'ij ~,(l.·.(el') t.q j.~Pl"!j·.rr~ ~"I1~i):' f,s.t"LJ4ti~in Il.~ +,(~11 t\.::'S
th~::il"' rt.Jl ..· ir. t-h(l prG-C6B:3 of de:velof'C!ertt r.'J-:lst bf! f!fl i:'lb::g):~~l r.,~.l"t of the Slobal
TH'I(:Ij~.::t for the p.5t."1hli:'5'!-,rnent ('If :1. lH)'" e-~.onc..'Jlic ':'l'Jh~:t".

9, In ;{)I),.r,y C01).ntri~~ ;.1O'llen :tCCl:1 a. l:a:rge part of' t.ho;:. agricul'tut'g,l ,",or;': £Qrc:~_
3'!i!Cl:t.Udo! of tld f/.. .and l:)0~&.1A ~0 of theI:::- jmp(1f.'tQ)'l-c;. t"olc in aEric.:ul tural p);'oiuc:t iOll
a:r.4 in tb~ P'e ;,.t:.l'!:lL.dtl ~ (lroc~ ssint Ct.l·Ld ~!ir ke~ir..g of feoo ~ t:tll~:r c:cmst it,..:. to a
t:·l.-l.b;jrt~[ltj.i:...l f;J(,";'l'lo:;r.!ic '(~~Q"l);I;'~&,. ~:~v~:rt.n~~1Ii:'!jo::>., if' t))~ n~l'e.l wo:rl<;~);" A l.ac'.:{ of'
-r(!!t:nnt0":Et..l e1l.lir.M1oljfl"t ~ ~dl1,:o.ticfJ ~:::d t.'):'Ili.nit1g 1:s 'Laken into ;&(:tll::mut) it ~·Ii:r..J.,. lJe 31ii1en
that in :r..a::'Q· c:cun~r ieiil ~·:,e st8.. t'IJ s of HOl'!lljn i:l thi~ ~~[!tar hi c.acbl,Y d i ~-~(1, V.!'ii,.nta..ged ,

10, Nl'LilE:l inj'Jst1"ia.lhqt1a~, 1)1' l.wi6.~S jObs [ttI" .....'6ni.~n and cGnstStut.~~ ()n~ cf t ~\!;!
rn~ih ~~o..(lrI .tDr th.n: illt.(J-grat.!vn :.Jof Wtt:h!l) in ·th~ ¥'{.lC·em~ or d"'II'~lc,:.»f:l~::'\t., ',.lotrl0t:!
"Wt)r'!:.c):"3 Ill' C fiilHl..dVal'rtaee1 i ... 1l!<\DY rl!!'~~~~c.t '1! l1~~o..1J.;) e 0:2 t h~ flio:.: l t..:il::-L. t t.lL'o:!
tC'lchn,o.hJ·lo:l:i-cal ~t,rw;.~t,u.J;·~ r:jf" pnll'J.1,.lQ t.ter. :in eefi(fl'al ~t5 be~n ;;:;J?h:!-l1t 00. towil.!'ds f~~)') ,l.ml
hi::: r~q,uil·erncnt~. l'!)~:tfl:tOl"(l tlpeciltl ::~:tt.~nt.it..tJ. ;.tIUGt t.~ r~ict -t·o t·he ~:!..h'i1t·ioll of
the ':.mman "t.I'(fl"ker i::: iru:!u~try an.:j ill' f~r\~:i.,':!es. "kmf'n ".I(I::rker iii fe~l pui.nfull~~ th-e!
e.r('~(.!:1;.~ of the prll'~ttht Qflo:t1t9tdt ct"i.!>;~.!"j~ th~ .~:r·{).\Jt,h cf tYrllP.tDl(;'oym~!lt._. ~l'ltl(i:j,'liQl'l~
IJ:8.8S pnv ~rty) ::!.ac-k of l"~souI'"c eS t'c.r ¢d:1catit;:J::J altd. :r..erl ic~l ¢~re j v.r:e~pec:to:=d ar.d
utl",~!lntoc ~:d€-~:!'f'~ct~ 1}i' -.)rl)1l):')i~o'!t;t..~:tl J..ri'. cthl9l' ::I:li,~at;o;1.. etc.

11.. S~ient,j!,j,:;: e:.nd '~I!):~)-;Fc-log:l.ct\l d-5':'rolopment:> ;~;ijJ:fe lw.d ;x~th ~}CJ~it.ivf:'! !l!UI'1, n.egatiY~
:t~p~t'l!~U~~ itl-nf: 6r. :·1)~ si t'iJilt ibn of' \-i<::::nen in. Jrl~ny Qaurotr ie3 . Ft'li t1.":al ~ 'E"Cr:mo:nii~
a. l1o. fi.GO i<'"l':' ~(ictorg t.!:.l' ~ irr.pe.r I:::!r.r..t :i:r) .,v~ro!:!Of!1.i~g an.:y- ~d'Je:::, ~o:':: f,1f.t-t'r.:t.ffi ·:'!f S:J~ M.
dev~1::yftl)ent. e •
12, I\.:.rinf(: the last decn.d-<;:s 'W01;:]e!:tl 1 J Ir-GYenent$ Md rri),li ·::ma of «om.en to&£t.h~r ."i th
oth~r pro,f,re~ 8 i '/e f'orc.f!'s 2ctiJj& in ~nl1Y ~Ol)~tl":i. e'!> 1l.l1'J~1 :!'ot'-...::seil p'..:b 1 j c o~nn:l on at
t~w n~:ti(.'lne:l anJ. int~J..·n(!iti O:1al le;!:;;~ll(!: on all th(!)f,ft !,robl~lt:i +

13. Ho ...,:)! ..... r:r 1 that p-.;bli c opi:Jicn Qf".:.en oyerlQok::i the many- ',.;rQmen of '!"et;ion~ \.U1del'
alien do:r.inat.t.0l1 ~ p(!f"ti cular-l:r t~ C£(!! .s t.:bJ19 ated to ~~ vho ext19ri onc.e- dai:J..y
ti';G!- t~~'l'L)r- or ~epl'~ss i oh ami '.:'ha st rugr31e t.i:!'e-less),;-,- for the recovery of' t~e most
13-1.erormtat'y rig}-.tl!! ot t,;~e t"ll.,lm."-;l re:+~(ln,

l~. 'l-he :!'~alit:... af' the "9:r(liJl~1L~ -hj.ch ".:>oX&.~t'; :;;itill ::!lec"t ~n tt"le-:lr 4a:i.l::: life ~n
v...

tlftny cc:rlJntrl~!)d. ot the- "io'(:):rld il:l threi::t eff'"or-tll t.o p!l1l:'ticirnte in thQ (!)Q:(:)l1cvd~ nnci.
s-ocial acti"viti€'f5, in th~ decisivn-Iaki:lg- P:!'OOe'5S m:d the political adrrinl;;trs.tioh
iJ.f t.hei);' "cUt.trie~, M-d t);~ lo~:::: rel'!:o.e!icntad by t~,~ u..."ldar··ut::i.l:i.~.o.tion of tr.e
pot'!·Hlti~li toi'!?!'>; G:' ti?lJ.t'u);'ir.nil.t!1.y ;:J IHU - r..:~[~ -~ J;.t Ll)~ '.-.'(JrJ..IA' ~ ~dwl.(, pt::JPl-.!l.-{l..t...i.tH , '"
r·wo['C- :rro:-:--,pt~d the l!;r,it~c. li'a-ti~n~ to prQcl{lim 197"5 ~ Internlltio;).ll io~omoenl!'} Y~r,.r~
lind t D ~a.l1 !'ot' lnt em~i tied e.% i C-In t-Q e::1t'.o-... :;:;-e- tht: ('..1:'..1 :'ntegra't.iO)J of . . . orr:.~n in the
tota.l de'.relopment e:ffbrt ~ and t Q in'lol .....e wQJr.erl wi dely :'n internati ::mal cO-o?e!'B.~i 0.:1
!'mil the «ttJ"f.ln~t~enin,g: 0-( 'I-f():r"~_6 t::na~1?- OIl tNt! bru:lil? of equal riGhts ~ cr~"r-t1mitifl6
('-J).-i resp::JH31 hi 1i tie~ -of l-JC;JmGn IlIld J'lell. 1'hIC ob _1ccti.,~ {;f rnt~rn6.tio:1-l'll Wol'J'.e:o. ~::;
Y~ar is to def~n~ 11 $..-;)ciet~y- in ....Thirh WQUlen p.artj,;;:ipe.te in It ::real am! ful.l !;fi!ns~ in
t.>(!OTlO)~io:;~ Jtocl~l tmd f;-(llitio:;tl.l 1l:t;- .(.I.r.:t1 to ddV;i: lt f?: lol\:rato&rr,ie g vh~:r~'by 2Jud: ~otd.eti!!!'2J
could d.evelop.

l 5. Trlis P1~~ of' Actiun is i YJ t~ndEfd -to ::; tl'i:"n,gth({tL the ill1.pl:!-llle':ntaticrt 01' 'the;
in~t~um~nts n~d Fraf,r~~~~~ Yhi~h ~a\~ b~~n adopt~d C~_~~Tnin~ ~h~ status ~f
1>tt.lltlt-U) ao-i tl.) 1:l1·'Y'/:lc1~n and plea-a thttlO in $. lliJ.)('~ t-i~'l'1:.f ~"utox-t. Jt,~ :rll.l't""P~lH~ if.;
nai-:1!:Y tv .fs ti!'Lulat.~ national aLJd interJlatiu~al action t'D sal.... e the problc~!!i a:
l.ltlq~.r~·Jr,!; VQ1(}!)~!"lUht f1.n-J (:of tfl':! !4()C!hi '(!(,!OJ)on:i (;) IiltrwJt:..l.)"f:: w;li t;!n places 1J{iI1'..eJ~ in an
y

in-f'O~ri()r r~!»it:-io-tl] 1-'1 nt"I~t",., t.n Il-f'~lie<tv". th~ (~("\Jll.I!"; of" l~t.~f"nl'3tit;nR.: T"'CJt.J~nt~ ·t~lI_t'.

16. 'i::'lt lL.::::hi~v-emel1t of 1!~ut11it,y betr.. e:er~ J:1f;;J and worn.en irrrplie2 t-hr:t:t· they sho'.lld
~ave ec.:ual :t:"igh_t5, appo:t-tUtlitiE-5 at1d respc:ms.ibilities to €!mfb1.e 't!lelt. to de"n~lD:p
th~ir tulent:; Will e:sp&-bilit.iez for- t.;'(!oir (1'1.," };~YIlQfl~l fl.:tlfil!J!:!ut ~.1lC. J.:.h~ tf>ne!'it
[o.f' 50~i~ty. 'IlC! th;';lt (;!n.d) it l'ea..'!l81'!~ G!ll~ftt of" th~ funet ion:::l 9(:!d. l'c-=.ee t~a.dj-tiQnally
tUl""t-t.~a tp .,~o;.h s-a~ ~i tt~it). tht;!!- f:(imily and -~- [-;e ~crr.lT..uni ty a.1J ~ilJ"ge is eal:len~i~.
lJhe n~et:~tdty of ~ (!hang~ i;:) tl)O tt-e.J.itiv(Jul :!'ol-e of ll~tl 112 t,.r~ll ~s tit o;;cm-e1'1 ml~I'J.'t
be re-cogni ze':'. In at'der tQ allow for ~.rO!!'lF.ll' S e<}u,a.l (fuller) pa.:!'ti cipat-ion in ell
ZOci-e-thl activiti.13s, socially C(f't<llU:z~d &~:rvi.~0£ ~tl"uld lit!! fi!:f;oltt'lo-bl.istm<! NtH;:-
:hl;.ii!Lt-ai~erl to light~tl hOL1t;dwl:l ctore~ a1d ~ ~3pct=itil~" serv:tee3 i'o;r child:ren
{Should bt prov! «eod. :..11 c,ffC)l"t~ s~"tl::)'t1ld be- ~1W.ae to -C}lc.rq~'i; social B. tti tudes - baser!
nltli:lly or" eJ.u.t.:ati vt"l - in oril'!3!l' 'to bdt: (J ajoljt the ac:c-t'J!'ttUlce of 5it-fil:".!S'd
~espDnsibilitio~ ~OT ham~ and children by both ~~n a~d yonen.

2,'( • In {}l'd~l"" t.-o >.t-~t!"i(J-te .e4.uEi-li t1 oet-'W"t'~l1 \,+jjrnefl ana. j:"..I!!ll ~ Gov~rtu:'en los. ShOCL-d ~nsure
fOT -,""Jth ~'omen e..r.d ~~n ~rt\l.~it,~r bH·Qr.~ t,h~ law ~ trj~ pl":'{~vi.Jj ';'If} r';}f f9.ci li ti'-;;:!j for
t!q '1udi ty of e-dutatione.l cpp!)rtl..J!:\i't:.l~$ 1'.i~6 tt't.inin~ ~ equn-l i ty in cOl'H_ U ,ti Clr.:~ of
ernployn-~r-t 1 ir.Cl-...:dinr; re~\J,tH!!.r~t:on. and. adetlu[,etf!" 50-de.l 3ec-Jrity. l.<-VE:'.rr.mentli
sh-ouhi rc.::::oeni:tre and UJu.1li!t'take- :ff)<.(.t:! u..:res t.o l:r..~plt'Jn-l:tfi t Ill~ll' g and VO:tlIll!Il'!)d. f'il}ht to
empl-:YjJr.~nt 011 equal COTJ -ji ti-cJTJ3 ~ reeardl!::.'-~!:! of rr.[l-.rr t..ul ::; -t.1,I,.L.~~G. a..rl U: [.ht:l!i~> .e.ct::O:!l:;& t,,;.,
t~loj whvle :rW1g~' a!"' ei!~noo.ic aetivitie~, 1tH.~ 5t;?-te ha~ !ll!:'c,) tht' ,l·~~FOnf.iibilit,y t,o
~:t'~.!l.te condition:) the."t pro:r.otc the ir.plerr.-entiltitm of le,~a.l norm!; t-l'c1.-i.ji.ne; i'.-;:,r
~il1..!ality o! :me-n and women ~""J.d_ in f!ar-tic-~lE.\T t;.h~ -oppCTtuni ty for all i:;u'iivi-duai:e
ton .... Q(.':!-d ....~(!: frttfl- ef!rh.ta1 n:.'1oi p.l"'imAl'Y e-d~r:ati-cm ~ and t.:von t u.41J.y- C:OlJI!IuJ..z OT:'!, ~cne!'~l
;:; e~o::1dary educe.d on, eque1i ty in t6!:!di ti bl'lSo ()f ~nlrloyJl.e-nt. u:.d mtite:rni ty
r:rQt&('t~on.

-11~
18. Goyerr.me~ts sbould ~triye to ameliorate tte hard ~or~ing conditions and
unreasonebly heavy wo,k loa~, eBpe~ial~~ those t~~t ~a:l u~o~ l~ge grOups o~ wOmen
in ::r-.any C ;::\.,;ht:-ies a:-.:J f:.a.rt ;i.c~ar ly .8.J:'.•.mg ::'L:lde!'pri vilee;ed socia.l groups. Gover::J.!le:nts
s~,,::oul::l ensure improved ac: cess to fl8e.l.th ::;e~vi~es, b~tte:t' :LJ.~tri t ior. and othoe:r' soc ial
service s that are css ential to t-r.e i!1l::;.>rcvel1ler.t 0:' thoG: condi tiort of "'""CI!1etl and their
full Farticip3tion in developoeLt or. an equal basis ¥it~ meu.

19. Individuals anQ eouples have the ri~ht freely and respartsibly to determine ~he
~umbe~ and ~pacir.g of tb~ir childre~ and tD tave the inforw.ation ap-d the Eeans to
dD so. The exercise of thi~ right is baBic to the attainment of ar.y real e~uality
lJ~t ~e.f::n t ~e 3 exe 5 ar.td ',d t hO'.lt its IlC hi eveIiJe-n t wOJ::len fire di s advaTl t aged in the i r
at"cemr-t to betle:fit from ot~e:r refot'il1~.

20. Child-~ar~ centr~s an~ ather child-~inding ~acilities are means to supplement
the training and oare that the ~hildren get at h~e. At ~t~ S~~~ ti~e they ~re of
vita: i~Fcr~ance ir. promoting e~uality bet~e&~ ~e~ and womert. Goverr.m€nts have.
ther~fore, ~ r~sponsibility to see to it that 5uch cebtre~ and faci~ities are
availa·ole in 'the first place for those chiJ.drf::n \lhcse Farents or- parer.t are employed
in self-e~ploynLent and partiDularly in ag~ic~ture for rural wc~en, i~ training Or
in ed-'L:.cation or wish to take up f!rnploymer,t ~ training or ed~catio~.

21. The primary o"bj ecti...-e of developr-.e:nt ·c:.~ing to 1::rir.g aOo'J.t ~ust.air.ed it'I'Lprovemertt
ih th~ ~~ll-Q~ins ~r th~ i~~ividu~~ and o~ so~ie~y ~nd to b~~tQY bane'it~ O~ ~11,
d~velopment sh~uld be ~e~n net only as a ~esirab:e goal i~ itself but e190 a~ the
most importan~ neans of ~~rthering equality of the sexes and the maintenance of
peace- .

22. ThE:::: int..e.gratio:l cf women in developmen.t 'fIill ne(:E:::!::;::;it.E;.L~ wid!!'Illng U~eit'

a~tivitie~ to e~br~ee all ~~Fect~ of ~ocial, econo~ic, politioal a~d cultural life.
;[Lust be provided wi ~h the ne;;!essary te(!lmio(3.1 training to na.il:e th-eir
'?l:l~Y
CO:Ltrib'.ltion ::rore e f:fecti ve it:. t el'TnS of production ~ a.nd ~o ensure their greater
Ea~ti~iDatiGn in deci5ion~~inB and in the ~lanning and iIDple~entation of all
progr~es and project~. Full integration alsQ implies th~t ~~~en rec~ive their
:'air shaxe cf the oenefits of de·wlc-pltent., thereby ~el!lil:)g to ensul"'€- a niot'e
equ~table distribut~on Qf jnco~e ~mong ~l $e~tor5 Qt the p09ulation.

23. 1he F~omotion an~ p~otection of human rights for all is on~ of t£e fundamen~al
p:rindp-lcs of the Ciart~r ~f' the Onitec. ~~ati·cmg. the 8:J::hieve!l"::ent of r.iC!h is the T......

goal cf .all people. An eS5e:r.t:ial element for l>ecuring t-he J.);rotectior. of hl..l.ln9.-n
ri~hts and full cqu~lity between ~cn and women throuBhout the ~~rld is 8u5taine~
i~ternational co~operation base3 On peace, justice and equity f~r a11 and the
elirnin~tian of all SO~rces of cDnf~ict. True internfitionul cD-operation must be
based"l- in accordance with the Cr..a!'te-::- of the United J';atians, on fully -e'lual Tights.
the observance of national independence and scver€ignty including 50veTeignty over
natural resourc~s a~d the rigtt o~ their e~ploitation, non-int~rlerence in int€r~al
arra:irs~ the right of peoples to defend th~ir territorial integrity, and the
inadnissibilit¥ of a~quisition Or at~empt8 to acquire territ~ry oy ~orce~ mutu~l
~v~nt~~e] the ~vQidanc~ of tte use or the threat of for~e, ~nd the promotion and
maintena~c~ o£ a r.ew ~ust world economic order~ which is the basic purpose of the
Chart~r nf P.~onomic RiBhts and Juties of States. 11 International co-operation and

3/ Duri~g t~e World

Conference o~ the Int€rnation~l Women's Year sOme
~epre~entatives steted that refere~ce to the Charter of Economic Rights ~~d Duti~s
of States ~houJ.d not be inte:rFre:ted as ir.dicating a. change in th~ positions of
del~gQticn5 On the C~nrt€~ as stated at the twenty-nint~ sessicn Df t~~ General
AssclJl:Jly- •
p~C'.(: e re~'J.ir'~ ~1e.t ::'O!'1<l. 11 i"!.:Jer<ition 1:1..IlL. r;,)"~. it i(!tI,.l. ar:d. c("!ono:-dc: ..i.nc.e-per..C::cr:.~e, emu the
ellLllination of colcnia.lis:G ard neo-coloni.e.lisT.:l, fas c-ism and otner similar
i dG::ologit'!:!".-. forc.:i..!i:t1 oceu-pation and -!:!.~a!"theid.. racis:r. and di~criIlii::.1e.t i on in all its
f'or:ns ~s T"Tell as recogni"l;.ion of' the cii gni ty Q:' the individual. at'lJl appreciation of
th~ ~urnan p~rson and his or ~er ~elf-determir.ation. To this ~ni) the Plan calls for
tne full participation of women in all efforts to oro~ote an~ rraintain peace, ?rue
pea.ce cannot be achieved unless "WOI:te:. sb_are ..... i th l"!l.en the re-spons i bili ty ('or
~stabli5hing a ~ew ir:ternational economic order.

2l~. It is ~h8 aim of thoG! Pl-!l..n to en.:=;url!l: that th~ origi!"lal and m.',tl tidimensional.
contributio;. - oath actual an1 potentia: - or wcme~ is not overlooked in e~isting
cun~epts for devclopn~nt ~ction Frog~an~es and an improveQ ~8~ld eeonomic
0quilibri~. Recorr~~ndaticns fer national and i~ternational action ~re proposed
wi th th~ aim. of acc:eleratir,g the :.tecessa.ry cilMges in all a.reas.. and parti -cularl:)'
in those ~here ~OTIen have been especially disadvantaged.

25. Sir.~e-the integral developI:1.e:'lt of the Fe~5Qnali ty of the ·..,.OPlan as a hUlnan

being is di~ectly conn~cted wit~ her participation in the development prD~eS$ as
:m.oth~r ~ 'Worj{er 9Xl.d ci ti ~en:> poli cie~ $hould ·De developed ~o :promote the
co-o~di~ation of these di!f8~ent roles o~ t~e WOTIan 8C a~ to give the most
favourable coniitior.s for the harmonio~s dcyelopne~t of ber ger50~ality - an ai~
",Thi ch is e':;r-.la.lly relevEUlt to the development of man.

L rfA'J'IONAL AC'l':£:ON

26. This Plan provides guidelines for national actiDn over the l~y~~ perioj (ram
1975 to 1985 a;s part of a sust,ained) long-term effort to ac:hieve the obje-cti'.es of
the Internati O::lal ~!Qmen I:;.;. Year. 'i'"11 e rec:c:nmendatior..s are not exhal.;:sti V"e ~ and sh-uuld
be CQnsider~d in addition to the other existing international inscr~ent5 and
re-~ Dlutions of toe Uni te:i I';at ior.s bodi es whi ch de a.l \"i t:-:. the condition o:f women and
tl:e quality of life. 'Ir.e:r cQn~ti tute rather the mai:', areas for pri ori ty acti{m
within the decade.

27. ~he recom~enQations for national a~tion in this Plan ~e a~dre~sed primarily to
Goverll1i:Lents ~ ar:.d to al.l pu1:li c and pri vat e insti tuti·:ms. women t 5 iIl..'1d youth
orga~izatio~~, ernpl~ers, tra6e unions, mass cr~_unioation5 ~edia, no~-goyernrr.ental
organizatior.G, politicel ~a~tie5 and othe~ groups.

26. Since there are wide divergc~~ies in tnc ~ituetion of women in variu~s
soc: ieties, culture::; end :regions. rcfle cted in di ff'er"ing needs 8..'1.d pro-DIe:r:l3, ea.ch
ccuntry should decide ~po~ its own notionc~ ~trategy) ana idectify its o·~ ~arget~
=d :?ri-ori tic~ ..... i thin tiL.-;: prc.:=:ent Wo;rld. PJ.I'J.J'l.. Ci yen the ~r.[.me::i.ng CQrtdi t.::'orlC ai-
society today, en operative ~echani9m fo~ a~sessment should be ~stnblished and
ta.rgets should be linked to those set out) in part i ~uliU' ~ in the Interna.tional
Development Strategy for the SecQnd ~nited Nations Development Decade 1 2/ and in the
World Populaticn Plan of Action. ~I -

~I See Report of t.he United Naticns ·~orld .Pop:llatic-n Co~f'erenc:e J 1971!. (United
~oj"atior,s publi cati on > S~es No. E. 75. XIII. 3). pa1:"t OtlE?!, chap. I.

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29. Char'.ges in $ocinl and econoill-i.~ ~t.. rue ::':l:.r~:::; ;should be pror::l:.o":eo. y,"::~ich wo1..tl(l I!lMe
pos si ble the :'ull equal:' ty of ,,'omen anc1 thei-r f::e:e ftC Ce~ [) to all. tY-:ge~ of
, '·--10""""
o.~. <;,1:" .• -
'~'l.' +b,au
r>nt . " '"
t di 50 cr i ['1)5. nat. i on of any kind 1 8.::ld to all ty:pes of' e-a."Uc~:t;i(ln and
elI!ploym.e!1t +

30. There s.hould be; a clear- cOK,mi tm(mt at a.l1 levels 01' eovernmr1t to take
apprcpriate act.ion to iJO.llle:rn.ent tiH;>ze tergets a.no. -priorities. Co::nrnit::n.ent on the
lHl.l.·~ or.' G-o..... erhI!1~nts to tbe ideals Df eiluallty and. inteF.;ratior.. of' wome::r-. in society
cannot be fUl:y effective outside the l~ge~ context cr ~ommit~ent t~ tr~~for~
:'1.Jt1d8IIlent al relationships vi thin e. sceiet)" in o:r\,i.el' to en~uroe a system tha.t
excluo.es t~c PQssi"bilit~r of exploit.e;L1:;.':'on.

~l + In e:"8.bc-rati::')g ~atioYla1 str-8.te~ie~ ana ::ieyclC'?:t:ent plH"n~ in ......,.hi cr. wcmen sh(r....l~(
Fartie~pat~. me~sures shoul~ b~ adoFt~~ to ensure ~hat the set ta~get5 anu
yrioriti~s s~culd t~~e ~~~ly i;.to account women's ~n~crests &~d neGds, a~d make
~~q~~te p~ovisjon improv~
their situation and i~~~ase ~r.eir contribution t~
to
tbe d~velopment process. There shouJ.d be eCf..1itable representation of' ..,,·o::nen at. all
levels :)f policy- and. decision-ma&.:'ng. Appropriate natiooal ma.chinery aJ',d
prcccdures should be established if they do not ~l~eaay exist.
32. r'latior.:a.l plans e..:n6. strategies for the i:mp:".ementa.t.i On 01' thi.s P .!.a.'1. should. oe
sensitive to the ~e~ds and ,rob~ems of di~fe~~t categories o~ wo~en and of wowen
of diff'erent age grours. Eo~eve~. GQvern~ent$ ~tc~ld pay 8p~cial attention to
irup!'oving the situ£!.t ion. of: "'~OJlen ill n:(e~ where they have been IJO~t dis aLiv[l,nt~ed
a~j especially ~f w~.cn i~ r~ral and urban a~e~s.

33. ~aile inte8rated ~ro6Tanpes for the ben~fit cf al~ oeffibers cf society should 1
~~~hasis for actian in i~plementing thi3 Pl~~~ ~pccinl ~~asurcs on b~halr of
vo~n T,.,"hosc status i~ the r~::3Ult; of p.articulflorly disc:l'imine;tory attitudes will be
n.ec!:o'ssary.

34. Th~ estaclisnment o£ inte(~isciplinw"y

end multisectoral rr.achinery ~ithin
governlOOnt ~ such as [.ation~l c:oJr)mi~s lens, ;fOrr.en t 9 b:Jrea.'.lX end other bodi~!J. with
ad~~uQ.te staff aod budg~t ~ eM he art ~ffec:tive tran:;i"tional rr.easure fer E.ccelfO!t"a.ti:r
the acbieV8~eht af equal or?or~~~ity for ~amen and taeir fUll integraticn in r.a~
nation~l lif€. The memb~rsflip of such bodie5 5hou~d inclu~e both women and men.
re2rescm:.ative of e.:'~ groups of society respo~.l5ible fOr ma..'1.ing: end implelnenting
pOli cy- decision [, i~ the p'..l.bl ic s edcl'. Gov€rn::Ii.ent I!lini $tri e:;; an6. .;t~pal"tm~nt:;:;
(espe~iaLly rE~po~sible fer ed~catio~. health. l&bour. justice~ ~ommunicatior.
those
and info!"tIlati:'Jn. ct:!l ture ~ ind~stry. tr.a.ae ~ agriculture ~ rural development) £oc:i a.l
"\oo.-elfe.re, finar.ce and l)lannin.{d) as veIl as approprifl..te private and public ager::cie5 ~
shcuid be re~~e:thmt~d on ~rlet1.

35. Such bodies should ~nves~igate the situatio~ of wcrn~n in ell fi~lds ~d at all
leve~s and ro~~e recomcendatichB rOT ne~de~ l~~is~atio~, poli~ies and prOgr~~3
~~t~blishin~ pr:ori~~es. follow-up progre~~e5 shokld be m~i~tained to monitor
and eyuluate tb@ progr~B~ nchi~1ed ~i:hin ~he ~ocntr~ to a~geCB ~he imple~ntation
Df the present Plan in n~tional p~an3.

36. T:'lese ~atioual. bodies s;,ould Ellao co-operate in the! cO-Cl:!'din?_tion of simil(Lt"
l'egional a...... d intern(l.t.io~e.:' acti".i ties, as VE!ll a.s ~b03e unciof:!rte.:o{er:. by-
r.o~-govenH:lental organi Z6..t i()r:~, and 3~1i'~hel:p progra,l;)l"tCS tJevised by Wotnen
tb~mselves .

37· Constitutiona: an~ lEgi5~~tive guarantees of t~c p~inciple of ncr.-discri~inati

on the ground of 8G~ and o~ ~qua~ Tight~ and responsibilities of ~O~~h and me~ ~e
~fi~ef+tiFrt, i'ho;:!rp.fore ~ (:.(:)uo-rs.l
s.c~ep\an{ls of t;r.1'J ?rindFJ,~s ~mbr,.d;i,.~d :i.n $\l~h
~e~i~14tion ~~a~~Q ~f &ttit~ae with regurl to th~~ sho~td be enco~age1+
and a It i£
9.1:;:;0 es:;ent:ial tv ensure- that the adop~i:)n and enLor('~rIHmt. (:J~ Gu.ch 1I!:gi.s.l'!:!.ti!Jll GIlIl in
itself Q~ A. 5i~nifi~e.r.t MeaM of inrl\;.encin~ end cbane;jl1~ pu"Olic and private
atf.it.)tdtl!$ nt:cl Va]ll~$.

~;.8. GOV"I;l;I'nrr..erlt:S Sh(lUld ::teVi i!;'.1 theil' iegislQtiort arrect1~g 'tl1t status ~f vonen in ~he
J.i.ght of: h~llll!n~
ricllt9 p:t'ifld.ples and. int-e-"(nationfl.lly ~,~"e-pteQ. :;;:t;nndr.rd~, ','l.'1e:t:"e"tn"
'J.1{:lcea 53l:rey ~ le!l;isla.tion l:1r,oul1 be- (!n.acted or u:.ro1ate1 to brine: na"tionaJ-. ls.wr$ ~nt-o
cc:mt-::lY11'_Lty +.lith t:-:'Il reJ.(rv.ru:)t· int.e:rMl..ti0!11:l.1 inst.r1jrr.~!ltll\. AJ..eq'-l3t.1...;); vn,)Vhi:,x~ .c.how,ld.
a..l:JQ be D'l~Qa ror tbe cnfon;cment of ~l..lch lcgi:3J.ation~ El:Jpccifilly in uu:::n of -the (U'(,rlD
dealt witll in t::.ha~'tQ,l" 1I of th~ Plan. "~~Nl'OSl they lla:.rc not al:::,ead.v dcne 80.
·Gov~Ynmen~ro ~hould ta~e atu~~ to t~tity the r~l~v~nt int~rhational ~onv~~tion~ anu
f\l.lq iU::;Jlerr:.o!.mt t~eir "p1'uvhliona. :t
sh~lJ.ld te -:'loted that t.ht::re l;Lr-e $t~te5 Ti/"ho~~
national lp~i81atiQn guarrul~~QS women cert~in rig~ts ~hjch go beyonc tho~e embcdied
in th~ r~lev~nt in7-~Tnation~ instruments.
:~9. Apr:rQ:p:ri&t~ h~o:ic~ EFI~·d1'i(;e.11y
entrUsted. t,<:i.th th.1ll l'(!Bpo:tll~ibil:l.·ty of
;;;.houio.. be
~~~rnizin~) chan~in6 or rep~aling outdat~i
national 1~w3 and regu1ati~ng, k~~~in~
-tbem u!"l1er- Mnt!tw"!-t. :;t,"e"limr j t.nd erl!,ud~E that th.ei:t' pro'fisict19 a.r~ apl'liod '.ri"thout
dLcl:"1mi;)ation. 'J!lcH,(!o bcdiG's ~o;)lJ.. irtc!luJlS!. f-o::r eXSf.1!l-t,\- ilL+;' ~()llLlI1hsion.9 * human
rights comJ.::l\'!.ion!S ~ -:::i v:il lib~l'ties ur.ionz, appea.:'.:.ot -~oard8 ~ lEga.l advisory bQarO.':! and
tlHl of'fic<? 01' (1l:~.1H.i.dsm!::!.n_ Such bodiE;$ should ha.v~ f ..... ll governmental S'..lPPJTt 'to
er~bbl(t tlwm t..O ~~rl'"1t' Ol.it th«i!." !'UnctiQn\! t:!'!'I3~ti VQl.y + NIJr."~oJv~rnm.en t.al Ql'~.ani le1;i~nf;
oou.ld 61eo 213...v &on illl.PQrtEl.frt !'ol(l in ~ndUl'ing t·he.t rolevM~ b·eial6.t;ion i.e JAd~quat-e,
U~) lo d8.te- ~:d. an":li ~t ~Ji:t::ClUt C!.t~,;:r1.:r.I:i.:ne:t~(j~.

110. A[!pt'op:tiatEl tLtofif.Ul'!:l~ Zlloul(1 be t.aken t-:') h, t"ol";n and &Jvf.8~ +,.r!)JJ!!l:rt of.' th~ ir :ril!ht.~
8.tlC to prc·dde tt.e;r. with I:'::'/(;:-y other type of a:!i~i.tit8~OeT Acct;Jt'di(le:l:~{ ~ the .at.:"$.Tf;'p.1';'.5~
()t tbe J7iQ:5i3 comm\.~ic:at ior'l ll!.edi a. Sh(:n;.ld ~~ hoe ig.!'L't, et,ed !'IO that tt'!.E)-Y tnat o!'te:r ~l;:ei l'
brOfi~, r1o .... o7-E:'!rat iun thrc'.;.gh puoli c eduoat.iuo Ffogrmurne;s < N.::n-e;mr(':t"nm€-nt,l.Il
o:t'6anil.Uot.iQI'J.I'l ~en Mrl ~hQ\lld. Qfl fl(LCO~l'~g~~ too r.J.",-y silClilm- ~l"i!G t,oI'itb rec'l\r-U 'to ""-OItI!J:o..
In thi;:; (!ot'J.t~;;".-t;. s]?eodftl a.tt~Jl.tio!)n should 'b~ J,)Md 'to 1;he ...-..tO~~n (..1' 1'ut'tll t1.t'"e~~ t 'Wh03fl:
probleP.l is rn05t !lClli:.f;.

lIt. .Effol:b: t(l vi ;:len Cl'pport1Jni ti e!3 to!' "W::llil~"t'l. to pat'ti dpat~ in de,'elo!llnqnt. ~nd to
~li1fcil"Htt(-: ai,sc:ri!'l1ibatiOn R@:~'it).st t~),Hm ,Jill re-o;ld,l'~ s. va.d!'l:t~ ot' mea.;1tlt'E.!!I .and *ction
by s a r.i ety at le.rg ~ t h rQugh its go"e rn m~n t a). Ita. ch incr:'{ and other" in S tit uti on s •

1.!2 illlil-!: 301ilt) of th~ measll:tt:s s-uggGos-r.ed ~Quld "l;:.t.:! c.!i;rrie d .out. flt minim.u1fi '::;CGt· t
y

implementation of this Plan will require a redefinition of certain :priorities and a

.::ha!lEfZ- in 1;;h~ p!lt:i::l'n of gCVf:rtlnJent ;;;:.J9?€!~1d:'t.ure. In Ql'.Jjer to e:-mu:re act.EH1utt-te
allocation of f'nnd~, Gov~r:rr[!;euta $hol;.ld ,nr:rlo:re ;\,1).,1 nv[!ilable :!l(lur<l:~tl c f support
vi:i a~ aT:ll ac.c~pt£l.bJ.e to Cm·~t"ll:t.ijnta (\nu Lr. .(I.,C~C::n:tMOI!3 "With GOYI1l'TIlr.'..ent5 I goals,

43. Spet:i.al mEH!'5~:rre$ $bQuld a.lao "J,;;, ¢nvi:;q~,&e;) tc Msi~t G·o,ret";'fCJloel1t$ --.rI\Ci~e l"*!$.~!.,i:t'~e~
flr~ limitll:o. in c~rt'yin1 out specific p:roJee"t!» 01::' -prtill';l:'I!.ll'lfI'Ltl(!j, !:--Ji! Fund f(ll:'
IntO:):'11Iltichfi.l W(;)tj~t"L r t: ':t ~al' -tstftbli.:;;h~d u~~doe;r ~i;!cr.omic: Md SQQial COl.L"lcil r~£ olution
~o51 (LVI) cf l6 ~,1e;y 1974.1 in a.dditi<m to rr:.ultilllte!'H,l and bilateral assistance, T,..hi.;h
ie vit..,al fOr" the ~lJl'rQse: t ;5IhQuld te: .ejn",1m1~d p..ro'J-i5imHdly rendinr, r'l..l. rth~t'
~f:'otllli.:t~"ttHt.lrJ An r.o itA nH,lrn..lil.t.~ ';'1~".t;;p;.!';dt.l-::'l:") it. ('l'J'tl~r i,a 1'!I:">~{~t. ;30Vef'mflflJ\t.~ ""hClf:i~
:rqSQl).:['-3~5 al'€ lif;litP.(t in c:arl'y-:i.ns 'Out specit'ic ~rr~gra.!IJrn~~ or ~-'r(ijec::ts. '''{e-met.. in
rJOllutries hol<l.ing sr.~de.l fin~nciaJ.. :resp~msitU.hiE.!;;:; E!tltX1;St-ed i:l~{ th~ United N~tians
a:n~itii £!:ll~dtl.1iJ(!Q &[)encid-s -WiUl .ft. vi-t .... to W!li!iti!:iine !iev :lo1ClpinB o!..:cl.mtl:.'i~~ ~:rf." ~:!)J.l~d
'
'u~oo'to r:ta..i:(l their ~'m,n:ii..'1.J,ti-Cl(l to tbe i"rr..pl""tnffntt,tiGt. of 1:h~ ,!l:(:ftl.(;; ~ et In ~or\t1e;d(:m
~ith ~he so~~rnrr..ental a5aistan~e earrosrkea for improving the 5ta~ug of ~omen,
e~p~C!:ia.ll..v of 'thl)sEl in ta~ \mder.... d~voelopo!'eu Statee.
~).. It is recoe;nized t~'..a.t soJr:!~
a:f' the objectives O!' this plan h.1..ve already bec-n
ac~iey~d in s~e ccunt~io~l in otne~~ tney nay only oe ~ccompli3he~
~hile
prol1re::;~iV"ely, ],ioreover, some m-ee.S""J,:res 'oJ" their v~y nature ",-Till take lOl:!ser to
implem~nt than ot.h~rs. Governments aTe! U.ere"!'O"l:'e u:q;t:!d to estat:lish sl".ort .. "
c.edit:.n'L- alto. lot'lg-terflt targe-t::! fll1d obj-ectivl?13 to jmpJ.e~-ent the Pl.!).n.

~5. O~ the basis of ttis W~~d Plan of Action~ the U~itE~ ~atiDns Se~~etariat
8~~uld elaborate a t~o-y~ar p~an or
its o~n) containing SB-eral mo~t irn?ortant
object i....,es? ~ire~ted tc·"'d.1"ds the lIn}llementat ion of t11e ,"To-rld Piau of Act ion und.er
~t_e c"Urr ent control of the (:oooitJ.G~Qn QfI "the ::;;tatut} of ~.TOOl.~ll ant), the Qvr:r-(3.1l
control Dr t~e Gene~al ~~s€nb~y.

4(." 'l'he achiliv~f:1-':r..t. of th~ f:311o·",ins shculd be cmvise.ged ~.3 a minirrAl.'n by the end
of' t~e fi!"st :tiV"e-yE:-B.l" ;JerioJ. (19,{5~19B8):

(~) 'larked ir.crcaGC it:!. lit-Er<J-.Cy a.nel cil.'ic educa.tion of' wcrnl';n. e5pecially l.11
rural ;tU"eas~

(b) r.he ext~n8io~ cf Cc-edtlcAtion~l t~¢~~iC3l and vc~~tionBl training ia

basic skills to women and ~8n i~ tbe industrial and agricultural s€~tors:

(d r:Qt:.~ accegg at eve-rj levfll of Qdu{!9.tio?l.~ r.orn}mlsClr~f rrimAl':! ~/!tw{)l

ec.ucation a.nd tl:e meS-SlJ..re6 nee:8sse.ry to prevent 5o::::hDol drop-outs.

Jr.:';::r';,!.a:se(i e:mpl0,vm!!r.t oppo:!."tunitiC":5 fOr .....'OIIle:::., r-e:d.uctio~ or anemploymen"t

(a.)
a~d i~creas~u e~fart8 to e~~~inate di~~ri~in~tion in ~ne t&rm9 ~hd conditions o~
-ct:r.J::loynen't ;

(e) The establishment and incr~a~e of t~~ infrQstruct~ral 5ervices r~Quired

i~ bot~ r~ral and ~~ban are&s;

(r) ~e e-rtactrn.€!nt of legislation or. voting ~~d eligi~ility f(}l" election on

tETnl5 ritr. m'lJn., equ~l ~pportunity ann ~ondition.9 of emr1o:,nntnt including:
cq'J1li1J..
~emunera~i~n. a~d on ~QUality i~ lef,al ca~city aed the cxerci~e th~reo~:

(e) Enc~uraB~J~nt of a ~r~at~r paTtici~tio~ of women in policy-making

Jlos-i tic~.5 a. t the IGcnl> :J.B. tional and ill_terns.. tioUA.l 1.e.... els",

(:rJ ln~reas-ed :!,)rovlsion fo!'" ~cmprl:ltens:i\re m~.e..sures for h~a.lth -education B..nd
:S~irices ~ ~ f.I.....'1i tat ion ~
nutri tic:'), fatdly e-duca.tion, .family planning a.nd ather
wel~9r~ se?vices;

(i) PrQvisio~ for parity in t~e ex~r~i5e of civil~ ~oeial and politicalrights
such as those pertai~ing to ~arria~e~ citi~e~ship ~n~ cc~~erce:

(,1) P.ec-of,rdtion of the eeano.l1ic value of' \o1Cllit;!::.').· S ~O\,)I; in +.;."h.e home ~n QQmes-tic
food prod~cti~D an~ m~rketi~g a~~ vcluntary activities not
~err_UI"erated :,

(k) Thl: direction Cof tDl'rr,~l.,. nO!l-farmaJ.. ana lif'e-loDp': educL1.tiorJ tOi.'al"'ds the
re-~'9v~~.!":'B.t::i.on of the ltar,. ~r,d. "Wcc:t.an) in ord-er to cnS'..lre their full reelize.tiorl e.s
an i~dividua~ i~ tr.e family a~d i~ society~
 (l) T~e promotiou of ~omen's orga~iz~ticn~ as a~ in~eri~ m~esure ~~thin
P':X). €oJ uee. tional ~ eccna:r.:: c and Jfr'cfessio:1.a.: ir:st i tu cio~s :
....OT"?ccr:.:; 1 crBe.ni ZE.tic-;;s

(rn) The devc:lOl.,Y-lcnt of ~Qd.er!:. rural t echnolosy. c ott&&~ i~d.c: stry., p~e-:s~~oDl
day ce:1tre:;~ tirr.e-aud.-enersy-sa.vir..g devices so ;;IS to :~elp rt'ducl3 t.he heavy -....o:!"}:
lO.(l..n of . . . om~n, particularly those l':vin~ in rural sectors and for- the ur"lar:
poor ar.d t.h~s fae ili tate the full partie i.:)s.tio;r. of ~OI!1e~ in ccrr.r.J.'J.::'li "::y, na.t ional
and international af~airs;

(n) J:'he esta.blishment of interdisci?lir.:ary and multi sectoral rnachiner:....

-... i-t~i~ t.he gD"V~l"r...-rr..ent for acceleTating tl:.e achievement of' equal 0PForrt,uniti~s ::-or
~~~en ar.j their full int~ration into nationa: Li~e.

~7. These rr.ini~m objectives should be developed i~ mOT"~ specific terms Ln

reGionel p~an3 of a.cti.on.

48. The active in,,rclve-ment o:f non-f,o .... errunental liIOtf.:cn I ~ or6a.nizatioClS in tl:e
ac-nieveJ!'.ent or the ~oals of the lO-year Nor ld Plan o"! Ac tion 8 t every level
especia..llJ by t.be effectiv-e utilir.ation of' volunteer expert~a:.:nd ir. t::~e s~"t.ir:r;
an..i runninr.; of" it'lstitutions a.nd ])roj ~Ct.3 for the -welfare of v..-roJll€!l. o.n::l in th~
diSSEmina.tion or inform~tior. for their !id·.... ~:mcement.

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~9: ~~~ spec~tic ~~~~ included ip- tnia chapter of the Plan h~ve b~en selected beca~ee
the-i 8-;oe- ¢~naHel'ed to 'be xey lSI.:t'ea.a for na.tior:.a!. al;tion. 'lli.ay ahould not be viewed in
:.solE'.tio:, I hQl.1l;lve:r, a2 they axe all closely ir.t@I'.t'elilted. and the gu).delirl@5 :pr",pcsad
~hQ·~:a. be- il'lplem<:~te'::' ~"itbir.. the framE!I{crk of bh,gt'at~i st:t"ategies Md progra,1[([[Jee.

50. h.."l eS5~nti.al ,JQnd.i tion for' the rna-ir. ~efla.n¢e Md stl'engthen.i.ng' of in tern a tional
c.j~c:per.::t tio-l~ ~d poQ3.Ct3- is thc p:~~ot.ion B.l)C prote(::tio)'l of human Y'igh ta i:or all in
condl-:;ion.s of el:;ju:5.iV· a'CK;:n.g anli 'Witni.n :m... tions. In order to ::;'nllo1ve more 'Women in the
Il~·:;)'Do"'::.ion of illtel"'l1.& t.lQfl~ ~G-()pe~a ti On, tl';e ae . . . elop~ent .:1' friendly r.ela.ticns among
_~a ticna ~ in the strengthening of internat iol'lu pe!lr.l!e a.nd riis&rrr..a.etent. and the com'batinp;
of calQn5 a 1_i':!Ul j n~oQ .. .:;olGIliali8:i1t !'oreign domina h:))'! ar.d alien aUbju.ga tion, aP!tthdd
end ~~ci~ di~~ri~i~tian, the p~a~e efforts of w~men as individ~~la and in ~oup~~
:tnu i.!". n;:.t3,one.l :ll.d inwrn::tticnal org--o.J..!liozat.iC':J.3 :=.l=ould be l'eoogniz.e-i and e-ncQuraB~d.

5:. '..JUr.J€'t.i Dt ~J..l "::;:Y.l:Jl tX'i~Q: of tb~ ':o:'u:rJd e:-::ould FToclai::n their 301 idui ty in Bu,p~ort or."
';~h,~ :.'J.io.t.in.1:ti~~ or ercs;'"; v:':'ols,tio!"_;'1 0:- r.1..l~illl rightz con.demned by" t.he Uni ted ~a tions
.::~,d co~, t~J.l"'Y to i t.c pl'i~~Qit'l as invol v inS' acts agokinst the :r:oral and. physical integl'i ty
~f ~:"",d5_-: j.uIl.:?-.l ~ e:!;' gt."O':).lle cf ·!;f.!.d:L.vi,dl:,ea.le f~r" pa.U. tice.l or ideological I'ee.Bons.

~2. T.'1e e,f:roJ..'t~ o. f in te'l."',gol.i'er"l'llr.Sonta.J. a.,nd nO{L-grllfc;ornmental orga..'1.iza t.io:r:Js ha 1/ ing as tt'.ei::r
('}:r. "C~:e .Btr~ng{.:-. eninl wi: ini;er~atior.Jal aec·.,:tr.i ty and .Feace and the- de".,reloptller.t of
r~1enOl~ ~elatiop-~ among nations end the ~~~nQtl~n or active co-~~~ration arr.ong States
-:=ho~l.u. b-;: .Elu"F po rtoed , snO. l,o;Oll;len !-1r..cu),d l)e gl,vEl-n every encol.,lJ::'a,ge'Q:.en ~ to :!JGU"ticipa. te
'; l.ct::"'id:r in the oI3'nde.r. ii'Qur~ of those- o:rgarliza-~ions.

?> Tn.;: United N'a t,ion-6 sl"l(J'ultl .pr-oclai:I! a BpeD ial day to be devr)ted to in te~na tiot.l$.l.
:;ro:a<:2 a...... & celeb:ratcll ev~ry yearjo nationally and ir(t~rr.atict1allY'+ Me-otinge and eelIli'n ars
~h~ul~ b~ o~~i~ed rOT' this ~~~Q58 Qy int~~st~i .individuals and groUP~1 with ~ide
c::...·. . ~ ~ ·~,~ ~,n tll!:! pr-3r;lA ana. otna:>:, co:rnmunil]a.tioI)s media.. Women ahould le.nd tll@ir full
;:;m~:rQ!'t to th~se- o'bj ectives anJ p-~~plo.re. j",.1!j. cc-equala with lI':!.fIr: , :."ays te o.'Vercc:n:8
I'!x..t.8tinft D,::>s.tecles 'toO .i!lter.,ahonal co-oper£.ti.on, the d~velop~ent of fri~J'.dly l"i;!'lations
~~tr.G nati~n~jo ~~ the Atr~r.gthenin.g of int~Tnational p~acs. ~~"evp.rj it must be
~;'T)h :l,f'::b;e:i. t:1a t !,~ar,e is a [['IE. tte~ for COlllst!!l.llt vigilance and net onlY' :tor 8. one-day
ob;]cy':[.I,l.c~ •

S{. rrb.~ f~~c :}(;"..' ot .infortJ'Jation and ider..B .J.mong ccuntries Bom..ld. be fa.cilita.ted,
-.... 1 t:~ dl',e r.ee,'J,.ra [O:!.' l/.FJ. tional .sovereignty and the prindples of international l;:>. w.
thC!
~~:Cjl~!".-C"'.~ 81' viti ~t -::IE! t:-roIe.3:1 'Wcme::1 of ~i...fter.en t cO·I. mtr:l..es to st«<iJ com-o:n p;!;"Ool elC-S ~l'::ould
~.;! tC_'o"!;otecL il.;!i,!c.~.ti():':'!"'.~.,"eu.ltur&l, scientific W'ld oth~r excha.n.ge ~;t"ag:ramrni9a shmU. d
be expande-d ;:ond . . . 2T,.: i'orrns dC'v91oped in oroe:t" to hci.2Ha't.e r:rl'l,l,tual Uhder.o;t:e..'r'I:difo.,g a.tJ~Pg
;..:;::!opl~!,]., ~l'tic'-l.ls.::r:'ly the ym.U\S', a.:G. Ile-velop f:t'ier.dly l'ela't:ions and active co-cpet'atien
,]r.:~~~ Sta. t e-r; I ;;'c.r t:tlc~e Pllrpo:SUI tf,e t!'L.S~ ccmrn·.P'J1.c.a. ti:)~lE! !:l~dia should be utilized
:f". lD..y.

:: ~. W'c1Df'-n i.illd. lr.'e!i 9tJo:l.ld O€! en(!ou::i."a!I~d. 'Cc inBtill in thair childrer.. th e lI'a.lu€!a of
:?:'..1~~~~U :r: :::~?~ot u....'1d u~ldel"l?- tand.ln.g t-or ~l n.a tiona and. 'i11 p~oplea, racial eQ'Uali ty J
['e:-.~~31 equ.:'.l.: ty, th~ rigtt Qf' €!'Very nation to self-determination and the deairc to
Il!f!.i,~::. '~{!•.in in"t-e-~tiol'...al co . -oper.3.t;ion, peao:::e and aecur::'ty in the world.

56. ;"Or".f:;r1 ehou11! have @q":l",.. l 'D.{IpilX'i;un.:i.. ty ~itn met') to l'apreilent their countriea in all
iutl'! ::'Ila. tiolla.l £.oI'll1:l;Q ",here -the' ab()"1~ l"Jue-stioos are dicO\l.:a.eeli, ar.d in pal"ticulaI" at
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meEting$ of the organizatione of the Unit~d NAtions sY6te~, including the Seourity
Council a.nd all ~cnfe:tBnce.s on d.i9ar..1!arr,.ent and J..nterna tional !lEtac@t and other ~giQl1al
bodi~g.

57. D9a~ite the fact that,-nu~er1oally~ wcmen constitute ~alt tbe ~cpulation of the
worH, in the vast ~jcri ty of COUtl trie~ cnly ~ attal! percent"'.~ of them a.r~ in
p~sition~ of leadership iT. the various branchea of gcvern~~nt, ConseQuentlY, ~omen
ars ~ot.involv~d in the d~ci9icn-~aking and th€ir vi~a and needs are often ov~~looked
in ~l~~ir.g for de~elQpment. As th~ ~ajority of ~o~~n do not paTtici~8tG in the ·
fc~ulatlon of develo~~Gnt plans ~~~ prcgra~ea> they ~re tre~u~ntly unaware of ~heir
iIDPlie~tions ~nd l~ss inclined t~ aupport their implementation and th~ ohan~3 the
p~~rammes se@k to bring about. y~ ~cmen aleo lack tte Bcucation J training, oivic
a~areness ~nd aelf-co~£idence to participate effectively i~ political lifQ~

58. A major abj~ctiv~ of this Plan is to $neur~ that wo~e~ ehall ~ayet ~n law and in
fact t equal rishts and owortu.ni ties -v."i th men to vote and to }::a:r:-tic.ipe. t~ ir.: p1lblic and
politioal !ife at the national~ local and comrn~ity levels, and tuat they sha~l be
~ade aw~re of their T~sponaibilitie9 ae nitizens ~d of the prohlema arf9ctL~€ soci~ty
~~d a!fecting th9ffi directly as wo~en_

59. Partlci~~ti~n in ~olitical lif8 irnplieB ~articipation as vot~rs, lobbyists,

elected ~e;reeentatives, t~ade-unioni6ta and ~u~lic offici~~ in ~~e variou~ bra~chea
of gcvern~ent, including the judiciary.

60. Where l~gi~latio~ does not exist ~aranteeing ~omen t~~ right to vote, to be
eligible for el~ction and tD hold all ~blic o£ficea and ex~r~i~e publ~c runct~ons or.
e~u~l terMS ~ith ~ent ever,y ~riort snould be rnaie to er~~t it hy L979.

61. Where B~ecial Qualificatioo9 tor hOlding pub2ic office are rs~uiredJ th~ ~hould
app11 to both ae~eo ~Qual!y and shoul~ relate cnly to the axp~rtiae neceeaar,y fDr
perfc~ing the epecif~c tun~tion~ of ~h8 office.

62 • Cov emm en ta flhcul d 8 a ta"bl. i so . goa.l t:I , ~ tra te-gies a.nO. tir.ae- ta bl eEl for inc reaB ing
~it~~n the decade 1~75-1985 the nurnbe~ of ~omen in e18~tive and appointive public
crfi~@~ ar.d ~ublic r~nction~ at a:l levels.

63. Spe-::."ia.l affc-rta to a.chieve these otjec t:i. vee ~(!ul d. include:

(a) Th~reaffirmation oi j an~ wide p~blicity fo~, tbe ~fficia1 policy eoneernir.g
th~ ~Qual pOlitical participation of W~eni

Tbe iBauance ~f apecial ~vernmental in5truotiona for achieving an 90liitable

(b)
r~~r~ae~tation of ~O~~n in puolic off~ce, and the ~o~pilatio~ or periodic reports un
the n~mbeT of wom~n in the public service 1 and le~els or r~Bponaibili~ in the e~p.a~
af their "Work;

(c) The organi~at1on of studiee to establi~t the levels or econo~io, ~ocial and
tolitical cQmpetenc~.or the t@male cOE~red to th~ ~le pop~l~t~on for recruitment t
~crnination and promotion;
. ,
(d) Th& unde~taking &pecial activ!tie~ LOT tha re~ruit~ent, nOmination
of and
~romot1on ot wom~n. especiBll¥ to till importamt position6. until equit~b1e
~epr~8entation of tbe aexee ia &~hi~ved.

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6~. Spacial efforts ~d ca~paign~ sho~d be initiated to enljgr.te~ the f@male
electorat~ on politioal i6sues ar.d On the neQd fo~ their active participation in public
aff5irS~ including political parties and ather pclitical organizations snch as pressure
sroupa.
65. Sria.e:e.. tiona} a..",d fnfona tiona] Be ti vitiE)"S ahoul d aho bo?! undsxtaken to enlighten
tne public at large on the indispensable rol~ of wC~en in the political procaeses 1 and
on the ne~d to promote thBir ~~a1er pclitic~l pa~ticipaticn and leadership.

66. Special ~i-vef:l ehould be u.ndertaken to enc!)Ura.ge the increased p.s.rticipa.tiDn of

women a.nd gir18 in zunI t CQ'IIICJUn i ty and you tb d 8'vel opmen t p1"ogrammE-s 1 and .in pol i ti cal
activlt1ee, and to facilitate theiT access to trai~ing for leadera~ip in such
programlflliH 3.

c. EdUC!tton ~d t~ainin!

67. Acceas to edu;;:ation and tra.ir.ing is not only eo basic: lmlDi!!.n right Ncce;niozed in
maqy int~~~tional iG~tru~ente, it i& also & key factor ffj~ social prOgres9 and in
rE-du~ing the gaps be"!;ween socio-econOlllic e;r::)UFB and hetweBn the 8E:XSS. In marv
oOun triel! girl:9 and W()~~n are a. t 8. lIIari-;:el! disadvantage. T"r.ie not .only Cone t1 to. tea a.
aerioua initial hand~cap for them ~5 individuals and £or their future pOBit1on in
socie~i it alao eeriously imped~s tb~ eff~ctiven~ea of th~ir cDntributio~ to
dBv~lQpment progra~me8 and the development prooees itself.
6a. n 1 i teracy and lack of ~dtl ~a. ti on and. train ing in ~aS i c: ek ill s; ~ e Ome of in e
oaueeB or t~e v~ciou~ circl~ of ~nde~develo~ent, l~ p~~uct~vity ~d pOor· ¢o~dit1one
of ne-al tb a.nd 'Welfare. rn a. g;re& t tna:n,y en un tri eB illi tsI'&(:y is. much morE! wid!?8PTI38.d
atIlOri g woman th an limo n.g men t and th e ra. te e are generally higher in l'Ilrd than 1n urb&n
area.s..

69. In most countriee female enrolment at all levela of ~duc8tion i~ consider&bly

be low that of men. Girls tend to drQP O'U t of B ch Clal ea::'l ier than b OY-B. BoYfJ 8.I'e
gi~en precedence ever girle when parents hav~ to make a choice if @ducation ia·not
free. There iB often disDriminati~n in the natura and content of the ed~oation
.pro\,! ided and in tr.~ Qptions offe~d. G-i..rle r c:ho-i,css of ueas of study B.l,"e dominated
by COnv~ntional attitude6, concepta ~d notions conce~1ng the respective rolee of
~an and ~Omen in socie~.

70. Aa long a~ wo~@n remain illiterate and are subject to discrimination in &~cation
.a.nd tI'EUI1 :i.ng, tb e 1110 t iva. tion for chan.gt3 I!I(J lla.d.ly needed to ilIlprove the qu.aJ. i t;y of 1 ite
(or all will fail, for ~n ~09t societies it i~ th~ mother who is responsible for the
training of her 011 il o.r.en dUl'ing th e fo roo. ti v e ye~riS of th eir 11 "V e8 •

11. Gova~$nte Bhould p~vid@ equ&l for both B&XeS at all levels of
oppc~tun!ties
edu¢4. tion and. tl'a.iniC8 wi thin tlle co-nte:x:t of lifelong eciu.catton. and -on a. fONal and .
non-formal baaie ~ aocording to ~tional llaEl=d:l3.

12 + 'nle maa8ures taken should confOI"lll to tile exiating international Btandarde and ~ in
part1cul&r, 10 the Convention end Reoo~~nd8t1on against Discr~ination i~ td~cationl
1960~ and to the revised Recommendation concerning Teehnin&l and Vocation~l Education 1
1974~ o~ the Uniteo Ration~ Educational t Scientific and Cultural OTg.ni~ation.

73 • Ed~ c a.. tio-nal , training and. ~pl-oymen tetra. tegi e e eh cuI d. 1:1& a o-ordina ted and bas ed
on popula tion p~ j e~ t10ns •
The coOn t8Jl t &rid 6 true. tur@ of educs. ti on ahoul d be lIucb 8.6
to e~~ure its relevance to the pr~eent and future n&ede of the c~nit1e! . couc~rned,
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 taking tnto account th~i~ ~wn c~lture an~ tr.~ ~dvar.css ~da through t~chnicEl and
sCif!-l"I'hflc df! .... el oJXl1~n h. It anQUld alec;:. s~,ek to prepa.rs o;,'he indi"...ido.al a-d:ecr~.a. t.ely for
an a:~ ti ve oi v ill and. faJ:Dily l i fe a.n d. for :re flpone i bl e .paTen tho od •

74. , Target da toea .shc:ul~ be £!etabl ished for the e-:rad.:i..ca tio~ -of i l l i tel'~Y .. ~d bigh. ,
priori ty 'given to p~gra.mmea. for womf."n' and girla. 'betwE'~l"J the ng€'S of 16 a.nd. 25 yea.rs.

75. The aCt;juifli tj:Cln of Ii tera.cy .fl.hou.ld be- promoted. aB an inte8:ral 'OB.rt of 0 ther k:i.nds
or le~ing actilJ'iti€s of dir'ect intel'eet' and, valui:! to tbe daily li;el3 of ti::s pB'cple.
Par~l~l witb toe efrort~ of Go~8rnmantSt all social jnstitutions~ euch aa
co-..opera ti ve-a, V'olunta,t'Y or.ga.niza t~ona Mci en t~.r:priee~, shalll d be fully u tili~e-d t~
OV€'rcome ,ill i ter.fJ cy • '

16. VGlunt~~ taBk fcrce5 1 eep~cially

of young perso~s~ oo~ld be eBtaoli~h~d to teach
lit@r~cy, n~bera~ ~utrition and methods of fo~d preaervation during vacatione or
!Jeriodi of natio-nal Bervibe. Such ta,t;lk forces Elhould im::lude both . . . OOlen ana. t!I-en !ol i th'
E;!}[}jsrl{6e" i'n ths ekills needed. 'ThE!" v-olun h@rs ~'Ould aho tr;lln local oer-aoMel to
becrnQe t::r'ainere t t'hus axpa.nding th'.;. 'ava"llabl e ta.sk force"'. "

77. Integrated or epecial train~ng FIogra~aa ah~~ld be ~avelop~d ~OT glrla ar.d
'WOlriEm in rural ,~B,.B to e-l'tE!..ble, the-:ll tc 'par ti..c ipa; t.Q! .!"ull:f and. ,productf '/f!ly in BconclIlic
~d aocial development and t~ take advantagg of t~~hnologicai advances and the~eby
reducB the d.rud~ry of the.ir daily liv85. SUer. prograulllleB sr.culd in:l utl.e trailt,ing if]
rnc-&!:rii.' 1te'tbooa of agricul t'Ure ~d ,U~E! of eC;lUipaon t1 CC-opera tlves, I?ntreprenell:tshi'p~
C-DIQUlerO€ ~ Dlat-ke- ting ~ an illta.l' l":.L.J.S band.:ry and tis h srie ~, and. in 11 ea.:' th" ttLl. t!' i tion~ l'ami ly
plannin~ and ~duoQtion.

78. Free and co~leo~ rri~aTY education to~ girl~ ~d poys withou~ di~crimi"Ation
.should bft p:rov:i,.deda"d. ef"f'E!o-t.iv:e-ly enforced a'E!-'I:;la-l"ckl;y RS' poe-a'i'ble. Ever'J ef£ort
aho~ld also be mads, to provide textb~okSt ~chool lunchc~ ~ransport and other eS$en~iala,
~h~~ever po~~ible fre~ ~f cb~rge.

19. In order to aseiet in ~vercoming high dro~6ut rates a~ong 9chool-a~ girls an~ to
enable ~QmSn to participate in literacy ~~d basic Bkills. pro~~~rn~s, In~Ypena~ve
child-care and othe~ arrange~snt~ shQuld be ~rganjz@i to ao~ncide ~ith school ~r
training hOl..1re to free ',.;otr.:en and gi;role. fl'ol:ll contin.!.t'lS' "OlllQ~ t1 C! vork.

80. S~eciai prcgramm~a f~r continuing educ&tion on a par~ti~e basis sryould b~

a.rranged 'to ens'lU."B, reo tem tlon of: \I ha!; na.B beer. 1 eat'ned ate: d-,o 01 !U1d to' as a is t 1..1 omen :i.n
tf:.-cir- falllily, 'voc.a. t.iotW. .o.nd profe.:; :!Iic.~e.l ;:lcti 'Ii ticll •

81. Progr~m~ea~ ourricula and standards of education nnd t~ai~ing BhOUld be the g~e
f~r ~&lea and females. ~oureee for ~th,ee~ee, in ad4ition ta ~nera1 suojecta, should
include indu.strial and agl:'icul tL1t-a1 technploty t ' poli t'ioa, ~cono~ice. J :::u~fl'nt problems
of ~ocil3'o/ t ~9Ponaibb .p¥-stithoQd, f~ily lifet I"lu t::-i tion .and. heal th . .'
B2. T~xtbooka
and other t~aohing ~&t~~ial5 ehDuld be re~evaluated,and~ ~here he~egearYt
~ewritt~n to sneure'th&t they r~flect an i~a~ of ,~c~en in p~s~t~~~ ana partic1pato~
rolea in,ao~i9ty. ' T~a~hing met~cdg ~hould be'revised, v~ereV~r neGeseary, to m&ke sure
that they aie adapted t? national needs and to promot~ changes in di3crimin~tory ~ttitudeB.

$,. Research activitie8 ahould be pro~ot~d to idontl!y 1iacri~in~to~ practio~a in

Bl'ld. tr.a.~nin,g and" ta' ~rl~e" edl,l C,eL 1; iQne.l· e !1~~i toy. ,~~ t ~ ch in g to;! ohni q us B
ild.'QC.e. 'bion
ahould be encOura.ged, 'eaped Blly' B.o.diO-~i~ua)' t~ll~,qu.ciJ..
 846 Co.-education arA mixed training BXouP~ anO'Uld be a.ctively eno.oure.ged and should
Pl"ovide lS:pec.:.i.al g'..lidartce to roth eeXBS in orienting t~em to\llB.r:iB new Qccu:pations &tad
chan~g rolee.

95. Wiaely diversified 6xiBting ~~d new vocational pTogra~mBs of all typee should be
equally acoesaiblQ to both a~x~~~ enabling ~irls ~d beys to have a ~ide choic~ o£
emplqym~~t oppo~~it!es, 1neluding those vhi~h require higner 3killBt and to m8t~h
natiqcal naads ylth job ~ppo~tur.itie9. Both ae~es should have eQUal o~portuniti8s to
xeca1ve 9chol&rships and g~Jdy grants. Special. meaau~es Bhoild be d~velop~d ta a~$ist
'W oltlen wh I) ow ish to rE! ~:m to"W ork at t er ~ cO':llpa.:ra t1 'V ely 1 on g a be enC '!! t owing in PB:I' ti culM
to famlly resvonsibilitie~+ ~ltipurpcSE! tra!ning ce~tre6 cGuld be Gstablished in
rural and urban ~&s to provide education ar.d training ~r. varioue tec~n1Que9 an~
disciplines and to encourage a selr-?eliarrt ~ppl'oa..c:b to life4

e6. Girle and boys alike shDuld h~ en~ou~ged 1h~ough vocation~l and oar~er suidan~e
J?l.'ogrammea to c:hoos€ eo career a.c:cord:i.ng to met::r rea.l a..pti tude-s an~ a"bil i tiea ra. the-r
t:han OIl the oae:i.e of deeply ingrained sex stel"Mt)lJl8!h 'l'h~y t;jhould al ~o be ma.ds a1tolaI'@
CJ£ the education and. tr-aJning required. tOo take full a.C.van ta~ of the emploYlllen t
o~~ortunit~e5 available.

87. Wormati(ln9.1 tnd .fornal &nd nQn-foJ::lIla.l educational }lro~a~e5 ahuuld be launoh~d
to make tee gencr41 public, p~~t$. teaehsre, counsellor& and etherS aware or the need
to providG girl~ ~ith a solid ~ni~jal e~~cation end adequate training for oacu~tional
li.te and am}lle opyortuni ties ·fO'l." furtht'r educa.tion ~•..l training. MaxitmllIl use ahould be
m&d.e 0:1' the mass coommnica tio!:'.!) llIedia~ bath as 8. tool fOl'" ed.uca.tiQD and 11.5 a lIleans "for
ef.recting c~gef!l in cCrJ;[I}'..\ni t~r do tti tudElEl •

.D. ~Floym~nt and rda.tej economic roles

86. i]bie Plan ge~k9 to aohieve eQuality of opportuni t:y and ire.!! t.:nent for ',IOr.:J-en ,,"orkere
and their integration in the labour forCe in ~cco~ce ~i~~ the accept€d internatinnal
Bt~~d8 reQogni~in~ the right to ~orkt to eQuaL pay ~or equal work. to e~ual
oonditio~a o£ ~ork and to advancB~ent.

69. ..lvailable data ahem that ol:!l-en conetitute more than .!l tr.i!;'ri of the world I e
>....

&oonot;:lically aotive populs.tion a.nd approrimate-ly 46 pe-1.' Dent of" women of "Working age
(15 to 64 J"'ea.:n~ J al.'E" .tn the labour fol'ce. Of tl1efla, a..~ €'9tha ted 65 :pe:!' cent a.re- to be
found in th8 dBvOloping countri9" and 35 per cent in the ~ore developed reBion~. Theee
Iia ta, tcgc therth the lroIl.Y e ;:)onomi c ac ti viti ~fS O.f '" omen tha. t are no t n:;;JIW include d in
'W i
the orrioiRl atatiatic~ (~ea cj~p. tIl. helQ~) demonstrate that ~ornen's contribution to
the n~tiona1 eDOno~ and ~evalnpwent i9 sUbstantial and haa not be~n fUlly ~ecogr.ize~.
Furtber, the oc~upa tion.:;,in "Which Cloe t ·".cmetl 'Worke!"1;l B.r"e cOl1centraiad are nat tbe S.eJ!l8
aft· thOa-8 in which !noat men axe El~loyed6 The vast 1lta.j~:ri ty cf WOli!en are c-onc~ntra.t.ed
in a li~ited number or occupations at lov~~ levela of ~il1, raaponsihility an~
reorunera tion. WotlJen ire Qusn tl:r -EI:xperi~J'.(}~ dis cI.'i~ina tion in Po!lJ", promo ti on, ..... omi n,g
conditions and hiring practjce8+ Cu~tur~l conatrainta and family responsibilities
.t'urther rea tl'ict t;heir employ1l!ent o:pportu...~i tiea6 \ot'herQ job QPportuni ti~a e.re severely
J.1mi toed Qlld ~~ ideepread lll'lEt.Ilpl o!Wen t e:rlEl ta ~ .....orn!::t. t !'! chane efl 0 f () b taming ',ola~ ... earning
empl~nt axe in praoti~e ~~ther re¢Uced J even where pol1~1~~ Qf non-~t~Griminatian
have been :i.a,id d~1W~.

90. Governments should fer.mu1~te policies and action ~~o~es expressly di~ctQd
tOW.ar<i5 equality of o'ppo.rtllIli tr and tl"ea tment for \¥otoon "Workers and the guarantee of
their right to equal pay for e(Jc.e.l 'IIIQrk. Stich 'policiea a.tLd progratmtJElB should be in
cont"ormi ty liI.ith the standards dabcra.ted by the Uni. ted Nations and the International
Labour Orsaniea.tion. They ahould incl'Jd6 legbla.tion atl'pUJ.stihg the princi'ple of

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n.,n .... tj,.i.a(;!rlm.iM:/;..ion Clll th@ srorrr".l'ilil u.f fi~~ 6. fl:l!.ri ttr..l A~ tUG} £t~ide::' in{~a .f-or- irn.I,10m~ntine
l;:nj.j rritleipletl, a,ppe&l!ll protei1ll"e~t t:Uld I,}fi'e(!~i ... ~ ~1·~~.101 .a."id 1'i1a.6hittd','f [,,~
iltJpl€!'rr.!1In"t~ Uon •

31 ~ 5pl!ci.a.l e!rOl·te f:I{-J(mld b(,': rr-.ad~ ~·o f"ol3'::er po~i t.':'"o.te at'ti tucle~ 1X::\-Ia:r-df:l "th~ 'I'ITl'plc)"'1'I1~n1;
¢-t . . . C1t.!!IUt .i.-rrI!'Q);wctiva -c;t QlIU'j.. t~ at~'tiJ.1.e, (l.;fQong E!~p1~-~;r-~ ......oJ.d .... o-l'k~;r-~ e..r;vl a.mvng wt;'ll'l)~t1
and ltJ.m in BO~ itlty at l.at'mt', Md t-Q dtm.i.hl1 t(!j ~1;l!is ·tac!l~~ bB~.U~d. on fillj:£-.-.<typ.ed ti.ivitdOh~
Q.f' l ... bQwr.

92~ Itl attl8ornptin6" to A~\hieve sa1ntu.l employment feT "LIIOI!~n and 1'.0 :leal 'oIli tl1 ~obi.~'lta tlr
!"lo;":;"(rJt,l()¥trI"'n t; t\·rh~. \md.IJ!Ttlll(ploJ'Ul{m tj Up~Cikl .,rl'",:l:'t:.:l l<ItolJld "b!~ '1:lilt.dll tr) ~:r(HJ.. tt: 1.\ ll'&n.Qty (:"If
1.;1
oI:)~Cl'fl.(:1f.i~ Nles wQ. t.l) aICO':."r.-a.~ a~)d. ~Uf1ilCl>t ~~lf-~~p~~'.!llt. a::-i llod.t-h.l!'1.p 8ct:i.-" i ~i~3,
'!Hlroa~:ial.Jy- in r'Jral U·t!!SI" EXi!;'ltini f9I;H'-belp acti .... ~.t:.e$ rsflcIlld b~ ene""·).:--a~i and
8tr~r.gthefioQd. th:to .....gh tl")(!' JluUci!lAnCt~ eof ""Cllj,:~n ~

9'+ GoVEll.1"fl.lrlfmtlll nbolJl-d aeq,k l11'lW .H~U-i'Ce.D (II zdf ... hEi!ln &<::oti\'i'!;;i\hh Iluch an t::ra.lnjllg
:prog1"a!JI::dQ~ it'. e-:')Illrn~i ty d~v-el(.J}lrr.en t <'rnd en tTVP:t~t.I~u~i..A: !lkil1 s. ......:--:.1'1:!.:..... llrJ~\lld b~ (1~em
o"C'l .an eo(]lW,! hO\a·i,ij to· l:r.J't-t) a.~;:">;:'!j:6.

9-'~ In Or-oer to eJc:'ti<lnd. wOtcer. 1 SI ~ge of e-can('o"C'l~c 1'01 (lB. (~"-()~:H~:t."~ t:;-;. V~9 .a..nd Ilu....I.).ll.. s:ca.\-r:
i(jthl~t.:r~~tl ~':)'.l.ld be CI:-<t"\tQlcoPQ-I1 anti .;;::tJ.cou..r.;t~d Iofitl'; the t~ethhH:Hlt:)' ho:.i'lp and en~fl).)-Q:l't of
~v~~cn~~ ~fr~ ~Q-~F~~tiyea alreaiY ext~t~ WQm~~ ~hould h~ yn~p~~e~d b~ t~~~ ~
-&ctiviiI P"'--l"t .it'! th~rr.~ UIW o(J. . . oOp~.t".(I!..UV~(!I a(ld, ~dN:r:'fi!' MyJ)-r'Dllrii1tlfl f \-iC'~!'o':n1tJ QC"'(;I)f,~r:\hvt!~
~hould t(;!: !nLgani70~dr AS;l'~d:!ti1y :i~) ftl'~:t:~ .... i1"Jl~9 "Women l)A.ay a il'lh-jOr. ralu, tndl 33 tj:j(J~
;l"wim::tiollj 1D!oU'ke·~ir~gl tLCu~ine, nutriti.Qn aTld hl&.lt,!I. ~t'J~(;p0rative~ -ol~ 3olal.} b~ :;)~
1I)Q~t Oi.?prop-ria ta and f~tt£;.i"blf!o o1.~t".a.n~t!nt for (;bL_d-~ar'~ ,tW.;i e~1.d ohlllO pl'I)'lidl!
el:r,¥lop~nt app0l'-t·..il1i ti~!;:I.

f.r
'95 - ::;~HJoIm H;$I.l to tM ~ I"! e ti" (, l=r:pl ~ttl o:;f, til t:L Cot". ~:r oi'':'Or.: p:rngrUIT_ ~e j a tn~ PX'~v u ion d'
ad.$Qtu.t~ t:C"lt.Lni r){f in qt'l.... O"9rrf~ tiV',.' $ and I!Jn .... 4'~:pT~mr:~l'~.&l IIkill:;;.. aOC.f!jlIf! tc Cl'Qdi t ~d
t1~Cl)3!/Jat")· lIe~d ~0-.fllUll fOr 11:ll~Q"V~d. tt)~l~J iI.;!J.~i$itlilJl.;)c ;'Iitn t.'Iu..t'k~t.it:.ffi, tl':.t: :fl!'O"\'ir)io~
Qt ~d.i;;QW;\ t~ l"I,-:1'"liI: i;:Q-()l..al I'.'le rvio,::~~ ;IDQ, Meni ·b.{:;l, dl;!'(:ent:r<lli z.~d dcv fi!:"'a:pu::;~nt of to\ms it1
{"la-a] ·U"QilHl Md (;J-'.t..eicl 1~ft.ti9t.i'1J:o::)w.t\ill ffo.);,l\~n~ftI~nrtt, mh')f; Ill,;\} eh.).,"lA. . . Ce\f"(t !lH'!&.ng.H)""t"lt,wt
t~an3po~tatior. and oonveni~ntly eitu~ted ~~ter SUDpli~s.

96~ S;tI.:::.\tf..! €-tfo.?rts J)h~ul~ "tIotI 1)11.1.01) tc. In~l'"!'lM~ tl:le pa.:r>ti:.:=.i.0-t.icIl of t1..l:tkl wOl1!er.: in ~h~
fQrrrru.la..tion o)f na.'tit,na..l t:JllUl& i'm' in~otg:tatol!!d :r;.J~'.tl MVl;)lorg;-{!nt. l\~iid,~~ I..""lO
prO£T!UII:.ne!3 (Cor :rurri:. de\lel OP'l1etl!~ IlI1loo1d ta..1.t R! iTJ to Q.r.:;cl~'l.-trL~· 1.:-j!l! OI'ee:. tiOll (~f 8mI!l'}YIeI::;lIl"~
o-:pp¢rtl~n1 t1e~ ~1';)')6 ,..1 tr. -t:Jthe:r <'!=;itu~nt).a! ,\"~la"'t€'d c:j~ltOrle!:t;91 J5u~h .;!!:I pi'Ojecta fut'
~iv~~a~r!~ationr i~p~rt s~b~tit~tiQ~ ~d ~X?&n1ic~ ~t rA~~l "~~iviti~w tQr t.rmir.e,
[Ol;"!l13 try t It81-1(;1:';Ltll, ~t\.i..I;:H'l.l hlJ~1:oancX"J I.Vl·!:l Rgl"C)~in(l.-:1~drie~.

97 ~ Spgti:l'io h.::rgt! t da teH~ ~hl;l~tld t~ ~~t,-bl j,~~:tld. fel t' act,.tI2!\' ir.:g a :::!Iubs tar. Ual i1l~:t'9a.8e ill
tl'l~ r.u'rtb",l::" of 1)\.1011 ifi1d 'W (1)J~n '2u:.plIJycd i~) skil1~iJ wd t,?cr.nic:;..l WO.I"k.

9a. S"po~ia.l ef'£Qrtt! shoul d.. 81M 'I:o~ tlQ.&~ to increl1ge the nUlJIl:ie:r o.f '"W[Il@ll. tro l;)ana.g@~H:fnt
&l.l~ l"oIol .V~;'l .... ~&cdns: Hl G~ItfQ:I~NI:'i' ~ j·n¢1J~ t.:\.~ 1jl.:tltl 1ir.adt.

99, ,h1:;'>I$IH!I to:;. ~kilb !Uld thf' p."'()"iij~(·(J, .,f ir.Qtttu.t.:iQtJ8.1 a.nd on~thoP,-j·~~ training ;Elho~ld
~~ oren t~ ~Q~~~ 1n th9 ~arn, ~ny an~ ~n tr.~ a~m~ oondition~ ~~ t~ ID~n 90 a~ t~ ~ak~
thElIl'l I<IQuAlly elie:ib1!lt .fat" :pr~:pIl')t.i.ol'l.

100+ ~ve:rnmet".it8~ employen &tid t:radf! u:niof'1@ e.houlcl en::mN tGo f.l.ll women w-or"k&ra th~
riebt to u::,,-t~;::;1i t.:r p:t'o,teeti-C'ln t in(!'J.\1~:ins ~at ...(nJty 1~4."~ wi·ttl. A gua:t"&ntf!"-t:: of l"lttur-:ping
teo tbdl" ro-t"IrJ~r elflplo~.(!ht. 21u'1 tQ n'l1r!$ing b.t"I'!'tJ.J.o:r: ~ ill It-l!!:'2:-pin<<. vi th th~ }.ll'il1~ i.pl~~ le..ld

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101m irl L~.e In "te::n.;;;. t'::'oTl('i,l r.·abcur :Jr~.i9a ~br; Conv~nti()n con~@,l"ning maternity
p~otection {r~vised) &nd ~eco~endatiQnt 1952. ~avisiQn~ ~el~ting to mnternity
protection sh~uld not b~ r~garded as unequ~ ~reatment of the ~exe5.

1 OJ.. ~~o::. ~':'al a."!'.: t 2r:. tian !'::, r.-u·: Ii tr: ~ !':;c""".{ f::::::: mu..J. ti.l e ~I!:; ral a. ~p:roa 01".0213 tc
'!: e gi v~:n to
facili ta te the- cc;~1:::ir..a ~i.:-t". cf and .... I).rk Tee ·)Qnaib:i.li !-ie-:5. Th~ge could include:
~~aQil;.r
R b-..eneral :t"educ"!;j.r.:n ~':"!,{:)or ::;I~·¥-dno: (If ';;oorkit'l6 hours; f~e);::'hle ·. . . crk.:..r:.g hours t
J::.a.rt-tirne to-'OTIf fox li:::.mE!r• .!::;.i.~~ :ner:. i ~~l ;·.::!..d-c13:,e (ad! i. tiE:'S ~,d obi}d--Ga,'t"E'! lea.v~ sys tSIlI8
to (-':.:; a is t par":! rJ t..t; to take C 8I" e 0 t the it- c 'nil dI"en; COIrnl1.I,l~ Etl k.it ¢ hen:':l; and. . . ar i c-us kinds
0: .C".:..:.t:lll ~..i.I:!'~ ~u :·1'6"1 y tl~PIil diBc.~~..;t.rB~ LK"I..o.::t~Clu}t!. La!:::k!::! IIHlt'!:! !::""[:I..:o;.i.i.,}'. Gul,/t!J.'nr.~l;:!n L~ <-W1d
trads ur.ions sc.rnlld ens~~~ that tbe eC8no~ic ~nd ~ocial ~ighto of part-ti~e ~orkerg are
!':..1.11;V :?:rot€!'c:t-&d,

10).. ~Q~ect~v0 :ce:~2~~:on a;plying t~ ~o~en only 5h~uld b~ revi~~~d ~n tte light of
~¢iE::'l1;i:.:'i-c alla te~ht'lolr.:-gi:;.:::J.. k:nc":.o,ll.ed,soCl, and. sho·..:.:":i ~~ r[!\'ised.~ r8pea~eci O:r;" ~Y1..f!ndt")-d
to ~1J. ·.... or~e r::'J as >:l120';:!:SBa:,~r"

103_ Hiujr.lL:TtI ,~t.~S, .....:'lic:t play ~ imt.1o~t~11l; ,,¢le in ti1e im;p:r.·over:lent of ..... o:t'k'in.g
C!o:::d.L t.i.on::J Qf ,""ume;., .stlOuld C.~1 enforct:d ~nd iTlade appli:::a"vle to co t Ci;l.ge ,i.ndw;itries a.;l:d
c!.vl'!l eLl t.::. c ...... :).rk ,

:.04 . ,s~ e-C i.al 'I1"j...:!(;1 ~l ~rEi '" 8 h(la 1. d nl:=:lo b ~ ta..l::i:O! n to ~J... i mi na te- th." t'!-x:ill c- i tao tion af f Brn a.. 1 e
l.!loO'..l:l::' J in. rarti';':1,l::"!!.1· tba.:' of y"Dung gi -:-18, ,.,..bBrDV'8T it exis. ts.

105. Di~C::r.'j mina tOl'"'f t::"'ea. tr.:::en -: of lp,1omeI'l 1n na :;iGna..l social S-RCUr-l ty Bchemes should be
eli~~n~ted t~ the ~~Yimu~ Extent. ~a~en ~ork!rs should be cove~e~ equally
~i~~ ~~n ~ all ~Apecta Gf su~h seh~~~s.

2.05, G:;.ye.:::1.~.:n~r.t.::::
f:ll1ol,,:J.d c-nc.o'il):"~ge ,at".d ~tit:n.l,la..t~ -;;::vTlcerted e-i'.for"t.a r in pa.rticul~r or.
the p ilrt of etllilloye r s-' ,)ll a ~.! o.rk"P-);'$ 1 OJ'g.I:I.::' i za : i ona ~ to br-ing abO'.l t a IJdl'k e Ii i'tllpt·o .... I::::UJI;!!':i t
i.i.'l: +'~l a po 0:" i:.i or. 1..J~ \oJ (.om (Jr. in 8'!p 1 cytl:-.:tn t .a r..-d . s}] cul a co-- op 8 ra.te .., i tr.. B 11 '1)-01 \l!1 te.:I:'Y
a :rgaI'l i za: 1: i:)~ SI c: cr.¢ e :l:'nl] d. 1o:';i.. th ·~h'i'!- 10: ta tU,fl C f . . " amen "\oJ o.rker8- ir\ ef';Ol~OC1i:; l i;fe . ac.d in
I!::ociety .<=.~ .:l ·.,... hole, .

::i07. Tr~de l.'nic:::ns ~hO't.tid .].a opt PO...:. J..C.l~B tc i.nCl'ea;f]e the pa.rtie ipa. tion of ·,ilomen in th~ir
'~Ql;"k a t ~,rE'ry ~1!I1I~1, ! nr."2!..l.Qi:'Lg t:"e higher echelons. T..... ey r;:houl d have spec la!
pr8gTal;1rrteS to p2'OolZlote eq·...Ld·:;. ty of oppo:rtun.i ty f~r jobs ;and traini ng for I,.,·omen "Wo:r;"kera
a:..td h·aC.-I?\'".J h i~ -tTI'L inil"'.g ~~ Ol'" .~ one n, .':Ihe-'..(.e f,Ol.;·1.d play a. 1 eadin g rale in d€"',I f:! lOll inS' :r.-e ...
a..... 1 GOn9 tTJ..;.·d. heap proe.c1"::?s tQ p:ro1;1.;:)'11': e: .ra.~e d. i:t.r \1;1 orke:r.:3 J p8\Y ir.g Bp€:oia.l a. tten tion to
-:.:r..e p:,:,ob:·.~1T:8 of •... OTJlen wor·~er:::l.

108. ",':"Lile ev~~'of-.e- h;'j.$ an l.,l.n1~n.i.atle ~.:;~~ to health, c:on-d.iticml;J in 1tl::\r,y ¢o\U'!tI'ie:r,,~
tll~ Bf;lp[>ci,u,:'ly in r"ral a:reas ~ ~11:~:"'9 aft13n "prBolud~-!l the a.::;v..l.al enj 0ymen t by -warner. of
t1; iEl .!" i a,h t ~ ~Ju3.l1? ..", i th !'Jl en. Tll e a i tua. ticm 't: e c-omf:l B '::10 re ac c en 'tou.&. te d in a 00 i e tie B with
Q.Jnaider-.atJ @ ~bo:r bO€!A of hea.l th p-e:rl;!onnel ;md. !".a.cili tiea and consti tu t-ea a.. hie,n cost
to -i;h.e fa!T, il.j· ~ 1:. Q aiIP. -':::r ar. j aev~ 1 oplI;le:t1 t by i 1I',:r;:n ri l'lg the pro due ti v i ty of 'dorn en. "Ii omen .
~ -e 0 r.@E! d ~:pec ie-I Cue uTJ.r }-r.:.e; pl'egna.ncy) ;:\c l i II e ry and 1 a.e t.a.. t iD~ .

109. A~leQua1e nt:. t:ri "';;i~rl i.!l 0:: fund!;llllEmtal iw.portance fel' t:h~ full phyaical and Illental
d~V" a 1 opmen t oi' t~, ~ .::. nii v idu.3.1 t and "III orner. 1113. ... e a. v ~ ts.l rol e· tc play .i n thi e .uea in the
pro ,1'.:.c"tiO:'l.! prefa!'.;!'.tior~, ?:t:'oe;;.e.!3sing and. {lon::lUmpt,iou of feed. W'r.er.: food is et::a.rce
~ocen Qften e~~~~ience a greBt6r degre~ ~f maln~trition than men, eith~r b~pAu~e
th~y deprive tnem8elye~ for the sake or th~ir fwmili~a or hec~~s~ so~iety places a
1~~5e~ value on women.
l.~ C, Irnp:r:::w ~d ar.:::e3 ~ to h ~8.1 t1--: t n'o.':' tr i tb1'l a..r:.d (; t:--: ~i"' ~Q c.i.a.l .\I ~;t,....... t r;: $q is as a. et).t inl .1;0 ·bl8
1»11 f~~ti01pation vi ~~IDQ~ in de~t!op~~nt &~tlvit~ec~ ~o tbo ~tr~n~~r.ir~ ~t f~ily
life;. (l.;,)d t.J " $lI:r,~::t:ir.l l."P1pr.;:::l1;~~~::-, t :l..n t:.w quali t.y ot 1 if~. ":0 h~ fuily e:'.f~.e H 1rote ~ t.h.Q:'~
.a~l'V.i..~~s ~l1oul.d ne- J.n.teg!'Btet:: :\~... t.1'j :::l'IJ8k.......all i.9"€lopm~t},t .f'!"-tjg;:M'J,.~~ "i,~ priority "b~j.ng
gi~~~ to ~~xfil 4rij~3,

ll!. G<rlql'J)t:lolfnt;, .a!1oo1d ~D6aI.a"t) .Qdll:~iJM.t~ ilw@~trrl~nt:s in "Public htaalt.h prag-r.at:ltllQ,'it

a\r~~i~11y in rural ~~na+

11"2. 80NFgbQj\.~iv!(r 3i~~1 z coltw..mi t;r ll~;1.l th S0fV i~l!i:t ~t:;·.)ld b>'l ~(!vfjl(:):r6d in 'W;' ic;, the
.~0I't,'lDUt'!l"t1 i6e;r'l.ti(i~t!: itl!! owrt r..~a.lt'p ~~~1~, ta.kels J1'-JIt in d.,cj~i.C-i13 O~ d.di"'o'ely of' hQaltrJ
G~~L~ in rl;!,::;ff;!:rflP"t. ~Qc:i~,.e.conc'f.li~ !=::.ntl1'!:!':~, r;Y"j~1 (1.l:;;v..:ll);:-~ pri~a.r.r h<i:"111 th ::::llre ~"rv::y.oIiI9
-,.::l':ilt 1:!.J'e: G<1.tn.l;y t.,c(::t!HJ!!]ith~ to. I)we.::cy ll'@Hr..bQ:r of t.b~ (t-::1lt1t,101~,t;r, Wo~ef1 th-l!;!:))'fI~l v~a,
e~~e~fally ~n ~r~ ar~ag, ~ho~d ~e ~~~~U~d8~d. through ~dequate tr~inifig prc~~e~J
~,c:. ])::"0'1( .td~ !'iIIut.h hfl!!ll tb l,IU"fI :ilf!t"'V .i.o:."@!Ii!! tc tnf!'.i:t.' (1(.1tT:t11~.M I;j,i:'~. Pr!.1V ~e.,4(ln e-hQ'L~ld ""t-e ma~~
1..00 1'-'~l!QUl'(t tho. t 'l4Cqleh 1>I~.u;.1l hn1l1h t',l;(j' ItIM~ $..~!!:!':IW0 tit;! tha~ o~:-e· &tl wlaln. '1H1.I'1J!1Li:ng ali~)t{),~
~l;1"a. "C.lcrt:i.oli!.l te~!3 ahoulcl. WM"'!" pcx,:,rdLc v.i.$I.~ te to all c(JD1C1 1l.lli tll!;~ •
...
11 ~ - ',y! t:.1in the (!on. ta7.t: ~f ge:n~taJ. b e.altJ:. ~e.::r~.i.ou. Ct-lt&rultlt!o1!"ti~
aboold pay particula.l:'"
att(:-tl+,L:;:l) "t·o wmll~b':;' ~Ile-Qid hea:Lth O(t6:ifl b;:r pt'"~vis.!on of: pr4:"·Tllat&.l and IJ()a1:....n~t~l
~d. ~Qli\tl}ry IHlJ:;'v.l,Gn I grfUl~.(tci(]g.l."Ci.l and i.!ilruil~ planr::i~~ ll(!!::t"vi{!'l;1 d.uring 'tb~
:r\lPl'~rl'l,l,(1t;;i,vlij ,:tt~IIl' Qo,JtB'pl·li~len.~;i. VU Q,no1 c)tI t.;i.UU,Ol,;!:I beal th" Ihf;"\I'i;~tl- rli,re(H·~d toO ..,11
inf~ tfh p!1e.... .ec:PQl;'l .:!n1.l~Br: and l!I~hc.::Jl :"lhildrlli!n. T,.. i 't~,.)U, t ·pl'{,I~udi';::8 on gtt.::nmd!:l (If' ~"'x.,
~p8ciflc ~~~i (~~ vr~-adol$m~~nt .nJ ad~lt$c~nt ~rJ~ 3hfl fc~ th~ PGdt~~p~duotive
yea.r·i3 Blld oid agtt! anil reae!U"tlh :!..nto t1H:: ~'pec:ia.l hl2'al tn proble!::lS Qf "Ycll1~n. Beato
~"'(?al~.n !)I)('-..:Jo~rl I)kl1~l.d b~ (,ll'i..t\..fo:r~~oJ by thl'! W:l~ at ~l~Al i.~b'; 1J:)~J.i(l.!'f.l aYlotJ. pll"I1ihI.edioM.
'p!:lI'~Olm.~l.

114, V';roer~;]1ctJ IIboulJ. bt fO.tt1l41-lltt~d tQt' thil red-:l.ct..ior.: at Jnt'~tt ~nild Md. \I;E4to-:n:a.1"
!::lor tali t3 F
OJ' mewe o.f .tm:pl'ov(!I:l nu t:('i tion. SEmi 1;a tian t matl3rnal and chil d heal. tb cal'"r:lI
aMd m~tQr~l ~~u~kt!Gn,

~15" E6ucgtion progr~B8 shoulu bo de~Blop~d to overcome prejudices, taboo$ and

~Up~t~ ti t..i.(JfJe t~m. 1:; p.J.'(i)"vmJt ~/Q.;u.en :1'0&:1 ~~ing exi;9 Un¥" h~a:"th ((loll!. btH') , S:p~~~l~l et£o;t:'t,
!ll:.ollld 'be vr..e.di;:! t.o il\fo~ th-l2! ut'~.<tin };I,(o.jH" a.nJ. 1·\.n.~a.l . . 'tYIYI(;!:t"i ~bout ~:xi9;tiY[g l;':;t:!di~hl
fOl.oilitit:J:'5,

116" \'11 thin the -eontext 0'£ .\l. 1rI(t.~!!Ii VI(!: :p.mgrfitrlrn~ of J"UiBl tb ed0.CA Hvn and .!Iert i-t;~:!l., etltrl'IH::1lI
it'1 htl-d ih · ~dt:l~~-ti.(.ln.t m~ t~'fl'IAl aM ohild. (:(I\Y"& could b~ or~n:u:~;e.:t in rural a.nd 1,(x-bar.
tldl.{l'.bcUl·hotld!!l, artd wC'ltI~lt ehc.-u.hi "b('! a.~t..:i. voO}ly m1<::(ll.:::r.l.~1 t.('I pal'H_dJi~ ie. ~.uh;} C14~tHH~
ISb-ol~ld r.r:: ~dlo'~l'tiC!led by t:·ni.O! COl;Qlllun,i.,c~tion msdia. ·and ty H.ll ~Xi6ti.ng aQ~ia.l nl'ilhJQrk~.
Tt)~ ~houlo;i .in{::lude lufQruij,t~':;'t"'+ .).tQl).t '1ott'l~t "tl1auiu@.1 fawil4iiltib ~r~ /l"iotailabllt!, al;ci l'l~ to
Nb.~h th~tll. Fhy";aiej,!}.tiB fJ1"lOvl!:3. 'p~rol f)thcally CDndl~~t ~bya i¢.a,l ey.~.:(fl.tn.u "':;~.Otl~ tl!· t·he
~tic~p~t~ ~n a~ .~~ o! the~~ cl~B8~ 8~ p09~iblo.

1l7. III vi I!W or the illtport.mce- or wO!D'.l~n not on1y an Utttl't). On t lLD :pl"b Vidtl'J of. hElll.l.tlt
~i\T""'1 $tlj![;~ ;fJhCoI,):)"d 't1e t$.k:ijn 't,t: incr.l:r.p¢:-ta.t-l(!! t1'l~m w;. f'J.lly inf'>!I"I;;utd and, ~(iti'll'.a:
)?~' L:J..(:t~&tIt~ in thoM l':,eJ-tU th.. pliUUlifl.lj· a!1.1 d~~Ui¢ly...~.JC!_tlg :?:rMell~ !l.t all 10'1.tl}lf1l ~d J..~
all phauea. Eff'~t!!l ahould l:le lIta.ja to enCQQ.J:a·r;e .... ¢Il'Ie:h "to pa:t't1ci)J~ te ac~it'ely in
e,,-1J:01tUfl:1. tf !!It!o!'ts ttl p;ro\':1.d.~ ~a:,J.unu:";y" h~ th eare anI) ilJ1pro'U'~ (!ove:;!'n.~ + Womwn 6hlJ"U:ld
.QbG be trained. a~ FlU"IlWJII'dicfJ ami ~n-:::::~a.~d to M."~12..e neal tn ~l:)..ope.t'fltitre!J lL1Jd
IJ""~. f -11 d p ~ l():"WlIr.IHHh RoQ~~:t tw~:n t iUld tra i n itl,,g ohQul d be 11TA~1.~t-...aken 8 t 'l;h~ v.,i..lliL,se J

It\' t:l -00 paparo V illD.gcN iW hen.! th lJ orkq-o. to- prov.i.da tad o;l iwal th n·Qrv J.I:: ~jf ! c r:
th~iX' ¢ ~tunL ~ 6
: :8, -i'l":):"::f'!r'l sh,Jll1 rl h.1V P. t.hp. !".,::.np ri g ..... t ,":If .aCCQ::>!,;: :;..!> I'll..;!ti {o ~ tr:=;.in.i.n,g cc-ta.bli..B.(,L':I!en~ O~
Cc:u::"::le fc:r any h.eal fh profiO's El.io~ ~,d ~¢ CO::'l timLo!? t:-:. tl'.:~ !"-~,#J;;o9 t. l.~'Vab. ?;rn..::tices . . .,h k
e){cll..::d~ ''';.:-!1'lE''r..' f~'[)1'J'I cert.ur. flOel th profeasiC"ns 1):1 tradi bc:nal t religiou.,s oX' c'Jl t-..lral
r::.'i:"ct~ndF:i ~':lOuld t-e a~(Jli;s'her..

11 g. I[j'IproVQd, eas ily ~.:c.:CB3ib2.c: p -Cja~e 'Io,'a, te:r- ~u:t.'r-l 'l;;'!f (iTlC~<.l(i.i:ng welle: j dsLll~? eEl tchl;lent
piring- €'-:::~ ~ ), se ... ::.ge di ::-pOSd.:' .:::'.Jld otlv":r Sl)TLi I.."L ':'..:.b:1 ::1eaSUI'E:!:8 shQ:.Ud bEl p:!'ovided. 'both toO
ilIlprO'iJ8 'teal t.h cond.:· ~i :::n~ ;::,.f 1'~[!!~lie.H aIJd ~(, rcU:.1c(.;! t:H: l:'LJ:,d":l~l o.f carr,yiLlg 'IN:;: teL' 'j.,Iflich
faE ~ "I':.e..;::'~~y O~i '\01 orr,e-::1: MG ::~.i.l (~ro8"n.
120. In ns t i onal f a.nd m: tr i ti ot~ :p.:)Ii c i.e.a Cove rm['('m ts s ~ culd g i 'ilC p.1"i or i ty to th e
8-C d
-::::('In~':..I.;:[?ti[ln by the rr~('st \'\..Il!'lE:rabl e grOliPS iT. thp. p-:)pula tion (adr.-l-escf;-r, t gir12 t pregr..::tl1-!';
e;ui "'..a.da ting WCIr.OTJ j a!"tu young :::h';"! dr2n) of Gerbi" t':"'PES Q:: fooe.. pTcd'.lc€!, .9~lch ~~
lr.ilk and ':!liik prod.'Jets, a.~c rJsp~ci~~ ly :!lu1..ri. tic~s !"()Od,:;. The pL"a~ Hee of bna..s t feedin.
and gQ90 feedinB practices for the weaning period sho~ld be encour~ge~. Supplement~~y
:0:]-0. pl'og;rarnmes !'I)r rr.o"t:'e!'s a..'1.(l chi.ldl'et'l ~ j~ .i.mrnir".en t rlsk of ma.1r.'!;tri't;ion silO'i.l.l d t(:
in trcd'.lced. tf\..:. tri tional de~ U::.i~r'lc.i€.s ;should bL'- p.I'l2ven ted throu~ foy'tiiir:a tiOr. of
sta:pl-.:-s or ot!! er -,.,.iclcly conGutli~u fQ('Idl:"; or by direct dis trHlu bon of trJe defici(lnt
flu'i:;t'ie:-;;ts.

In. TG'chniQ';.lEi5 a.'"ld.. eou..i}:rr.cn t for !'f)od p!'o-ce58.ing, pl'eserVa tio~ and oon:ge!'Va tion at
the local "iilagG level slJ::-uld 'tie il:l(pl"oved and -::".C1.Ge available tc rural 'WDrr,en.
CC-OllE!!'.rt 1;:1 "es .!"or the pr.;Jrluction~ <ll,;,ali ty i'[;:).PrQ .... em€-nt 8:nd dis ~rib~ tion of food shQuld
be o~~_ized to giv~ i~~€t~s ~o this ef~Qrt a"d~ ~h~l~ ~ppropr~tcJ ca~paignB to
ed~c~te. ~he oc~urr:er sho~:d be organized.

122. Cpportu..."l..i tL-!:!£.: IJi1O'..:.ld b" c:;!;'~~~tG'd. .for \:cn;~n to ~Qntri b·..l, b_' [;;.::l~C oQi':!'iaic!"J.,=-ly 1;.0 the
produc tion of p.::cpP-r t,}"'P".],s. ('If' foo:i t1-.:::'C1ugb ... ~~ ta':::le garciens in rural arid 'U.::"bar: ar~as.
e.nd th::ougl". tlie fIYO'Vi~ior. of be t l,.er tools~ secds ELr.d f8::'tlli ze:ro, Girls ana 'boys .shonl d
.a.l S0 ')}e e;1CQU rf.l~d to .g'!'(;...... food in S(':h OOl. ,ga=deTJ.£i -:;:)0 51 ""prol f!TI'e t':. t a:=01~' school liJeal
'P~:9.

12-:3, CaT!ipeigns or.. n~tri ti0t'J. e.i'!,.!;,t'~ ~icn ar.oul d l:e ~aunch~d t:r'~'Qugh the comrnu.r..ice,. ti(;lna
<.Jedia to -e Xp 1 o:t~ th e mOB t e f f 'E! C ti'V eo te cl'mi Que B for i~, tr.J!iu c il1g pre\' 1 oualy lJ..'1aC c epta b 1 IS!'
nu tri tiou!'l food.£; in to the daily diets of psopl.G!. 'lhese ca:rr:paigns shoiJ.ld &180 info.t'm
~o~~n h~ to U8~ th~ fa~lly ~nco~e ~ost eJor.O~lcal1y to~a~a9 ~he purcnase or mOre
nutritious tood~ and to eli~inate ~aatage o! food, The e~ohan~ of experienc~ on
€ffectiv~ nut~ition prQgrarn~eB t~roueb ~e~inar3, informal ~i$it3 a~~ publi~ations sho~
be B..l"'t'.a..n.ge d •

F. Th~ fa~iLr in rnod~rn sooiety

124. rh~ instit.utiD~ of th~ rami~YJ ~hiot is chaDging in its economic, social and
cultural tunctione~ should ensur~ the ~igni~! eoualityand security of ~ach of its
~e~bers~ and prcvid@ co~ditions ~ond~ciYB to the bal~~ced develcpm~nt of the child aa
.a1t i [l d i v i du.a.l r,u1 d aa G!. a 0 c:ial l;:·el. nil ~

125. In the total develo:p:::lEtf.lt process tile role of WDlIi:en, along 'Wi th mert~ need~ to be
conaidered i~ te~s of tneir contrihution to the t~ily an ~ell sa to society and the
na t ic;nal ~.:J on 0 III.Y • Bi,gb er s ta hi 8 for tll is rul 9 if.! th e ho~e - aB a pa.:ren t ~ a PCU$~ an ~
homelJakel" - OWl only erl..o~anc~ t!"je :personal dignity of a man a.nd .;L WOlZl8.n. Ecu:';le!101d
activitieB that are ~eC8S8a~ for family lite hav~ generally been perceived as ha~ing
a lc~ econo~ic ~d Bccial ~reBt~ge.
All aQc~etia~ ~hQ~d, t.OWC V OT7 pla c8 & hish~r
ValUD o~ theae aotivities if they wieh th~ family group to be ~~intain~d and to
fulf'iJ its basic tunc tions of the proc;roe.a tion a.nd ed\!ca tion of children.

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126. The family 1e aJec an important a~nt of ~ocia~, yclitioal and ¢ultural ehar~e.
If ~o~an are ~o ~njDY ~QUAl rightst opp~rtunitie~ end r~BPQngibili~ie51 and contribute
on ~q~al terms ~itt. ~~n to the ~evelc~~nt proceBB, the function9 and rol€~
tra:di tlo:r.ally allottee; tJ ea.G~ se:l "\..Ii "(:hir.: til~ fBI!lily ow ill req~il'e cDntinual
~~-examination ~~ reaBSftSSIT.p-nt in the light of ~hangi~g ~onditions.

127. Th~ riBhts of w~m8n in all th~ yarious fO~a of th~ t~ilYt in~luding the nuclea~
~amily~ tae extended f~ily, aonsena~al union ar.d the aingle-parent f~~ly, should be
prot~cted ~y approp~iat~ l~gi~lation ~nd polic~.

128. Legis2ation relating to ~a~riage s~ould b~ in cenfoTmity ~it~ ir.terr~~ional

s te:.r-.dard". ,In par ticul aT it all ou ~ rl. ensure tha. t 'W cme-n al"_ d []I (m t3 haJ.l .ha. ve the SGII"!.a
rigt~ ~o fre~ choice of a spo~~~ and to enter int~ ~4~r1age only ~itr. their free ~d
full cor:;sent. A ~.i-'_ilJJ:.lL<l age l-c!' ma.T'1'ia.~ shct.ld 'be C:a::.ed by law: an:) be such EL;S to
ptQvid~ ~ 8~fficient p~ricc of ~ducaticn f~~ girls end b~y$, bu~ partic~larly g~rlaj
to enao bl e th S1r. to CDlTlpl e te- th ~ ir- e dt1o:::.a, t1 on a. r:.d deve 1 (] P th E! ir po ten tial i tiIA e. pri or to
Off1c.:LCLl regis tra. tior] :Jf me;r:da.,gEs should be mad-s o<lC'lp:...:.l$cry.
u;a.J:'.!'i::.:.ge.

::'29 • .All .inst;l tt:.. tiCrLS arlO. prs.ct:i.l.:es: ""h.il::h infringe t.he~e rights stLo~d be
~b01~un~d, iQ p~r~icul~~ cnild marri~gc Qn~ the inherita~c~ of widQY~.

l,.J. :'eg.:..ala ti lie and Dtr.~:, I!11!:a..sure!:l should b~ taklf!n to ~m$i1r..;;: tha.. t mer.: and. \. n:l':mm shall
ofmjoy !".lll l~ga.l c2;:paci ty and the exe-:oC ise thereof Tela ting to ~hei:r pe!:'sG-nal a.nd
pro"p€,!"ty rigtrl,.s, indtJdir.g th~ rign ~ to e.~quire t ad'J".linis tGr, e;1;j OX, o.iB?o~e of ~"j:i
int~rit prQperty (incl~ding prGperty ~cq\li~ed ~uring marTiage). ~initations, ~her~
S:lC~ ~xis t, ehculd app:i.,Y' to b-o tb ~artner~ alilr02. Di.u'i:r.g ;;na.["").'"ia.g8 the principle of
~ Q'.la 1 r i (!:h t a a'(J d re a POruJ i b'::" i i. ti e a . . . c:ul d rl E?!a1'l. th ~ t to th :p0:.rtn er:s ah~u it pe r f O::r"m an
acti~~ ~Qle in th~ horne, ~ak~nR intc account the im~ortancc or combini~g homo rund ~ork
~p.$ponsibi~itl~s, and s~aTe jo~nt~ de~~sion~making O~ ~att~re a.f:ecting tn~ fa~ily
Uld children. At th~ di.s~Qlll non a[ ma:rri2:.g&, this t'Jl"indple 1,o;o~ld irr..ply- tha. t
proCl?dUTf!-9 and @:'vund~ ·:";If disBolut.i.ofl of r:ca"t't'iage sho:ll d 'be ::. ibli:!ra.l i'lei and ap:rly
8q~~:1~ ~Q both spous~~; assets acquired durir_g ~arriage should be 3hare~ on an
~ qu ita b 1 G' ba:!ll. e:;: $. ppr D:pris.. te pre-v is i or:.s. s.!:loul d be :;Jade fc r t11 e so ~i al f! Cour i t;y and
pension covc:'~ of th~ .... o:('k C(Jr'- t~.1. 01,.;. te-d "b~ tr-e h(l-TJ'ielJ1~e.:r i a1'l.1 :i~cisiGn9 ~1a.. ting to
the eus to d.y or ~ b.l LtirF.;! tL s"h ou~~ d b~ -:;i1.k~r- i n C{ln~ id E! ra t.1 0 t"l of the ir be s t in tc re5:S •

;:. 31. In o!"'ier t-o aSSi6t ill the ::l;olu tion of cnnf"lic. t~ arising ,&monp; Illcmbers of the
f al!J HY' ~ ad 8 qua. t3 f aU",..:..ly COUJl::l en in.g s erll ices shaui d be fl e t u:p wherE! V"@' 1" pDa I!IIi b Ie ul.li toe
es"":..a.bLshTC.l?nt cd: r;';l.'uily :J.o·..ate :::t~ffe6. "\olin "j::€'::."'~Qru'I~l j ir::cL~dj,ng wCI";')~nj t!"'Q,.i~ed in :;.08.:....
il5 well 2.S in Vd.t'LOll.EI otl~er :r:lf!lelJah t -d i.sciplines sl1oul::i. be O-on$i:ier~-i.

132 + f'rOgrau";lM.9. of' e-duca..tion fo):r pe).·sc-r..aJ.. ~elati.ona:"ipe .. :!Ia.:'I'ia..gc and f&U).:i.ly :1 ife-,
hea~~~, i~cludi~g psychQ-3e~A~1 ~evelop~~nt~ ~hoTIld be integrated into ~1 sch~ol
~urricJ..;.la a:: a!JP;r--:)~Tia. te l~"\1ds and ir_ to programmes for cut-of-sc:ho::tJ.. €dl..l.r!a, t;i..Orl~ "';;0
prepar~ yo~~g peapl~ o~ ~oth s~x~s for r~s~onaibl~ maTria~ ~nd rarentt~od+ Tbes~
pI'cgra.m:r.·E:!2- sbould be baaed on '[:r..1: id-e.0n of rnut-L-al r['-spect arlO. sharc-rl rights. AAd
re~~an~ihilitiea in the f~mily and in Bo~ie~. Child-~aring practices within each
gocie ty shol.l.ld bQ e xami ne d .... i tL a. '.' i eo;.; tc p.I ir::1ina tir:.g- Cl1~ toms tha:t encourag-e a..."ld
p e r-fJ~ tu.e te i dee.::I 2. bQU t £1.:, p{n'i 8-J"'i ty or i. nof e;r.i ori ty or.: th c- ·D~S i.s of" :;l e-x .

135. In recogr.ltio~ of th~ gr~ing number of s~glB-parent r&rnilic-s, additional

a5sista~c~ ~~d b~n~fitB~ ~he~evQr p~ssi~lp-, aho~ld b~ pr0vi~~d fDT them. The unrn~rried
Il";ci;.oe!' s-bculd b~ gl'an tea.. ft;.ll-~led.ged :s ta. rut":; ae a pa~ent, and chilciren bern ou· ... ::If
we~:Qc~ should ~aV€ the S8m0 ~ights a~i obliga~ions as ~hi~~~en born in ~edl~ck,
Spe-da.l nun,ing hom!':!!;'! J.TId hos t~l~ .gho'J::"d be ~s tabl ished fJr Lla.TI""ied a..'l.d mm~arri.ed
mother:9 t b-e.to.I'e .and Cl.f~.-;;t' d81ive-ry.
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134. Social e8curi~ prDgrammes should~ to the ~xirnu~ e~tent, inolu4e ehildren and
tau. il:,r all cwancE!la iIl ord@r to atrer..s-then tl::~ econotJ:li~ I!!I tabili ty or !".amily mElI[J"bers.
Croa~-oJI..l.l tural sw.d.j.e~ Qlight 'be undertaken of the :inf'luer'\ce upon the oondi t!. on 01:
women in the family ~a iM aoci~ty of family and chi1dren'~ allD~ances and b~~fitB~
~otherhood awards and 9imilar ~&asures.

G. ~o:e!!la tic-n

135. Social t ee~no!r.!ic and ~emc£Ta.p~ic factCl'B a'Ce closely interrelated, e.nd change in
one or ~ore invariably b.voJ V~f! ~h8..."1ges in c t~Qrs . The eta tus of ...·.omen is beth :a
dete~~nant and a ~~neeqUence ~f f.~eaG ~ariQ~a factors. It i~ in~xtricably linked ~ith
bat!>. tlle de'Velo}:m@nt process ai.d th@ lJal'~oue compcnent.s of de~ogra.pl'l1c. change:
fe rt il i t;y 1 'lnot'tall ty and 0: igra.. tion ( in ta rna ti one.: and intern a1 and th eo 1a t t~:t," r ij,
concorr.itant~ urbanization).

1)6. 7he status of ~o~~n and J in ~artic~18rf their education~l level f ~hGther or not
they are gainfully etrIployed, the naturE! of their eroployment, a.nd their pcei ticn
~i f.hirt tbe faij'Ji 1.'Y a~e all fa~torE! tha. t have bp.~tl fOllll~ ttl i.nf1 n~TlC'!~ rAm; 1 y 11'1; '1':tlI_
Con··,rerfJe-ly, the rigi'_ t of wc-u:·en t::, deciC'l.e freely and respon.E!,ibly on the nutrlb~X" a.nd.
apacir.g of th~ir children end to ~~Ve acce~B to th@ info~~tiQn and meane to enable
tt~~ to exerciaa that right ha~ a aBcisiv~ i~~act on th~ir abili~ to take advantage
of educati~nal and e~plo~ent opport~iti~Q and to ~8rticlpate fully in co~munity life
AS t'esponsible t'::i~izsnB.

137. Tne exercise of th~a r~ght and the full p&TticipatiDn of ~arnen in ell a9pecte of
national lif€ are cloeely i~t~~:a:ed ~ith suah crucial d~~ographic variablee as age
at ~ar~ia~t age ~t bir:h of fi~Bt child, the lengt~ of int~rval be~een birthsj a~
at te~inat;on of c~ild-b~~ring~ and t~t81 nu~ber of children born.

1;9. The haza~da of child-baaringt characterized qy too ~any pregn~cieeJ pregnancies

at tao early Dr too l~te an age and at too clos8 ~tervals, inad~quate prs-natal!
delivery and ~oBtnatal care and reeort to illegally ir.duced abortion~t reeult in high
rates of maternal mortali~ and m~ternity~related morbidity. Wh~re le~15 of infant
and ~~~ly childhood ~ortalj~ as ~ell aa of foetal mortality ~re h1eh~ th8i~ reduction ~
a deai~able end in its~lf - may a~90 be ~ p~ereGuisi~ of the li~itation cf the ~umber
of pregnanoi81;1 the.t the average w:)~a.t: 'Will @.xpE."Tie:nc@, and of t.he! BocilBtyi S .!!.dopt~.on .0:('
a smaller ideal family Si~9 ~here tbia is ~ 1esired goal. ~~r pregnaneieB ~ay be
more easily achieved ~r.~n ther~ i~ a reasonacle ~xpectation that children born v~11
aurvive tc e.dulthood.
1)9. In 90me par~s cf the world t urb~rri2ation invDlv~s mainly a ~igr&tian of young
i in :) ther part::!:, yeung wom en c:one t.i t1,;, te t~e rr.~J or compo nen t in th~ :t'Ural- to-urban
I'J: on
~igratQry strea~. Such aituationB partly reflect diff8rence~ in wOrnenls QPportunities
to ~crk in eltheT uTbar. Or rural ~cc~pations, 8cd th2se are related to cultural
variationa in the a~eeptanc~ of ~O~e~ i~ dive~e roles. While diff~renoes in wo~en'e
social statua are ~ong ~he CAuees of diverse. sex selectiona in ~he ~igratiQn to cities
!lrl d to'tlI'lS J tIl ~ Clone e qu,Gnc €I 51 0 f ~ lien ae 1 ec ti v~ I!l i~a ti on at'e to be .r ~d in reeul ti ng
sex imbalancss, in toth tbe urban ~nd th~ rural.~opuletio". These population i~halance6
can be detri~ental to individual and famiLy ~elf8r€ and to the stability of either
~rb~~ or r~ai ~e~idence. ~ilBt OV£T half of the total fsmale population of the ~orld
e~~~~r.t~y resides in r.Jr~l areas ~f ~evelQping cQUnt~ie~. In the light of th~
par~iou15r-demograph1c. ~~ono~ic and ~ocial pr~blema of rur~l eo~~iti~e in these
region~t Bp~cial d~velc~rne~t effo~t~ are r€Quired.

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140, This Plan endQ~5eS the recOm~en~~ions of th& World Bo~u~a~ion Pl~ of Action,
eepecially thoae relating to t~c stB~~S cf ~om~n+

14:;'. In, ~n e i:lla bora. ti an and ~xecu ti on o~ )::H~PU 2.a t i o-.t1 po 1 i c ies and "ro ~lT.l'i1ea , 'iO'i tbin tn e
:rame~Qrk of over-all de~el~PID~~~ Governments are urged eo p~ particular &ttenticn _
to l[·eaDU.z:"~O a.c.o.i gncd "to improv€ t~8 .:::ri +-..19 tian cd' "W¢~~1l1 esp,e,cially ";,;Ii ~n ro.g:ar..::l to -t.hR.l:!.'
Bd~catior~~ and emp!oyment 0prort~nltje~, ~~n~~tione of ~o~k, and th~ eatabliehment .
and enfD l'C emetl t Q f an .a.pJ)ropr i eo te ly h igb min imum I3.ge B. t ~arl' i e..gl! .

:-42 + 'flhil Ii:! sta. teB ha.ve a sovereign .r~gt. t to d~ tem::i,ne: th.e-il.'" cwn po~'..:18 tion pol ic ies,
i nd i v id ua 1. B and ccu~l-c: s ah ~1..l,1 d r..a. v €I fl.c: c e S :3 ~ t~.rouHh ~n i ItS ti tu ti or.. a. 1 i'ted ByS te"J::, to
thp. in~o~ation ~d m~ana ~r.~t ~ill e~able them to de~~~ine freely and responaibly
tll,=, nUEb~r ~d apac ~n.g of t-neil" c:-.i1dreTI and to- C11erCOTIl-S: steril;i. ty. llil llAgal) social
or f inan c ~_a 1 Cb8 ta.c 1 e s to the d is ~e:l1 ina ti on of faT:"1 ;i...;!.r pI ar"..n ing knOw 19 dge t mean~ and
S 8.1'11 i c ea chOl;:~ a
be rem.!) vcd, Every e ri'DL"'"':; sh au::;: d he lIIad!O! t c- irnpZ'Q\' eo knrn.; ledge an d
idQr.tifiC8tion of thp. cau~~s of jnvo]~nta~ stprility, 9u~f~cundity and consen~tal
birt~ Qcfect~ an~ to ~~cur~ ~he)~ ~ee~ction+

J. 43. Fall'li::'y ph,.nnine pro,gt'a.mee ~!-.o-:),ld d~..rec t COr:rD'lunica. tion a.... . . d reorui mBlit e:!'foZ't.s
~ow~r~5 ~o~en and men equally, since 8ucce88ful f~rtil~ty l."'egul~t~oo re~uires ~heir
W_l1;,.J.R:l '.mder:;tMdir:.g and cO-opera ~ian. Thia policy wculQ o2o~abl€ 'Women to exerc.iB~
e q=J.ai 1 y "" i tl-;, 111 E'.!n th e i r T ign t. J;.O dec i~e b CkI rnan.y c hil dren they '\oJ ill b e~.r an d th Et
ti~ing cf the \irih5. htt~i~rne~t of thQse ~l~ reQ~ir~s the d~~elopment af mean9
cof contt.:\!":9pHon ao-:.d '!::irth control that will be botll ~fficien t aLa. ~[)l'rpa t i b1 e .,-li th
cuI :''L.:ral val ':.i.BS prevaL-ir.g ir. differen t societie;5. FCl,t;'Iily- pla.n:Li ing pr~~a.lPU1~a shO':..ll d
t~ in~o~", t.~o. fUlod QQ-c:rdina. ted '.... i ttl hea.l ",,:;1-'1 !'1oU tr.i tion and. othc-r OJ ".r"~c~~ dQsi@':l09d t<)
T~ise ~~~ q~a~i"':;y of rarnily l:fp-,

144. G:)\} erllGlen t..f3 3nQuld :nake Gonc'-'!"rted i!!fforts sys~e;r.a. "ticaJ.ly to a'lleliol'"a t~ conditions
of r.iorta::'i ":{ and r.rm. . -oid.i t;r aGo "pad of thfl dp.'-'oEllopme"r'l t pt'QC!e~a ~ ;:ill:) pay paA"t;i,c'.lla:::'
a tt Ol: ti ;) n to 1'.:.11 C- N;:O:.J: r:t i Or.. 0 f th-oa e t'i a:k s tl!Q. t e;9 pec.i:. aLly aff e c t t!"l e ~Gal th, c f" 'ii.caen.

l.d·5. ?o) i c i e a and n"g.t&r.me.s t () i;::; P::"ov i5" t.h e .<;. fa. tqs r;-[ .", omen end t c ~~a Dl e tb em t.c
co t1 t~ i "1;-.,;. te f1) II Y --':;0 so ~ i. a1 and e C{"IfI (ll'J L~ ::l-e"\i" e 1 Qpn;.en t T!1·J.S t tak e j, n t:: a.c;:::c '~n"':; !II igrs.. t ion
a.t1Q. :te '..I ays ir, \o,Ihi~"h it 8...ffe,;;: t:s t!h~ fat'lily and wor6ing 1 iVe8 0-;' ""omen.

l46. Be: th t.be -:.a':lBC"'~ 8_.'ld U:'G ccn;s~qu cr-nces of varied Ttl80des of ., .. cani za. ticrn shOl,lid ·De
E.):a'lJ"_ i'('.!'!d. c~refu.lly, ao ;:1.9 tQ Yif::;' Ii t:t-_of:! inrc:crn~ ticn ner:-cicd to (leV i5e a.py't"crpria ~Q aociaJ
pcli~iesl Qsp~cially t~Q~~ a~Algned t~ ~~t ~~e va~ying ~~~d3 of ~o~en.

1.47. R'.l~:ftl de'.'G!l o:;-':":'Le~,,:: P;t'O~ClI"llI[J"':f:I j ':"n:.2. \ldir..S tl"_e C;l;,'~a.. tiQr_ or
al..l,i ta,.blE ind.-o,.l.s t:r;'ial and
~[]pl{)ym~~!".!t 0ppor~rd tiG's~ .9boL.:.:::'d be inJ t.ia.t-e". Qr expanded tc Z'e~u~e "the m.i.g'T'ation tD
aX'f;!a~ ani ita at tend8ll.1; prQblerls.
;... rr,ar_ Ii!':n:::er;; tral:i,za. t~:;:In cf educa lion and hea.l tb
faeil~t:e~ to rural ar~a5 should al~G be ~rom~tgd, a~ an aid to lowe~ing ~al rat~s
Q f i ~ 1. i teJ:"a.cy j !r.:or ~:=J..~ i t~' and fel.'"';oil i t:l \01 hic:'1 ha.1J e trad i t i ot:'J3-11y "bcoC'n hi gh e t: th~ th~.s c
j

in .-.:." ~ (:.-oa:OIuni t i 8,c • Th o.&-c ~ a.:::!.. (": ''';' ra!:l 'W 0'".1 ~{L b:roi;:-:a n.:..:ro."l.:" I-:' omon in t<J W-0O- te ro con ta ~ -I: 1J:l th
tbe ~ainstr~am of ~atio~~l life ~~d ~e~eas~ oppo~t~nit~~s fer their contributicn to the
p::::'og::-'I'::SS c.nd pl'o~peri ty of ·~hei);" ccun ,:~y,

14Fl + 'l'he "liaj ori ty (of ;,'c:c:er. Btill sper:.d rt;ore -:) f ~h~lT tilDe in and. a~.oul1d the hQ'l.lSe ~:');m
C.c IDEJH; t-,hus ~ ~he iT. pl" rl1J o!;!-r-J E'lJ t of ':.11E' nO'';';S€-t :i ts rela. ted fadli ti€'8 ar.-? .i. ta
rL~ i gt: bOl.:;.!'h:) od. '10.' ill hr i ng ab-ou t .i'. IH "tel": t Lmrn"";]" ern er. ':. in tb ~ ir dOlily 1 i lJe a, In add1 ~ i::)t;!
tc the ccna~de~ations ci healtr. and comfQrt~ \oIell-desigr.ed and auitav~y furr.ished ~ouse~
<1.::1 d l:'e1 ~ ted f ae:ll j tie 5, t,.,s ' ..... (:!,;. J.. .a.s ne:l gh "'co:..l.rhoodB , offer C o:::npa ra t i 1/ e reI ie f from.
[;'len:) tcay and d:n..::.dge'ry, TIlM j n ~ efl.!OI ie 1" tr..e 'p'j r9 \l i t of 0 t1".e t' ·l n tere s ts and act i v i t~e-9 J
~~d t~~nging worne~'e liv€~ clDee~ t~ th~ d~~ar,d~ ~f human ~i&n~~'

14~. ~~gi~latjve and Dtb~r ~ea~ures should be ~aken to BUa~ant@e that the vi~s and
J'le-e d~ c::: t 10,1 om en ar~ tal< P.r.t 1. r- to .£\.C co~n t in the p::!.. al·. .r. in galla. c.e til i~ Df uTban and flO'll a in g
devQlop~er.t ao ~~l! ~9 ~~~an s~ttl~~~nt9.

1 SO. TI': G design of tl~e house BhO!~"!. Ii t.;::ke into a c.:-:: ou,n t tbe m:!""~::.'1 of the entire f.a.rnily.
esp~cial11 tbe wo~er. an~ c~ilcr~~. 0se of tte £Dll~ing ahc~ld ~e enc~Jraged;
(a) buj!ding ~~~~~ials ~hat rQquir~ m1n~rna~ vr n~ mainT~n&T,Ce; (b) e~uipment and
8.pp1 i.e:-, Ce-s tha.. t ie: no t :pre 5 e.) t aa.fG: t:,. ~a1.a.rIi3; (c} 1 a~Ou:r~ga \I i ng in tl1!l:t:' iar ti.~~i sh€::I and.
~~fac~5 [.:onducl ve to con;~ort a.;."l-:: hy~:i.r.r::.e; ((:) fu:rn.:itt:..t"~ tha ~ ia movable, storable ~!Hl
e~~l~ r~placeabl~, and (e) ~h~~ fe~elbl~ ~~d ~Fprnpridte! an area !Qr ~Q~eL to
u.~d-e :rt.a.k ~ ~ c ti. vi ti.~Q ~:.,;. o.:::l~ .;!.~ rl';!,;Iod i l~ , B ~'" i~""J.g and \'I (:.3. V intJ (ic :!I ame t\oQc, ie ti =;:5 thl 6 t::I~.
be a ~om~~~~l ~pace tQ iEC~e&6e 8Qoial cohesion),

lSi. In tbe pro~~ct~Qn ~f the h~se into ~ n~ignb~~~bood~ designs Br.culd provide ro~
:S1E:~t"V ir:oe s ti~B ,artj n.eighbO'l..l.riJ.oo-l fa.cEi ti eB
.and u.. til i thfl. t respond, inter alia, to the::
E! x~ rEH3-3 Ii! a. nee ds of 1.i' orner..) .an,d red'.lo C: la"bour B ~ ~ ell 8,l:) trail e) 1'0 t' v i tal nee~:;; su cb <l-I:i
~ater, food,. fu~! ani other n~¢egaitie$.

152. .?-n the- daSig:1 (If' a nr::: t ..... orl:: of' rlei,ghbol.n'hooas, -consideration should be given to
a(!ceBf!~ bil i t::r o:f l'lf;!:tgt.:bo·;;.:rboca c-t;m tJ;'~s .for th~ T..rDITIfoln and c.hild.re-n.

~53· ~air-ir.g and orientation cour~ea shu~ld·~e or€Bp.i~ed ~n the ~~e or n~ facilities
n:ad e €I. \I ail a bl e to 'W" Dllen, a a \old 1 a~ in YaI"i-ou.::l dSP€C ts of home 0"\.1 ne:r-ab i -p al'.f ~ai 11 t enanc a ..

I• Dthe r :;!;ocial ques ti OIlB

!S4. Soc~l ~e~iceB play a cruc~a~ role ir. anti~ipating ~ociBl ~roble~~ deriving frGm
ra.pid :rr:odol"ni2.a tion a,rJd· ipd~9 t:L".i.8.UZ(J.. tior. &.r,d in r~;ducing th~ ne-~d for 1"8:t!e:dial
measures at a la tee sta.,ge. Worr.en art>: usually affe-c. t~d. by" those flocia.l probletrla to a
~ater ~xt~nt tb~ ~~n~ e5Decia~ly i~ t~e jnitl~l $ta~a ¢f the develo~~nt proc~$e.

~5~· Gover~m@n~B ehculd theretQ~Q encourage th~ d~~elopwent cf social a€rv!ce~ as a

uaeful tool in ~obiJi~i~g hu~~r. ~~d ~echnic~ reaourDee ror t~~ o~ne!it or ~ll ~ar~nal
and eoc.1al groups, ·LH::a.ri~~ in ~ind th~ {:ant.!.'ibu bon ~h.a.. t nOf.-gn\,le);"r.~e)"ital ot"!Y;U1i 1.a. tiClna
c.E:,.r'l o;:fer.

156. Special eff"::::rtD !3h-o'.J.ld be
f:r-o.rtl r~ral a~e-as or i'rol:[) a"hroarl,
Ul"-DaxI Ell UIr,S anu .sOl.la tter
financial aid a~d~ ~he~~
should te prov~~~cl,
mad-e to pYljvid13 for tb,= nG-eds of r!Ji:@.7";ffit womer) wh-et:h-e:t"
and fer ·... O;:.ie:1 .... o:rker~ a..:nd thE"ir .f8.l[)i1i~1:l who l i V~ in
S8ttl erner.t s • Training.! .job (lOlJ.nedl.i,ng, child-CEI.l"e facil:!.. ties,
nece~~&ryJ lan~agE t~aining and other fO~B of aa~i~tance

15}· ST.le-c :i.e.l a tt en 't.:::' :::m a !':Iou::" d al s c:- 't e p.;i v en '!.l,l the ne.eiLs o-f -e: derly . . . . omen. -wh-o
freqllen tl~· r.e~ei '0"8 less pr"o tec~ion ;qr.d afl.si..s tarL~e- tban IDE:I'.i. Tr.ey pre domina te
l";.1.unel"i.:::a.lly in the age grOlJ.p o~· 50 years and Q'J.!'!l" , and ma.ny al:e ~r::disen1... and in need
of epec~al care.

1)8. In the area of the prev~r.:ion o~ orime ~d trea~ent of offen~e~~, ~peci~

a ttentlon shculd he ~B.id to -fe!!)e.le cri"lrlin:lU..it:r 1 ""hiGh iB incT'ea.!!Iing in "\!'.la:rw parts of
th~ 'I.lc;cld~ a.r.d to the ;re-lI.a.bilj tfl. t.: or" cf .female offend~:t'a, . .iJ1c1ud:ing- juvenile delJ.nQuente

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and ~ecidivists. Re~e~ch in ~hiB Etsld should include study of tbe relationship
betweB~ f~le c~i~inality and other social problema ~rougUt apout ty raptd eocial
change .

159. Specific lp-gi81ativa and other me~u~es &~ould b~ ta~en tc oombat proetitut)cn
and the illi~tt traffic in ~omen, especially young Birla. Special program~es~
including pilot ~rojeote, Bhould be dev~l(ped in co-operation with inttrnational
bodie~ and nonrgovernmental or~izationB to pr@vent BUQh practices and rsrAbilitate
the lIictims.

160. Oover.nmentB ~hlch have not alrea~ dena so ~hould ratify O~ accP-de to the United
Nations Convention for tne Suppre5sion ot the Traffic in Persons ~nd of the
Exploitation of the Prostitution of Other~. 2J

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~61. Tr-is 1'11'11:1. gi\re-~ }1igh pl'iori"(;~r to :1a!;io~alt reg:,011al and inmrna"tion.e..l l:'99€'Brch
activi ti'3 s.~ .a."1:G. to data colle.::: tion ail') ~)ja!ys:~s on a.ll BSFect;:· of th~ situation of
wom-=:1, since aceq,l,J.ate all. ta ·and. inf'o],'1:!a~iol'l aT8 essentia.l in fCll.'lLJUlating poli(~iefJ and
Bvaluai::ine: PTQg::;::'E:SS .?::-:d in effecting a.::. ti~.t..ldina.l .arId basic E1oci.eJ. ~1d ""e(::c;.r:olIlic e}1Mlge"

162 • A rr..a.j C-r d i .f.f~ cui t~( in B. ~ eet S E! ing the ~ GO no.r..i c: c:·?:rL tr i bu ti an €;I f '.ro men at the
p:re-e.~!Y~ ti ~·;H? .ie l.ack cf or incolllple te da~a. colld indi(:at.ore to mea$lJre their !l'i tua tior~
a.s it. a!,foe cts the PX¢e.3'f!. of ,i-r;,ve·!..op:::Jerjt ~'\.d i$ in turn E\ff'e cted 'by it.

16;, • Nany 1,10 IIien a.re a~~ to ~a. t:to,; aJ.iy a ;o;c~ l,:,<hd f"!":)o the eo ~on.Ql!Ji c.~113r ae ti'lle po1mle.tion
in no. tion.a.l a ~atistic:s tl3-Gat.tse t~,ey a:;--e nQmer.:Jakere: c:nly a.r.d h[).a::e~aldng ia. nO\,/bere
·considered. to be an eC:)l)ot.'lic acti,ri tJ' + AnotrlE:!r large group Gi" '.wrnen are E!I':roneou e l ll
el~a~1i ;fH~ c:.. c~s ·1'1- 0~i.lakl?:::"~ or.l~r becatl~0 it is .B.BsUJ[ed that ."ol!Jetl l'lave no economic
ac t i vi ty B.t'ld the ir :9 tat·U8 is thereforl: no t cal'e:!'ully in¥e:st.is,at..ed. '['his OCCUTS
particula.rly i..n reola tion t.o o;..:o~n 'ofho, .i.r, ",ddi tion to t.neir l":d~8rna.7::i.r.LS !;l·o tivi tie B I
·a rB 3.l so -'l-I? 1 f..-a Inpl c~,p.d handi cr·a .ft and 0 the r h !):r.e iT.duB t:ty 1,o{Cor~~e:t"s 0:1;' 'tl..!l"J.paid fM'! ily
'..· 0 rkoQo!"fl in su hei a t.e!loe $.gri c iJ.l tu!'e • ~urthe r j g ta t.h ti C!;oJ or. mi 8 I:lp 1 O,:o.'ll'Ie nt of ten Pl.'E: &8n t
an inacf.:·. .lra,te picture of the si t:;,J,;8. tion WOW.58 H.ey ollli t ".,o~!). ""))0 a,].'o;! not :t'(!cO,ghizsd
as part 0 f t1~.e- e cor.omi cally 8C t i 118 Tlo Jtlla. tio.t1 (e, e.,
',.,rO.lOO'n cl.e. a eifie d a e )1O'~n;,ak8 rE:o
or hou~e;!·. . . iV'eo}. Tb?y ~ay, :lo\oJe'.'srt in i-act h~ it.L need o.f and ava.Hable .for
oE!mpl C:~(l"JIe"~ t •

1(·4. kc:or,g 0 :;h~ r d.a. ta biased by p:reconcsptions a.:re those- on heads of' hDuse1-:olds or
fatl'lilie So, 'Wh~n it is 5.S8tJt,l;! d that a 'Wof,'ten c:O. .l''I be the head only in the a.osence of ,3,
e.an. ~1ar"y housE'no':ds ac t.lA.a.ll~r 1l8sde-d by '.....o:men a.re thereftH'€ -P.':"NJleol131y classified
D.S ha'J'ing male hG'a.ds:.

16:,. Differences in th~se ant- cJthl3I' natio:n a1 statistical ,Pl'act).(:.e s a.l so make
Cross-CO'Qr. tl."Y ·::oD'l'pa:t'!.sQn~ ",£ d~ t.a. Very dj ff.icu.l t, In the nor~-r.'Iark~t se ·:::t(J:t", :f(.l:t
or. x~. mpli? I t .rJ6 die t inc ti-o tl be ".: ..ree rl e 1;:<;: rLo:LJii c a.n n non---e conomi c ac t.i 'ri t .~e s i;8 SO!'! Ido[]".: c.le a:):'
and the c:ti ta:;>ia 1,l::.ea. 8-;!.·e oft~~: arc·i, t.l.'.;l.'!'y arId ,rarj' from c. o·J.nt. ~,r to COl.mt:r:y.

166. A acie'ntific and r~li.:t.'blof!o d~ta base- should 'be o!"s~·db1ishe,d and euitahle economic
and :9oeia1 in-iic:ators :':;'::'-f:,~ntl~r de1fC::i.Dpl'.!d ~i:lic}J al"e eenE;:i t i 'i'e t.o thE! particular
[;i tUB. t ion and IillO d n 01 \1,'0 me n a r~ 3.1l in te gr.al pa.rt of IH~.. ttona.l end in 1;~ rrla tional
p:rogr~f:j of etatistic s.
16'7 • 11.11 ce nSl.U; a.nd :3urtr~ ",l da ta. re1 at ing to ch a:ra c: te r i5 t i 0 s of :!..t.ld i .J idl,~ ~ (e. g ••
l.lrban/rurw. ::t."e sidence, .2;gE: j rr:ari t ·l l btat.us, ~tLcludi:n.g c.on~t:l)f;lual l-mione 7 li tB~acy,
~duca. t.iOlll in.::oITe t le'l'P-l of' f:1}~iD 51 and. part.ic:ip~Uml in bl) th I'OOdern and -tradi ti-one.l
cconol':i¢. activitie~) and to bcuBelLOl~} ~d fatuily eOLOpQEJ.l t1C1n should be reported B.nd
analy Bed by SI?,}; .

169. In the colled·ion ·, r s,-,cn da.:te. Sp!1c.ia1 efforts ahou1d be made to 1lIea.9ure~
{' a;' T:;e partic.ipatiot': of \oo'CorIlen i.~ loc·al M.d no!! tional planl'!ing !Illd pOlicy-making
in .::..11 eectoOre of natio~al life;

.: b ~. Ti'.e- ext e-nt 0 f .,.,'Olt,er. I s a·c t i ~rit.ie 5 in roo d pre dl~ dion (C.I)9ft C·:!;'O I) and.
;s'-i~sist€.>i-LC~ agri·:::::u.l ture) , ill water ana. !\l.el supply J in marketing, and in tran:!3portation,

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 (c) rhe economic and soeiAl contribution of housework and ot~er domestic chorest
handicrafts and oth~r hooe-ba~ed 8cono~ic activitie9~
. {d) Tre effeot en the national economy or womenre activities a~ cons~rs of
gOods and services;
{e) 'i'hs rela.ti vc time spent on economic and household activj. tie s and on leieure
bY' girls and loI'ornen compared to boys a.nci wen j
(r) The qu~ity of life (e.e., job eati~r~cti~n, 1nr~rne situationt family
chara..ctcria tica a.n.r:!. u;sc of leistl.ro tirre).

169. The United ~a~io~B syste~ ehould ~xtend ~:~ ~CQpe Qf its ~taniard3 fer data
collectiDn, tabulation and &n&lysis to take the atove recommendations into account.
HatiQn&l stati9tical o[fice~ should adhere to tt.e standard~ establishe~ by the
Unit~d Nations ~~ its apeGi&li~fid agenciBS.

170. ~~e Un~te4 Nations $hould prepare an invento~ of social and econcmic indicators
relevant to the analysis ~f the status af VQmRn as soon as ~05$ible and not lat2r than
1980, i~ ~o~ope~at~Q~ ~ith the Lntere~~ed ~peci&1i&Gd 5~~~ic~, tna ~nited Natio~g
Re~earch Institute for S~cial Development, th~ regiQnal commiBSione and other relevant
oeodiea.

171. Thi ~ Plan give:$ higr. pr ia ri ty a1 $0 to ~TO:S s-c',;l t:..A raJ. ~ tudif: f! t e spe cially c r th~
causes of discr~inatory customs, practiceS I attitudes an~ ~eliefSt which i~pede
~Q~n'~ contributio~ ~o the development precess, and of the ~cbani8rn6 of change.

17~. Research oriented towa~ds specific count~ and reEional problems ~hou1d be made
ty competent wouen and ~n acq'IJa.it.J"ted wi tr. epecifio natioruU. BJ"id :regional cOr',di tion:3.

17), The wid~ inro~ation and re2~arch findi~gb should be promoted ~d

exchange of
rex;' a t ing tL8. t:i.ol1a.l and re gio nal re 2C arc h ).n.e t i tu te 8 snd
m~ ilIlUlL'l !.,l. se ~e 0
universities, incluaing the ilnited Nations Univer~itYt the Un~t~d N&tions In~titute
:for Training Etl1:i Resea.rch t Me Ubi"tea. Nat.:1ona Re sea.rch Ir.s t.Ltu ttl .('U.L- ~uc.is.l
D~velopment and th@ United NatiQns Social Defence Inatitute. A network of ~uch
institut~$ and universities shQuld b~ built u~ to facilitate the regulaT excbange
of in!o~ation and ~~owledgs in co~operatio~ with t~e Ur.iteu NatiunB.

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 IV • ~!A.SS CMrmITC:ATION' ~Dl1L

114. A major obs".<'l.clE:! in imprJ .... ing ttl;! stu t!l:3 of 'WDoon lis ~ in publ ic a..tti tude 9 and
valu~ G r~ gardin5 ""OL~n I 9 :roles :in society, 'J'he mass cotmr.ur',icatian J!:edia have gree.t
po te:nti 9.1 eta El. ... ehicle fo:!' 30c:ial chB.l1.ge and. cCl.i.ld e:rercifle a. Biit'.if,~ce.nt U1!,luenc.e
in helping to TI!"mo'ie prej'.ldir.;e$ e.r.d ::'Itereotyp£!fl, accelera.ting tlw .a.cceIltarlC9 of
1,0,'0 r:.en I.r:: m:"'.,.: and e xpanc.i.ng role f,; in S;){!. ie ty, ane!. ?r<JLi'lC t ing the i:r. in te gra. t ion in to the
1i-0¥elopr::.lC':lt prcCI) Sd as 8::;;::021 pa."!"'tn~~:9.

1 '! 5 • JI. t t~e }l"re se r'L t i i ~8 ~ tt.!J III'.!: di a tend to re info l"ce "t radi ti onal a.. t ti tude;li: , often
po '(" tray t lIg 3.:'!. i~ge of Nomen t~a.t is d.G!-gradin,p and hu:nil :"'atin,gr and. fail to reflect
t h~ c bar-: ging TO l.~ B or the :38 xe s. '£Ihe y P.lay a1 £0 "l"'.a.v-e ha..rmf"..JJ. e ffe-;J t So in impo sing
&:i~n c~tures upo~ ~iff2TQn+' sDci~tie6.

176. M~$~ D~~~icaticn ~di~ ~~oYld be ~~der~toQd aB encompa~sing not "only r~djo,
"':.e lev i 9 i Dn, c i U03 ma ~ .r re ~:!O (n!:! \of:=: Pf>~.:.e);" s-, :re ri odj c al s, (.f~rn i C .;'I t l'ip~ and ca rtoops) ~
ELuve:r:"(ji$in,g~ ~'1\t 1?ll"ullG. ~et:ir.gs ~d similar fO:uJ:l5 out alSd t~·a.;iitional iYiles of
entertainment ,s"Llch as draLla, 8t")l'"'J telling, sonSS i'l..1'I.d !)Uppet shows, '..:hid:: are
E! sssutial !or reaching ~he rul'al s..r~a5 of !Ilall~' coun trie 9.

177. GO'lfl'r~ni:al. fil1d r.jon-f."OveTI~er..hl orEa.niz&tion~ should enco~l'~ge and a u .ppol't

national, regicnal ~d in~e~ational TCBearcn to determine the i~ge of worr~n ~~d
T'Jet:lpor-i;;ra,y<3ci by tbe rr.e cia., a.."1.d t:-_'f.' fJega.t:,i \'e ~!'")~ Fosl tive infil.lof!)'lce ~ exerd se~ by
thet.'l in the il.'" V::l.riO':..l8 t'cle;3 as. cor_veyoT~ of inforrr.atia:r::~ IQ-n tertainer~, euaea tor!: and
advertisers.

17&· Governmental and r.~n-gQ~~~nt~ organi2at~on8 should i!~~ take at~ps to ensure
th.e.t infcma ~:i.OI1. sr.all l::"".!"provide-6. o:r, tr.e Cli.r;rent ~i tl.la tic~. -of WC;aen in various
s:
~o:...m t r. ie s ) ,,,.ith :part i .-::ul ar C! ::'.Ip~a$ i:s en t"te Ch a..ng:i.n ]'01. E":! s ~ f ho th se xe:s.

119. ~hoae ~n control of th8 m€dia ~hQuld a~ek to raise public consciousness with
r~$FP-ct tQ th~:ge c~~C~Pg roles~ an~ the serious cor.c~rn that beth women and men have
about important i~9~~S th~t ~f:ect tbeir f~iliee, commur~ti~e ~~ society ~t laTgG.
';'hIJY 1:"l.:Joul d be urge j to pro j f"::o ~ t a "lJl:)ra dynami c ir::age Q f ';.!lome n (a.;£! we 11 .e.g of me n) and
to tak~ intr: aCCO'l"lt t!~~ diversity of 'r,,'OJ1':G:n t:!: rol~.$ and tbei:r- a.ctu3l md potentia.l
cootri~ut.ic~ to so~iety.

lBO. '.rhElY s!-:.ouLd der-ic t the role1':! and achi.:-ve:nen ta of women from e..ll walk::! of life
throughou t history, including \-IO:c:.en :..~ "the ;nJ.:ra.l areas aml -..:'orwn Cof rnino::d ty gToups.
'l'l>..ey eMu1. d Gl5-0 seek t:J -:]ev.e-lop in :..'orJen confid~ncE- in theltlsel vas and in other IiJOL'l£!-n l
and a ~e~$e c£ tb~~r Owr. v~lu~ and impo~tance as hu~an beings.

181. 1-/or.J8n 9hould. be- a.PTloint-~d ir. greater nl.J.!llbers in :redia. tlanagen:.ent. d.ecieion-rr.ak;i..n.g
and othe:C ca.pu..e.itiB s, .as ~ai to):"s, col,J.....-m.i.:1l~8, reporters, -pro:iuc':!re and the liks a.nc..
ehould ~ncoura~ the critical ~.e-vi~w, ~ithin th~ ~dia, of the i~~ of WOmen '
PrDj~ctQd.

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~ T HITERlU..1IO~AL AIm F.:EGl.OX;'L ACIIm~

~. Clob~l ~ctiQ~

::'82. I'hoe D:r:i~~d ~:"l.~io:--:G should ~:t'Oclaim ·~h~ iU'ca.de llY5-198S a~ the O.:"'Lite'J Nations
Decade for Yiomen a::,~ ~el,l'':!':'cp~~en~ in Q;J;"'"J.er ::'0 Q':!'".:Sl.l"r'C that nati or:.el a~(I- i(;ternat icnal
act i ~C1 shai 1 b I:i! S:.,J. S ~ ain (?oj t hrcughou::. the pori 00. •

183. ThE de cad. ~ and th;i:::: Plan of iL~t i·:):c call ~ :J:1' :.. c ~ ear 0. ornrr. i t :':l2n t~ Qr. t!10 par'; .::)£
the int€!'-Tiat ianal cOl':llllll.l1i"y tc ac :'oJ">;"l if~pc-rtarH:e- .c:~'1.s. pri~:;:;i,.t::.' -::..:) IT.Ca~m!:'~s to ir;)prov~
the d t ue..t.i en. of women, bDth 8.-5 a rrH~(-l,n~ 0:1 ~:::hiavirLg ~h~ 800.1 ~ of c:ll:.i..a.:!. pro~ss
and. jt::Y'::~ opn:enI: aJ"".i as ar'. o(:nd iLl .i t i:!'-=: if, ·rl1e P::'.7'-:~ L'n~.:i;;J~ 8 l-!~al; a.ll c;.ri?fl.-'"):i.z;,::!,ti oms
of t i:03 Unit cd ~Jati-C'r,::; sy~tG~lI ar.oul:l "~a:.'(". ~.:I(lp8:';:1,.t~.' ~v:d ~ cint a..-;1,.. i on t 0 iTll?l~lJcmt it ~
reeOrt~~:llat ions, ~T'.cl ~ll1g' tl,€, I'~lc!vJ.!l"!.: "!Jr.! s-C'..l H;].l:.1 :In[~ Qn.::~dn ~-; a::.c.l i.)ad ,i....,Q, ""::':fllo'"o;;li!:LL:f
the :::-GtgiDnal COJr.-C1::'~sion.3 r ~he t:ni -::.~d :;a·".1 crp.-, Gl1:"1r,:rcn·:=:; Flm""r t-~t,-C :Jnitcd N.e::;iorts
c~ vel O?Tt etlt ?r0e'I'at.)r.Je, thc Ur.it.:::c. Na.':.~.[)r-s .:r'u!',d ICT l?,:~~::..~aL:;.:;. A~:.i. vi t ~.:J~, -:::ho
uni tEla fa tions .:i:nC1.u:,;-!; rial Devc::lcpTr.Il:i11..- Ol'/:.~ar~iz;E!.tio::1., : r,;:> ~:r.:~ t t'~ \'Flt iljl1S C ;._rt:2rert.::::c en
'Irado::: arlO Developl;le:.t I tho:: Un.1.:(~d N8.':;ic.Jr'.s Il~:;.tj t\~tE!" ~.\):!.. Tl"~ini.nl i'!,.!1:J. RI\).s.s~;:';Jhj ~
1...::'e !'Iped a: :i.zd .... ~,,;-r;;cics. 'J'h;:;~,r a:..:~,.:.. vi"":; iF~::, shot;.~ ~ .~(~ p::'-'J:-:e:rly (:c-oroit'.at ..)d. ~i""lro'.l€,h
th? exid :'r-.g rn8.c~:~nery / E !'i'p-:;-o:::i::..ll,y- tho;:· ::::.:.: :]ho-:-:- i L, ar.n SO(;:'.f'_: C.j:",:,rKi 1 2'..UQ "!.h~
;..(imirJi':; t r~t i"\i'(' Co~i -:; t C-c on Cc)-.-.o~'\l.;if!i:i-:i.:or-. Eac;-: i)I""~~:!.[! -;;'::'('"'1. ~hou:::'J:i. cV"~l "":l.:::t.t02- '..iM t
:;..,[ has (:or..6! :0 ;':JJ;:::::-v'l~ ~f'1.E srat-u:::J of ·,,'~:r·cn ~J]j eJ:lnnc.(; ~:f~E..Lr ;"L)~l:;l:",ij-wt:::to;i ::~I
dp-'Jel ::::prr.cnt ar.:d i~crltify ~r.:e '.TIC£l_~4,('"~g nc-r,.·rlc:-d :....;:, :r:pJ.~·f'"r"·:1': t~_i 8 ~~l.;:,n.

1 B4. IT:t-cI'~at =-oljF.,l 2..tl.rl r~gi;)~.e.l int 1:!~'S"Ol,'~rntJG!n ~E} Qr/!a..~iza:!; ic)JL~:; :,-:.:~: ~lidc th~
Uni ~cd liation5 s.ys~er.') a 1'<,:. a1 ~r.: t:.J'"/;cl to ~E·v;~lo"p prO~2.r:.iJ1r;8 r·1J il::'" P1;)[;1;::·;_7_ thi8 ?lc::l: ;:,. ."'1.d
.
aCfiicve ~t:i? -obj,;-ctiw:S 0:: ;!:~-:L(.:rIlaticML WOIIl1.!r1' ~ '.(~~a::" -::;:;;,r~r.~ ~l1c proposcQ .j-cC'8;d.;::·.

I B5. I::.:tf:"l"na LunCll r:on-g-:.;'J"p.rn::'I1f~lJoal o;r:p-&.n).:;,Rti :"):!1:-=. anl ~h(::i.T. r_a-virm:'lJ af fE :";:;,-:':-s should
also au-:: joi.~:":Y and ~~pt',ra."~e:~r, . . . iU.. in tbe;ir PC!J"~;'::c.l..:!.IJ,r :.;phGl-L":"s cf ir.~cr..:!-8t j tc ~"i 11<"3
e!'fe.ct -:::. ~:r_e },'2cC'"mTlc,_d.ation;;; of l..h(~ ~h!"n -wi i" ~?"-f,· J..0-~r~J9;~ pt",r~.:-::'. tr.
:.e6. ':'h€;; ?l;i1.tl c:::ndcr.ses ?:::'C:g1.'E!,[~":I~ to ar:u .st:t~-l.-t~'E.ie:-:; S·.; Hi;:,,;:" .[ .JI';:.jl 5) ,Ill b.~ c.:.' I::::l~-::'Gn.
ob~cr.:t::..vc~; in ~a::'tic·_dar/ thl2 :Lnt"~::'''!l'J.t;i,·~l"1al :J~'l-:-'!10";";:,10nl 3t. .t'~"'::"-'€Y fl)r t.r:,.,.. S[::':Jr.u
Tn i -::; P,6. l{ a t ion.:::. D ~~ 1,'12). opn\Gu t D ~ C.lU:_ (: ~ t. b 0 ::-:'OETW'r,-:~ Qi C(It)::'; t)J;'~ Hct r n t -:::.r'nL'"!. t'::" '-.~n.!i,. ~ J~(: t 1 a!""l
r c:t' t h.;:' Ai'! fL---:' C-:::iT. en t o~ ,~.--:;:.: -::n , H, ~.~ r "!""(~g::r:o'''':;lJ'h:· f n";.' L":! (: D ~ D2£_:: f or ACT':" nn ~;;: Gom b;-2o"!"",
a.1.cism Ll::C. Racial Disc:ri!."'ir:::1.tic,,"/ tho2' \i,:::,'J..L·. ~'::p::"::ilt~();r-: r~,"'I:r.: of Ar:tiDn t the
reCO::ll::1e:..;Jatio;,5 cf the Wv!"'l:':' f".-:,:xl COfJIer(:;:-l~c~ n ...~.d "th,..:' ::r . :\~.t>~n(::.i. "t·:an:::; <.:.1-' c..C':"":;ioli f:.y
thG! i:r,tq;:!'r.I."':;ion of '.-lomen i::. cl.::11C·lcp:r.-:=--nt, ~:)ptc1 in 19f1 f-::r 1·:'10:. r,~gic:~~ (:.If th,;:!
Eo-;)r.Qmi::.: ::;.r:d S:) cia 1 Gvli::li:i 6;::; i :Jr. f or ,'I. :si,,_ ~Dj thE hu.: i f i C. c..;,j k (. F. Con.x-:.i C C'c:"!lr.Ii:::;;;;':" en
::("OJ.' A::!'ic~. §j
IS'"(. 'f1'0Tren ~hQ1.l1d b~ !"ul"!.y ir..v;:"l'.!.;3c' ir. pc·li C~":--!i"l~.o;::::.:n€" .:'l:; tl:c· ::.~t er:rla~ i:;ma.i li2'"V~l :."1::"1
wall a 5 the rL-"l. ~.::.. en.::: ~ 1 c: Vp.] • Gc 'l~Tn:-!1 1":11 1:.5 Cil"l 0-...;.1:~ I!I-'.:.k..:.. :=;1.1 :c.;: t ha t ~ hey i~::-e ~~qu':' b_h ly
reprO;B en ~ od SI.Iilo~E t h 1;;1 .LJ l:"i r. c.:i. p.-..l -i.;: -:.. (!I€"3. t ~.; 8 i::--:. t {, r!la ~ :. Cr1.aJ h cd ::.. ~ 8, c O:rl.f u-:Z'~ 'l~ C"":':;
"t.:. a:;' 1
an~ ::C-II~!ld ttE"~8, ir:("":~ TId.ing t:. . .O~12- c.-:::-~:':'r..f'" 'Ji ~t, pD:i ti.-::-P.1 and. lC ,T-2.1 qU';;:l)ti CI"'_fl r {:c..::nCI: ~ c·
a-.. . . d 5 0':::: i~ 2 d If! V:S" 1 opr.:-: en t, (l i;s arhlar; (:'~ t, P L~ n t:i 118'", .tl.l:-:-,i ni.8lj 1'<'-t:L nl"1 .c:..nd f"j. r.G)) r:: E' t " 0.-"'':' :-, c·' '.:
.r1.ll:' !oechno1 C!fY ~ tI-:.:o; <?n1,i-=-yon'TI(.:n~ nn:-~ papul a.t:i.0n. 'rht: !:t;!.;:::r~tj.ri.i"Lt~ of :h~~ .in"".: <. 1':'1. il ~ in!'!a.l
cr'ge.tliz.etictns et.!:)':llf... s,-"t atl 'C·}[~lplG loy ~lil~inat.irl£' <1::--J:,.- r:'O'''isi;-:.~);:; c:' p:'';H-:r~i(.''~!':' i:-:
E:~ploym.;Jnt J=Glic.i Q[.[ tht;t :-:l~ 0':': ~:'i ~cr:i;:nii:lf:,t-:.:ry t,g'8;~:rJ:;;t lJ01;1cn.
thG!"il' 'l'hry f~h-:-:l..::.i':~ .:1.1 r:('
take al~ r_-!::C"-'8sary m-ea5·,lrCS to cnsur..:- t~p_t ;:m cql.::i tat). t~ ~r! 1 ;:;,r_co.;: b8~WI?,~_ ~r.":~~ ;,rlll ·,,'G[~cn
etaff ;'I'Ior'llbera atall. b;: a:::.-·M. Clve-d ·I.":~for;:': .~::::'[:! c·;16 of the 5c :;:::;.r)d Un]. tt~ ih:"'i en;::; :D,:'.'(~1..0r·~f~[I·
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eql.l.i table balance. eho:..l.l(l 9_ppJ~.r to i'"L::'1 £!UDS~e.n I.;i 1;,'£0: ..~:::-I2.;l.S / ft.::".:15. ~ (:0 fiQ=-d p0fi l:=s ~Jh:.: r,-
operativnd ~r:)~""l."'f'..t:"Im(.,..;s arC. in::' Hat c.c:. ar.d Ca:r'r~.U~ (ilJ. t •

£I F~r the regional plRn8 of action t Bee sect. C helQ~.

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con t I£! l( t ~ f -: he i r C1't-r. ~ xi 5'!.; i,..! <C!~a ,. !..'w "pro "~De.D, O!.......-! s nC:J..:,."l~: ru;..k L approp r.l e. t c
reco::nnrmde.ti.QrLS 'I;. e -::.h(;i:t' r.€ ::();!i::!':::i Vn ~ny r8visic1'l:!3 ~f thBir financial :Y'..d
e-;)V,"-·:;t"Y.:'::"
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169. I:r.:t IJTnat i ::1:'.a1 :,.ct ~.;:-,n sl-.;:-:ul~. cu,?p:d ~xi ~ti.1':!H prciS"l'.;l.Ji').f:;e.s and ~xp(l.l1d '~!Jcil" 9c-:'fc
in tl:.c foll(J'Wi~g ma.in ~:r(;1:!j ~ (0.) r::,sf:llrc-h t dG:ta. (:cll,)c~;'Qn and. analysis (s~e ol":ap. III
Bbc:'\,'~); [':;) t .;~ch.",i.ca.! ct....... ..'lpc-r..,,::. iO:1, ~·rain.i.n= 0Lr..d I."d visory s.;",.l;"'vic:':::~J including
co-crd';;'nati(,l~ w;i. tll nutiona:i. C!I.iC r~'l!i:'ln ... l acti \Ii tL,s ~lf . .'r.2"~"'L.tza t.::.. one wi thil1 thv
un::' ted N'at iCr.i5 a,ya"- ~r.:; (Q.~. ...:.l3~'JQra:d ,m <'.nu. on["C"inf;' l'''-.'v:.o·... ::of :'n t.;::rndi.o:r.f'.l stj=loI.:oa.rd a;
(d) disBemina-:; i o-n j3..)1d i.':':~h;:ll'],~('· 0;''' ir..f£;'rr.:Cltion :;>~'1d lb.i S:J!l ;"'ith nO:'l-ga'U'erhment ~1
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aJ'ild ~ar.aB'QlDC·.n. t. f~ r'lct :i..:·ns i.<.c ~ '...la i r'-,s 0·.. ·,,: ~ a 1 J_ C~ o;r;j ir.: L'- t i on wi t~l .:111 the OT'gwi:i z e. t i ol"l s
of" 't-ne Uni ted. !'I·~tiOr:E5 SY.!5t~~,l ~ ,-;{,11 '\'I~ th in:: Jlil.t,i.nrJ:'.1 a.......,d r€l:-icnal ~F.lr:t-_i.~ry I'G-ferrcd
to in tJ1~ F~a.n t

1.... Cp£-I'at tonal acti vi tic s for t (!c.hnical co- . merC'l.ticn

190. The Jr.:i ~£d l,tat ic:n$ DC'vr,lo:p~~'~l't ?!"og"ta.~.frlol::'~ th:. : Ut'li ted Na tior.e FUnd far E'opulat i Dr-.;
Acti vi ti cos J the I.T.r.i t€f.. N~ti:J:-"s Envj:r:-:nnent f'rctTB:;;l:!il't thl'; DnH: c.::t tiflt ior.s sPGGi~1i.2~,j
agEIl:C.l.E'a ~ in.(: l::.;:,:l,int th~: 1r.::-2::-n1J,ti ;,1(1;;'>..1 ;:lc_"I.k fer Re'::'crlsiruc'ti Or! and Dov-El QPD~r.l t at.d the
Inte:r;nat i onal Mcnl8tl3.ry ~\U'..o ~ t r.(; r"::gi0[lhl -;'-::Jill_;is~i :'Ll;3 j intCl'8'ov8rmncmt al o:rganiza'ti,Otl8 t
bLl$. t ~1:"a] ;:'!Q~i S~P.l)('13 ilgo.~r. oics 2...'r"Jd fO;JfJt:.ati OI'l.:3 1 ~-h-:: i:"_~e:t;"l'lat iOtlaJ.. ,fI~:d );"cgional
dcvc1 ::':'P(jl8.n~ ban:"£! Ll!l'2 ether iLL t.crna ~iC!"_.:1.2 fir.a.ncb.l i::;s!itu.tior.:5, ['.1:::. cn,rry eu t ~h€il'
~2;':i( throuph -;rojL..!ct 9 ~h"'" t arp hi~llly s;: e-ci::.-i.::.: ir.: ~f.:r:~~ ¢f the- (11j.:~c.t i vos. to be
rca.(:h,~, thl;! r.;:;·scurces to Oil: l-:!ITIpl...-.yt:'d., and th~ t~'t'g'E~t e.r.::;;?s i:!.r.d ,;tc9tl.latiot.5 fOr whic~.
they- a-:'e in't c=nded. Gi '''(.'or: tn~ SCQ!','".: ~.d di v~!!".si ty of t r.e woTld-wic..;: ~yst em of
a.S5:i.stB.J1Q~ 8genci es J ae'";i(~n Go¥J be ini tiate~ in $. lar~ nUmbGT of arGas I,."i thout ;icl~·
ClTi<; G t l'.~ :n G! .;d$ .f!..;t'".? '.,lndlO.:'t s t c.-;t. a,:n.:i .: E f fU-fI...::tJ. t hroue-ho',), '! the Ur. it ed. r~a t i or. s sya t C:~"

19: + .A d elib~r ....t ( ; t.nd. lC'.r@"a-.scdc ~frQ;d

er-I'.'.,'.l.ld ~ ~(!rdCr0 be r.lMQ- to -en:.').ur~ tl"tR t
hii'h pl'iQri ty .I\.I1t. Att~nUol'l ~hall b~: e-i ven
bjr' Gcv(.r:1:icnt!i. <.!.·nd th" int ernational
C()C'I['I'I\),ni ty to l?rQ~amr.1Ci's, :9:I'cj-o c:'Cs ;:\nr: J:!.::ti v.i, t i.(!-~ tk.t ~i Vi: 'W'QrJGn th€ ;skills) tT.!'LininB'
and. opporttUt.i. ti 151:~ ~e~~~B.;:!.:r~'" t.,:: ir~p:r;'()'1,1'~ th'l:J.T s::i. tua.ti 'In r::::.n1 f::r..[L't-:!. El ~hl(;!!'!1 tc part; iCl.patc
ful:i..y a.nd efr~~·ti ve1y .:i.n the to'(;al -dE.; \':el~pr,l.;::;·t':\t dfort.

19'2. Field. ClurVeylJ !3bou.Li be l,;.nderlnko.. in ea.ch rC'gion t-uol'.!~5.i.05t GoVcrru:u:mt a and th(!
intcr·~nationsl co~~unity by ~st~bli~hi~! th~ n~c~$~ar.r a~ta bas~ to dev~lop proj8ot~
thEL t !Jill i:"!lplernent t!:.£ obj f!cti Vi.S I1f the ~1tu'l.

193. .n1 ~xi st ing :pI M8 !!..rI<l pro j I:. etc Sh6Ulc) be scrutiniz~~ ~ith a ~ie~ to extending
their Bp~ere of activiti~s ~o ~n~ludc wo~en. Ne'\'l and .i.:nnovativ£' pr-oj eeta ehould
also be deveIope~ to include wom~r..

1 '94. J1h~ follo'Win~ aTQLlS 01.1.''':: 0£ Sp:. ::1 Cl1, 1r!rporta.nf;~:

(0) Il'1teEratl['\l ru.ra.l dev81 :.)rTtocnt • Special at t~nti·:,m anOllld be given to WO:'!len I !j
r01 e as proot;,ccrs ~ ':proc(:-.(;Barn .a.r'ld vCQdori\3 of f:Joo r st.res.!llng thCl' rJe~d ('or training-
"wnrnc-n ~.nd ,g'irl s. 'l't'~i:r.in~.is C':J.p.r·chlly nc:£-del irt r;;od~rEl ·fi)ijthods of f[\I"r.)in@", rn.e:rkdin€,
pll.reh,asin.@' aJl~ g.al~s techniQ,u~~ ~ b~s_iL: ;ll~M\litti.nH' ani ;:lrganizJ..t iC:l1al mcthod.s oj
fll,l1daIEl€n!;al S o.f hygiet"'d: !l..nC. nJ..;.t:ri ti¢n I t.r.e..inin~ in cre.ft.s M,Q cc::-cperati Vf:: S ;

(b) Hc.;tl th, reprc:;l1,,:.cttlJc'.i a.~d GTO\lith omd dQvelopr.Jcnt, including f~ily he3.1th and
child health, fanily planning, nut~it~~n and h~elth e~u~atirin;

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 (':} Ed'..lc~.t ~on fL"".!d t::O.7f.iniI::l=;- at 2:11 1 O\l"o:"~ 3.,......_d in n"2.:" 5C. ::tcr~ r",::' ;;It.:::.o;1 t::: :!-Ju
o:;!?atio~ Of ~~plcJTo1"lt opportuni tiC"i':; $(; ~M.;;..::: 1,.;'(lllF,:'"J '::;';U1 p}~y . ."\..'. ":: 8~(J:-:'()rlli_~ r(l-~ £';

(d) Youth ~I'c:)jri!ct$1 .... hi.ch should ':)(.; oxa.."Vinoo :0 fuk.:] ~1E(: ~~i<L t they ::"n~ludc:
e.dcqu('.t;';- crt -:"r•.c. ~artic:"p,,_t ion" of yollYl['" ~ .. c:rnc:r:.;
~r:lp!:asi~

(a) " P,l bli c ad:mi::-,;i st r a ti at.:" \.of it ti. :o-,}x: .51.':'i:1 of p re pa~i'L€ war.; e;n t: 0 pP. rt).. cipa:::: ~ "
in del,,·e:lopmor..t -ph"nnir.g ar.d. po::'ic:r-rr..e!"kiL:~1 c:::rpcciaEy ir. oid:l:c- .gom highcr-l.:;'.'el
-poet.!:!.

195. The: reside.r..t !,0pr~so&-~-tati~es cf r::hE:" U[litcf. Ne::::;;'0:t5 D;,:"vC"LJ~I,1,f]!lt Pro~(1,/'!I;nr. (UNtJ?)
s"-:.c:uld p:'..~'y [J, kc:y ;!'c:::'.;:: in h;':lp::!.rl€ GC-Y(.:I.."nr.H;ln::';I;i t;j .:f-or;i'!:.ll.::.tc l:'(.-;:;-u..:;,~t.:;; f";J.r" such ~~s8istar.i.Ct;
1,,"~ th:i. n t h~ f);";:!.:ll C:',WI'rl: ':Jt CO".m t ~y P ro (!:'~~rr ~ 11(! , A:lv i S (lTY 3(;T'Il i (: ~ S P:"(J 'I; i -:~ ~!J. by t :-;':~
sPCCi:=..l.i.Z,2d a§'E.m(:i(~$ ir. ""he fc.~ cf sv":::::"".-: ~ons~~lt e.n1.;:] OT ~i1S~ f(j:'G~:!; cC'...:.l<l al so
I'02ndor .;ls!:!ist&ncc in the f;)r:lil,;,:":-1.ti..:;n c"): proj C~ t rc:qLG: s,-:;~" ?criou ic rc--"'i e·.... ~ s~Q"l;ld lw
ini ti~t C"cl to ::mgte::it cru~';:al arc::!..s l,..{hc:!.·c. s:e:;e:cia-::' ;SUp?:)ct rr.ii!:'--Jt '~i:.: no~d.~d. Proj ect s
chOL:!,j bf.' oonst an':; 1.r n.lVie ....-C.:d anr. C-Vi)"J-ll.o":.t ~d ~() d:~t ...:,r_"liw.: th(.'ir i.np~ct c-I.nd, su.;::c~ss i~
ir,r0ving the position of wo~en,

196" Wmc-n should "part! :.::ipate ft;~ 1y in p13"mlir:g ~n::l ili1plorlf!nti~g' Jl.IT)~ cou.'1try
prC~<L";":[l'Il.O"a ;?.YIn r~f'ion.("!,l,
int crrel!ic;.t~;).l ,"1,)-x1 gl :Jb~.l ?:roj ~ct;:; unc!.0:(' thC" al.:l.spicL·[I cf ~ho
rnit €:d }o,'a,tior.:s .(ll.:.-:l atr::cr i::.t crr.:a t iG-:tIe.l .r.:.grm .. i(lS. Gov:";!l'nr.;02i!i~; s ~hO::..Lld be.:!.!' in r.;in.:i
tho impartat:.co of "i.~clu.iir.:,f", in na.tim:al pl1.'!.r,,;::.ing ~rg.:',nizati ons a:'lO C1tl-'.C"r \:-vdiu8
rcspcLLs.::.ble for pub1 ~ c PQ:"i'::':Y-1I1::,.kiLLtT a:-'.G.. T.1ana8"~r.:on::, pors0r.::: \;Ii ti"" special
compQtt:nce :"n t r:e subject. ,Ii WCI"!l8n '!'j =-~t;::g:t:'ti.ti cn in ,;!-~YC!l(1~me:n~"

197. The cf in ~ ~r~ t:l.ot'iO"!.-l cor.:""(;r'ltion~ t 1~t:larat io~:;:; .'ft=:: iotT-l.a1

prt)pe.r~-:;.io!l
r8coD1me"~"ja,ticn8 t Ltn~ the 1c'\'doprn.;:;-r:t of repcr~ ir~€ 9Y5t(;!;rS ar;d (Itner p:rOCC(1u)'C!!:1 rei}'
tbE:!:i.:r:- ::["Ip18mE:ntatio~ aYe .::.::nPGI"t ;;!...'1.t clQr:xmts of int ~rna t-icn'"!.l progoya:lrIlG:S ['nr. ahcu1l':. bl;;
.:: ont in'oC"'l +
198, Hig-h priority shO".llc.. be e-i .... o:-. tc ihe: prcparE"timl .;!....'1d. adopt.icr_ :)f th~ c::mv('::ntic)1
[m the! c-1ir-Jination of dis:::::ri~inaticn afainst ''''::;:!!1~n, with aff0stivC! pl'ccedl.lI"Ds fo:;;:, its
i Ulp1 C:-!1 CT'. ~ at i..:Jr: •

199" Si;ud..i~1S sl""tOu.ld be unde!'t<l1;.E::n "by t-ll£! .app:r,;:Jprit'J.t~ o;r-~i "Z2.tions ::l:t the: effect i "e'nE::'.S!Ci
cf th~ i~pl~~~nt~tion of e~i3tin~ in~tT~cn~B and p~r~odi~ r~vicwS ~~~ tQ d~tQ~inc
th['ir a:!eql,.l,a,c:r in tho(;! light of chf.YIgin€" cc:nli -:'icns in tho "!:ID1crn wor=-d ~ &"1d of
~~p~ri~ncc gain~d sinc~ their ~crtic~.

:2C~" The r.:eeQ [er' th(:o do(::vt!lc~~"ent c::::: ;;~ .... :=::tar:.6.~rds in :1.01,01 fi-E.!ldS 0:: Cm"_C8~:l to "" 8m.;:!: I
snc:uld be- kept constal"_tly ':'lnli£:~ :roe-vic";..,' in r.:::latio:-l t ~ t.he; i~pI(,:[!H":;"n ta Uon :"It ttlc PT''}~(..-:t
Flan. Appropriate T~8~arch and stvdiez sncuid b0 un~Grtak~n t~ dct~~in2 tho ~~~i
f~r such ne~ standards.

201. T'!t~ a::' U:.e in'.;cr!Et iar.Rl lOVE:l i E:i a..'1

c,;ctanE'c of infolT.'lat i~~ and (:,xpl?ri(m~c.'
~rf [! ct ~ Vi:: ID oan S of at iT.llil a.t in~ pt"o r-re$q, Md ~~.::; ou.rOlg'i ng- t h~: <d 311 t
i on 0 f rn"a snl" GoB to
pa.rt i ci pa. t1 ':In i t1 an
G.; Umir.a t f;! di S cril,ll ina. t i on again st wo:::: c:: t'l 8.nd cnCo'l.J'~e t h-!i:::- wid Or

scotcrs of nation&l lif~. Cc~ntri~s ~it~ diffe:r~nt po]itic~l, ~Gonoroic an~ social
ayat em3 R!1d cuI hues and at diff(!r:i...ng ~t~a of d~'1d opl11ent h~ '\Ii!: bq,nefi toed fr~ the
co~on kno~1~a~ cf pro~l~m~~ ~ifficulticB ard achi~Ve~ont~ ancr from GolutionB wOTk~1
ou.t jointly.
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202. :8ffQ-(;l;ivfI .itl~E)lrf.l.::!t.i..;:::r.(d m,,~ili)')r),.t;"'j Mv.u!.d t~ o!Jt~b2.l~h((lc!. .?:r (!xhtlnf b::1I!.iv~, ::>;ofi,c'r:.
lLtI thoa- C[)lfl~i;:;I:IJ~11 un the- S·.,;a:tua of \r,.1::Jpo;:!t.l1 \it l1i~~d to ai'f~J""::1 'iI(lJ!ion in an ~qlfir;.llS ~):!:" bi~Q
jlfr:rld tlw OpPG::"t\4"~i, ty to) auppo~·t ~~r:G a.,."):;.th,*'r i:-~ !,ll.i trl;:'~. u.nr'l..(.'.~'f1t.(!!)d1.IJf' ,~.f t1w.i..;t n~U:m)l .
lU1d l'':;j~a.l f.trc.lb:'~l"i!i'i N",ll t~~ht fo::- t·hc CJ!.i~-l;'hati~~::1 of ~ll :r'].r'I~8 M "'.i!:H.::r.i..li,irlAt:i'lfl .a:1·i
()Jtprf..J lHllion,

2'05. r'~~cti1\~ tU'J~ ~~'ii .::J:ajs~ incl\~-1i.ng C'lO:)M ~r:r~j. z.c;.d 'iln(.liiir tho(;! Unit p-d N;ati('n~ technie:&l
Q(").v.-.'I-.f.H;:.rati er.l Vr(:'kf·'~:r."=::-t wh.'..r.h h.n"h.~ pr-~~vr.d t ,j 'ut<- r!H;.~t \ltI.l"',.),.~.}-,l..( in p::t',-viciiM,f (t l:'1);!~ri '.;nlll
Mel j,nt-()rll~tiortal <:.zehang-iOt 0.[ '::"nfD;"""'"[:!la~i(11) .;J.."'1J ;-X",x~l.'i(::o:H:=S=t 3hvu~,d ~e ~ . :mtir.:..:ed.

'tJ4. 1:;\~1l ,..,~t i f:!"!1A'1 .<!n.<.1. -: nf .(1':"':'1l;:l t i ,>n.!'l:~

p:!"'r-:6-:T'<l;II:flL"! sap?<.:;d""l h,;,r th<") .i nt.Ijl-T.'n.-'1.t.i n~;!J-.. r..Clr.'In:Hr.~ ty
~b.¢!.tltl 1l-a 1ev~lvJK{i. MU I)xh'~fl.;J).
t C;1 1~'Mt ~ll ~~.:;;t::-rll cof ~h.t pO"p1Jlaloi.i.o:1 a'lfflN of th~
interr..ati ::)n&l n~l'tt1~ t:Sit.{i.bl ~ av~d. the J!:oA1~ !1Ud -ob.1 ecti 11'~5 of th:i~ Pl.e.n of A.'Iltiton ~ .QJld
1;h'i! fi!lI:l hl«1!l CiJ.' l'~~~al";;:;h ~!d. :l>:.-ta ~r:.'ii.~i:.f("d u...'ldf!1' -t:;hr.l r'l$l'!':varrt er..~l1t ~ cof ~;4~ ?).:U~,

205. ~ki.t cri~l oQC1Jr:Jc:mtir..if' the ~·i tt:.dioo of T"'(Jr.]~t1 in 8p;)clfi~ ~::::ou.r:.tries of th~ wcu·!::.
~hcula Al~c b~ v~epnr~1 ~~« vicl~ly cli~t~ib~t~~. it sho~ld h~ jffi~ucd ifi th~ fQr.w
01' .n ye-"'.rho~,.:: or all18.-:1.ac c:ont ,Ii c.·iny i'f.c1:'J o;.Ihi~!l. ~hCllll,l be (Ila.ir.tatnEld ar.d kapt :;.~ t·~
d.B.:te~ MAtl)':t.:.l!.l ehoul(~ 1.: ao t>~ r.1't:'pn);'co1 f!.:rll . . . .idil!ly pt\"tlir::.ite~ on ltl~thN1lt rn1d
tochntqlJes 1; ~'lP-.e Mve N'vV'('1;!, \lS~.flti in p::rol:;l!:lLine- tn.:::! !':ii~::atU(; ~f W~,~~ t!'IId ~ne8trah~[:­
th.;;:m irrtlo thoil: ~"I'''c;~~:;, ,-:;f l.~\.TI): tCflrlont.

206. lnt('rc. ...ti,)IJlil.l 0l'"~i:iH:),ti;)f"I~j both €"o)\lt;;l'TI[(I!;;l!..;t;..l 'AA<l 1'l,·tl~€''''IIQ:c'fI:t~ut;\.L eh(:l\tl~

;tt~ll~hal" th(;li~ ~£i'v;;;'!1:l to ~j,i;t:t-l.b~t.;:- j,l1i'O~~;,lti.;.l', (;on wlj:)l"r.w\ a.nd. TrJlilttid Ti1aH~Tl!, 'l'bilil
cC)ultl be .-:i one t.hrouih period:i.(: rlt~l':::"c~;i..:;:n~ :::m ~hc .f.lit~t icn iJf wQr,l~n, t!1~i:'!"' t h.nnginfj:
r-olt-~ hl!!l t~td'I" i::'.~~~!<!'d-itir.. i~t~: t,hE':! d~1,t(·l.t):rr.'Hjt ~rft.:rt Ut't"~nJ~b ~hE: r:l.nr,!_:I.~ie· f.\.W)
irr..pl-l;:;~~t'>"t ;;l,t;f,(m vi :p'""'li a .i.'0f.l1 .~~ ',oi'l:fiJ ~.!! till'c:'ll,gtl th~ l ) t ili~at'::"Q:r:; of (;:o:m:uni~atiQr~ 1;'!(;''::iLl
./J;r.,{i · -ttU.~ I Wloi t~.( wh',£! tl.~~t~1.."!j.uti){l of n(:1l.i"r.1ct t ~:t1J 1 ~&l(!-~hlta. vi.cU31 chl:.:~h .:tl':!c'l..
~it:1:i.1&r. QlP.,?; r.1'i d r,n ""PQlcn.

2D7, ';Ihe t:;)~'iO\'H~.1 6ti:'i'l~"iisi;i (:;(IS f;J:r~ A!'::tici::, A.sl~T and the::; Pacific 1 bur":p(;!~ la.tin .America.
;i'lnd \o,tQfOt-9:'fn A~d;l I;IIIO':J.lct IltirnulQ1..; Q ir"!''''N~t .it~ tilil PIW') '\.lvl y,-re,vidl(:! twtio.ntl
Cklveram~nt9 W'lt1 WJll--~J''''f.!!''l'~!:'1.(mLa2.. ot'({1:!.!1hatJ.Otl9 ..... i·~h l.hu tl'!d~!Jir.o!!.l and. infC'm.!l.tio'!',~l
:rupPC:ll't tt~o;;-y ;ro;;:qtlirolt to dcv~l...:'.lp nnd imp1oJT.1Q::J.t d.r()~t;.:v~ jjjtt'Q"!"ilI€,:,Q~ tn .f~rthf:):;' -::;f~.(J
obj~cti1{ee of' t:;"~ f.11!Jl ir: tn'!J' r'et?i~)'}.&, Vhe:te tth:e!Y 1";..ave nrt llrtlt.dy dcn.'!' .o!CJ} the;
J'1;i!f"ionol o(:!"r.lf1li::Hlionl:l .'1oo;..cU. C":Jtablil1h ap,Pl'"Op-ri-llt-E' :J;1l!..chiJlc:ry for t,hi: -~l1I'lN£~. q:-:~,~,::.;o
t;lJ..{{ht :l.:ncl"lld.{I .i) !'t:'e-1on;:s1 .a.t,1Y1ti.in.e- -r::-ornl)";;L HaD ~f ~&rt ole; h·o;,!; ~Ou.nt:dDe:; elf' t.h(1 ]'ogj.,m.".
to a."'vi~~ tne Cl)i:l(.~).f;l~).,on 0;'L i t,q aOt ,.), " ) tJEt,s air-Rot ~t'I. tO~2l'a a tb.-e j.,ntegratiD!l of vm.m
1:"1 d~Vf!lf:)pl1l~:r'ft 1.tl l.'l!.l;:o'lt.i(jti {.;(:l t·ht..AO (.of ntW~U"!~i!!fitl'j tu1d ~tlw:1:'" ~£t~::_c!: ..:-:-t.'o ~r. r,~)t':: r.~~:::i.r::n.
~~€ r-ornwit~~e'a fU~~t~on8 c~uld incl~ue the foliawing;

(.:I.) ~c ifliti!:tte cOUIlt.::-y stu1ies 8Ilil 8.:':l~i:3t nati!")r..':!.:!. ilJstlt~tio;.e tq :identitY

th(1 t:fpt:l:; of irli'o;:;-ttl6tiar. nCDd~ ref:' a propCit' W1o.1ot:'!)jI~e.ndin€f d t1~ tHuaiio:tl ~f 'i¥"l:1~rl
:;:ma t~e i(lctOl'!'j f~dJ.~t.e.t:ing o-r lir.1,LtinE their ad'J;Vl(lI:!!D~1j.i::;;

("~.::) (1'0 ~:a~i:':lt. .,.,'..: tll tho)! t:!j;~i@'. "'..fI.i iraplf'I).f;l'!:t..u.tion ~f tlUl'v»j:J r Or' tho r.:::tllll'3d.ictL
of dat 1.' wd (lth ..:! in:::o:rr~~·tian i

(r;:) To e-iv~ le:::d.erflhip :;;'n J~~ l:1dh:il~ Q-t ~~porti.n€, Gn the aitu-iltion -eli women Bona
i:'l tholi(! ~t"l]l·:;.p<rent ~t intlia&.-r ·.")l'EO for 6l.$8~9J';:'IJ({ th~ ft!Jfl'(>.a;(:l !!MI.::I h~'... a.:t.--ut:l the EOfI.IJ;
of 1; hi ~ Pla.:n in G.<Jnjunctia!l wj t~l 1."'~'tr,i.Ol"J. ~tf',t.L'lt.1 (,!:c\1 bot..ie.s q.n;:i int ~t"I1at.i~~a~ er.rljrts
t 0;; 1} m ~ (l11&,
 (d) T~) prr.;.,ririp. a cl cC'.r;i.ng-~housQ f:::r :he 12:X:cl'.z.n~ ~f ini"oVo'1ti on ~hic:"l would
facili t~.t.~ r.il-c~!inat.:i..:;:Ifl a:1d T.'H.l.tu<,.l S'.lppor~ 'l)et~iI:,;:~n prCeT1.'.t'I~e5 f~r 'tr..G! :?.d va."::c';:·ment
·:of .....O::::l2n <'It variou2 J.t3v . .::"s l El11d. for th{~ ~:rillrin~ ci: ruleva.".lt eX'pe-l"i~ncc amo::{! t:he
~3untr.i.t;;!9 o.f the 'l;"te(ion.

~08+ St~t~9 ~C~b~r9 of th~ regional COL.miS3icn8~ in r~qu~stine t~cht.ical and financiEl
~s!>istc::.ncl::', stoUlt: :Jnd02:".'IClu!" to ra,:"s2 t:ho:..' p:('iQr-i~y .r..c(:or::l;::d to pro.)j e ct s "eo P.'l".hance
opp·->r':.urtiti,,!l fQr \Y::::::~t!') ~j)d j,l)Cr.ea:;;~ recopni. ti Q:') of the ir.1p::rt;f"..Jl~C' o.f tl'les~ prcj c.:;t s
f::>r QY~l"-;D.l 1.~vC!~op::,:,cmt in canS"..l~ ta.t 1. on ~'i t h rCl!i~~:nal 0f:'i.::::C'~ of the Jnit cd ~B"t i-):.s
:J~ v::;-l ()~;':~Ln t .Pt'0e-r~1~ 0 •

'2C,). 'r'r.o::: !"C i? i or:." 1 c cr::m.!. ;:::s.l c: r: s :::h:::t;-:" d II ro '(.ill L~ ;.:.::; ::.<1 ti hl,.l.' 0.;:", t.) .i!C...., C :::'-!".r:1 cr. 1,...-..l l1,."').j ::1 on-
i?ov~r~n'l"nt~1 ,:.r8'anizil.t':~.:1S ".,:" idc.nt ify r>(~e(1f,d ~cl:i.tJ~, uc,,',,:,1.cp PO:!.':'CiC3, 3t:('<:! t c-~ies nr.d
p:r':)f"l"M~li-;S f . . ,:!' str-ongth.:'t'".in@' W~1'r11l'::-: I s. Tel.::.: :tIl ni'ltiQTIi!'.l Ilc v(:lopnent, f..IIG. f:<lT'E~lat(!
rCll.·..J.C!;; r:.5 rcI' t;cchnic.:\J... ar.~, n.nan(~J.;'!l <\B!;i~tanc.·<; fer ruch prcET'(!.[']ri102!lj.. '?:'lc.:y sh:n;.lc1
~r::c;Jt;.r~l!l· trnining i~s~i:u~l.O.D8 in :hc:- r...:.:,g'ion tc: c:x.pand their cUrri~\lL), tc er.caJr.otiRa:.i
~()pi::s n~l.at·:~~ to th.~ ir"":;C~.f',,ti0.n of o;.'DI:1~n ir. clQ\'.::luynent ~ a..."'1J f!.~Bi3" in tnQ
devl'l :::.poc:-, ~ ::;.f tre'.i:-::'nf;" proe"r\l.P.l~!j8, pllrt icul<U"ly tJ~osc 1,olh"IF' ,l.."i ;::,l.i:l.l aim i~ t [ }
incr-2as.:? '",'Or.H,,·:!1 I :s p-:::oti:·nt:::.al fG:::' lC'R<l;:.)'::;hi.p ar..d. ·.10Yo9101" the (:W:!"E:S ;'~r rO~::lUla.tinE
t 11 L;' :r r :~,f"'!"ill;lr:J F:;! 5 ar.:~ .i::lp ~ P~!; C?n t i;:"g- t :"1(? .J.C t i "i" i G::oJ ind i cat cd by tr~ 1; P 1 all.

210. Th::· r:c-gi..onal c.xmii::::B1CnS ~ho".,llJ t!.l Ell) prU(flctc ~ cohn.1r:f\1 (.:~(,)PGr;'l,.tion 'h(!~~~t>n the
:::ou;-.tT~es ("f the TL.,s"2.:::n, ·.It ili ~ir"g th~ t2XiS1; i:rlg t;:!.l. E::Dt nwdlabl",. T!'a.ind '.... 00 c:: r.
could., f~".t l.!xa...'T.j!~ ~, offl3r sho:"~-~ ['r[n 1tSG:::' ~tunce tQ 1,.;or;:-~n in cour"t-:"ie~ otr.~r th.!:!..'1 thei~
C'.. r" '.Jr. ~, v:;.l~1"'I~;),r.f b~.l:'ii$, C;t' a::; part of a. ~pccL:~1 tn~k force. Specia.l atlvi::;;ors.
sn.Jul;! be:- attr.chcod t8 ".he ree-;":Jt:C'.: fi~ld. offic,.:~ in o::-i~r ~o str:;ngtC':er. thC' re.rional
f 1.:.. 11 :::t:r.1Ctli~C an'::' C'lI"ry out r:!;:)t"t! df€!cti ';It'!ly t}K ft:...'1.ct :'or.e and niMa dcsc:"j..b~d !,l,bcvc.
Thoy cCJ~ ~ r'! .:-!.l$Q 5t'L~k t;c:- ~ti1J:i'..::.L!l ~ c in(:rp.r>s(!u ::~~t:d but ion:": of fu.'lds for f.irull".:cin~
p!"O!l"a.."II~:l:;:' fur t}'n .."~,:'l.\";mcl]::~(.'t11. ~·.f l.fo:l;cn frcr.I L'xil:>"t ine- sourcce .:;f mul . . ilflt l2~al Ul~:
bi In tCl'.J.l ~s;3i f.;t~nco, <'.nd to aClC'..;:r12 nc-W' s<Jl..irCt:[; sf funds j including- the: C~ ":;p.blisb.ner.t
of rOlJ'olvinl! .ful:d~ at the: ni".t:i.on,!'d anl local 1(?vC':!.3.

Qll. In the ii.Jp: t.J:I~r'1toti():t:i. of the: ?lMr ::;;pccial eff·:')):''t a ;[lho'~lc.. be marl.;;, by ";;hE:: cOmJ;liSsi.::ms
a.."L.j, c-thc:, Uni tee U1!.tintl.<; bo:iies ha ving rcg.l'.o~a-:: oIflc C$ tc:> ct>-(J:rdi!'.l'" te thc;i.r F:rc:-~me.3
'10:';" t:--:. 'those of exist i!1g- uni tDd :tt.~tic·ns ar:d. otber r~E'lQn.e.l ce~tr<;!$ ;..rh(JS·(!, fielJ.~ of
c'~!:':'e~!tc~cc I'ela t(! t::) !;hc- .::1:::"1):3 D£ th(~ PIOL'o"J, such o.a centres fer r<:'sear(:.h ~.nd tT~i:1;in8'
in d(;'lJE:lc.~r:I:ent pla:rminE~ I itersey ~ SQcial wGlfaN ~ ::looia.l d..cfcn.c~, oe;nploymf:'nt t :'ea.l-;h
Wln nut~i t ion a.r.d cG-mmU1i toy dl!velopr.:cnt.

212. Ro;,)/!ional -d.~v(:lt,;·':::'1~~tt "Dank~ eJUch as :.~:(; .Afri(,:2.n ] 'ilVC::"w~;:'II-'!:!1.t .E.rr"k! the ./I.Si01t
D;;vd0'pTO!(;:l.t, B~.nk F;nd ~hE Int':-l"-llmc-ricar: n."valOll-::1cn'!: Ear"k [L:) 1,.,'0211 a.s subre.;ri0r,,~-:"
banks t sll.-ch a~ t~\0 C.:ntr~1 Ar.~ErieCl..1. Bade for E(:o:r't:)mic IT.tt'~Rti 8n CUld the- East
J1..frica.n JGv~lQP:'nE:!:1t :Bank, ,:L.m~ til at ~r",.:" .f'"o.lJ"!din~ l.~ncicG Bhou!.d be u!"g~(l t c D.c(':ori
higi! prL)ri ty in their d.cv(!lOp~c:r;t assistn.nc..: t:. prc~ (!ot ~ tl')a.t incluio the int Q~a.t.icn
or ',;om-er. ::"nt:;) 'tho c.,<w<210:r[)an~ cf!ort en:!. th~ ach.i.cv~:mcr.. t uf c.'que.li ty. Suc:'1 .e.!'Jai otancG'
~cr~ld st:~ul~te national ~upp~rt fer innavativ~ n~tiona: ~~i lo~al progxarn~e8, ;i.n~l~ding
Be:f-h~lp nctiviti~s.

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goal.::!. of ttl! s ;r~.tn :'3hool1 b0 u:n:l:cl"'~;:.ken 6.t T@:~t~.:r intt:l' V.fI.:1:I l.W tbc trnit ~ Np,.tj.¢;na
Byt<·t,e.'J'. t;;'::'Gh M ~x~T'::!i;!1j s!ll:y,lld. ~:: L; J;l[l::..~t uf tfJo pi"{J~~.d~GfI to',r the l:"eVil;;:!\I PJ).cl ~})l)l".aia"'l
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UnL~;~d 1l"t..t !..onr.. ])e\l<jlt,)p:lHm-t lJo;!~ad.~ ~ Mi dCCl;{: l~ ~o ... o::t~U.."'i~t~d \-.~~ th ~~ :-.el: int Gntilt :'onal
clc,.r,elopm-:;::;qt .a t~at~~" th ... t rn<;,,," 1;l(;: j',:~t'm'Ir\ lat f;!u.

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in'dted toO mi?.ke appr~:r~i~.tc ':'rT.:mge:n.ent[; far th·;] first blef'J".h.l L~vi(:\.: of p:rt:'gr€:Js j.:r.,
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.~~c 'k'M~Ut'(::e~ {Jf t.h~ Urt It lJo:l, lhri on~ (;y~.t (:~. ·rh~ 7,t;(:h(1t.l i (: tfHl 8¢dttl CourJ.;:::~l ahi)IJ.H.
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such li:cni t~1'"il1e: ~1O':llJ r.ctc:-~g<,"":('i ly b~ ~~l~tt ~. If~ ~~ld f~~\H; i!lr-i111.y on r.,1i:~: W1,d ~rn~l"'e-int:;
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an i 1) oed NEl t ~ ClU~ De v ~ 1 [}PJit~l t P:":)lft" .!»':'>Jll.1!!!! j th I:l: lJ;~.i t t."l. It ~ 1; i ~I:J.~ Ch i 1drl:!!' t, ~ t!. J.i\lrtd I th ~
lJr.i".;(:d N;;tt.i(;n::1 lnd1J~~I'"i:i'.: Dcv(}lop;-;;:f'ont ·~~.r8O:.nj:~",'::i(;n, ~hQ roJ O'ii'£nt .ops~ializfld ager.ai-sQ
.1~d 0t h~ t" .tnt t!-rr;o \I m:r.::·:ti1.f!-rl t·:rt 1. Me. n(')ft-t:.' 'f ...... r".f.-jrn-l h ) () rfY'!nJ. ,:,!}It i (}YI.~ .(\ t t:h,.:1.:1-:'" m,IJof>t :..n6~
follo l ling ?Jl£ Vl:;:xttl Conf~l'Qn~e. 4b~ ,h.aCU8Sl.<;n:9 M~~ c.~~i~,lonB of tf'H)~~ lHJ~i8~
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1,ic:r!'l~rl ~ thl'j C(:o:JJ':l:'El~i;)n £tJr Social D~'lela}!l]:)oEjl:i-;~ f tLl~ Pap''::' \0,:tj.')n Ct)t:'Nti<:l-e;:i.()n f the
S't iii ~ 1~'U 1. 0:) tl.1 CCttlll iii f),~ ~r. ~ th c- C~Jt'JjH 1: '-" r::: f til,"' Dt;l \f t: 1 o~ ttt t I~ 1. &l'll1':'ng t t-n-2 u~~'!- O(ot"r.tr,i t h}~ ':'4
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it:l\pl{-ll',~'".01; i.."-t i~n r:,f: tlw n . M e:.hot.l.1L!. tot· :. . flt1ucJ.t;cl.. in ~h~ E!C~~~ct.fl of th~ aQ:~a.iQnl1 (l! 0.11
t, h~ IS (! 'b Qdi Oc' at it'". t ~:r-Va:'il or Uc lot'lgcr th a-:-;, 't \~O yS! .... :rs.

217. 1"1; thO !,~g':::'otld. ~~v~l ~ tlK. r~GiM~l tOlJ.Jlli~d.o:t1a :!ihould ~~$\!t1l(' t'~('Ipr.n!?;i\::.\ Llt;y .roi
P.lonit(l;r.~r..f." :9rc:e;r~~~ to,r3-ci:;1 thr. f,"r~<,"!.~r .and. lilQl"';;' ~;f~at·i 'lJe part icipatla:n of ".rornen .in
<'.!.ll n$f'~ct.9 v!' '~:rvtlo:r~~rlt IJIt0tt.r., gl;:t-h tJ.(:)fj.itcdnt( Clhot1!.d ~ (l ca:rrioo out ~ri thin th6:
f:!'antel,'Or:{ of: t.h~ rev':'mI [lfld. appr£.',i'!;Ell .::oi' tho Ir;tGn~ati::)fial D(}\'~loptl~r.t St:r<lteg,y for
t:h~ SRcord l.h'I:i t~\t N~tlo:n" lJ-Q-V~! opt"lrn'to :D(-.::"t;..~, ~hlOl" '~;1rJJ:':i:i.~S ;)..')fl1.1 I]hvuld in~lud~
i~I'[):ttnbl.t:i.O::t:i. con tha- l..rit ~cr;·ti(j11 nf ~.'GJr:~n in ';;~·.. r.:l.opmtr..~ in tiH:~ir- :t.'~:OQorta tto the
ECCtneorc:ic .1>.nd S;:::cial G"~ll'l..::il on r;::1a .:::::adal .;tl1d. G::r:,::mQl1!ic: f;::i,t\.l.~tiQn in the re6iul1e.. Th!!.'f
~h~1jld n.1.c-o ii~w;l~ ni:; ap~N~i'i~'v::;c ir.t;:~rv1.1::.'! (f!\H:h ::'8 O'.,(~\"'Y t'ttt;l y~~~) th..-:: !l:t:'I1,gi'ib6l:1
~Hd..~ tm!.f1.rrl.!:J iI :?l".ievL'lt; the t.:!.r.1ti (}j' t(~l.::; Plt:n of .I.d icu I '1hey sh:~n~l(t ~coul'"<'.€e
(..i~rYt;rl'fW~mt~ t~ p~')ioJ.e Qq\1r,l Pvrcrtu...~':'h.~v t.;;or ':i)m~n to1 bQ ~'t:P:rIt:Jemtat1 on th cd. a:'
d~log.)tif..m9 to tho !)€~.gic:;.M of the oJ,L'1f.mit..~iQIL~ <ij~~l. to O~hel" :r:al~v«r.t :\@~ting.':l ~
2le + ;'- "; the- nat ion~l 1€1Je1 7 G;)vr:!'!UD~nts ~.rc €nccuraced t:. 1....i....'1c,c-rt-Eko tf~ci:r ::Io':l
l"GB;'I·'::B.T rQ1J~ev cIHl er:J~[Ii:::n: 01 !=,:!'ogrCt.::3 mad.; to aoh:"l2v~ th~ eoa1.s. .:))"l.cl obj~c:':i~"J~r;
a:" th8 :n~n G:n~ to :t'enol"t or. i tij :'r.m i ..;r:;entB.t io~_ t:) the E~O:10J:1iC' ."'nd 50;::.(:ia: CC-..:J:(;j.l
:'n C!)~j".mct.:.cn, Hhere- tJe~eesm-y, ;;ith other (,y.il':Jtl.ng r~poT't.in8' ~~/5t~j.I.!;i (e, g .• tho~E' of
' ~l1e ;rl,'t·3:'Hl~iSon.o.l Development Stre'''!:cgy : 8 ":: the S::!c..:or:~ Uhit r:: Y.:>_:.icni:: Dev~l(lpme:nt Dc:cadc ~
~b2 '·~orle. PO!JU1.::J.tioll Hm of :'.d ion, t!'>.c rC'cOI<Ll1ent:c:,'~j,QI')8 of the 110rl cl Fox ~o!".f(!ren-:(!,
C'r.J the .i~pl(,!~~ntatiQn of ~:-:'I:) D~r;laI'['.~':'(Jr. ~r. ~r"~ J..i:l~minD.ti:~m c~ )iI3Gr.::..rn:tnation
C!-.at~inst Uomen r and c:::' thG! ?rOrrJme nt: Concert;;;:c.. Internation<!J ;_ct icrt .for thE
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n_c .imp licati~:n.fj ~f ti'Lis Plcr, an(: ~~}:e an;:,' !'::~{",C:B5f.1I"'.1 fiu~:r'!ci~l a..'ll~ J.Jl\i\.!.:"li.!;tr&~"::' '\I'~
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