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IWHC & the United Nations |
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The International Women's Health Coalition's impact is local and global. We leverage our work in two very different but critically linked worlds - international policy and local capacity - to change thinking, redirect funding and motivate action by people and institutions that can secure rights and health for women. We have worked in alliance with advocates and policymakers to influence the outcome of many major UN deliberations:
- International
Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) An unprecedented commitment by 179 governments in Cairo in
1994 places women's rights and access to reproductive health at the center of
population policy. The ICPD has just five years to fulfill the vision of
its Programme of Action. Forward action centers on a number of events including
the Commission on Population and Development in 2009. Read more about the ICPD here >>
- United
Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Each year governments gather to advance policies to improve
the lives of girls and women worldwide. The Commission on the Status of Women will consider the theme: "The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and
men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS" at its 53rd session. Read more about the CSW here >>
- United
Nations Fourth World Conference on Women A
turning point in the world's understanding of women's human rights, the Beijing
Conference in 1995 reaffirmed and extended global agreements on women's sexual
and reproductive rights and health. 2010 marks the end of the Platform of
Action. Read more about Beijing here >>
- Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) In September 2000, leaders of over 180 governments convened for the
United Nations Millennium Summit, and together they adopted a broad and
progressive Millennium Declaration, which identifies priorities for the
new millennium as outlined in eight Millennium Development Goals. Read more about the MDGs here >>
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