Re: [hr-wsis] Re: Caucus document to be sent to ITU

[karen banks <karenb@gn.apc.org>]

thanks rikke..

karen

At 09:12 PM 5/31/2003 +0200, Frank Joergensen, Rikke wrote:
>Karen,
>
>I think it would be perfectly natural for the HR caucus to support full 
>enforcement of CEDAW.
>Btw, the danish govn. is pushing hard on gender issues and are also 
>supporting concrete gender actions related to wsis.
>
>Rikke
>
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From: karen banks [mailto:karenb@gn.apc.org]
>         Sent: Sat 5/31/2003 9:06 PM
>         To: hr-wsis@iris.sgdg.org
>         Cc:
>         Subject: [hr-wsis] Re: Caucus document to be sent to ITU
>
>
>
>         dear meryem and all
>
>         I've just finished two other submissions and need to take a 
> break. I'm sure
>         i can confidently say that APC will endorse the final document the HR
>         caucus submits, and we refer to the work of the caucus in our own 
> submission..
>
>         I have one comment i would like to make - as we have supported 
> the work of
>         the HR caucus, it would be good also, if the HR caucus could be 
> seen to be
>         supporting the work of gender advocates
>
>         There are many things we could call for, but one key lobbying 
> point for us
>         is the full enforcement of CEDAW:
>
>         If you feel able to use any of the following text, please do so..
>
>         karen
>         =====
>
>         Human rights and freedoms, of which women's human rights and 
> freedom of
>         expression are an integral part, must be at the core of the 
> information
>         society.
>
>         The information society should be based on principles of gender 
> equity,
>         human dignity and gender justice, and should be geared towards the
>         eradication of gender disparities in education and training, 
> socio-economic
>         status, civic and political decision-making.
>
>         In recognising the centrality of gender equality to social, 
> political and
>         economic equity:
>
>         We call for the enforcement of Articles 1 and 2 of the Convention 
> of the
>         Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women, which
>         substantively promotes the principles of equality and equality of 
> results,
>         and the principle of non-discrimination[1].
>
>
>         [1]
> 
><http://www.iwraw-ap.org/SubstantiveEquality.html>http://www.iwraw-ap.org/SubstantiveEquality.html
>
>
>
>         use ny name if you need a personal name..
>
>         karen
>
>
>
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