United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women

Editorial: the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women.

China was the unwilling host of the UN's Fourth World Conference on Women. China held up the entry visas of thousands of women who wanted to attend the conference, the Huairou Forum site was completely unsuitable for a world conference, and journalists were treated like nuisances by the Chinese government. Despite these obstacles, the conference was a success which should produce permanent re...

The Fourth World Conference on Women.

The Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing during September 4-15, 1995, was a major success. The platform for action adopted by consensus at the conference is comprised of the mission statement, a global framework, critical areas of concern, strategic objectives and actions, and institutional and financial arrangements. The conference was an extension of other large international co...

Fourth World Conference on Women: year-end update.

This report gives a brief history of the UN General Assembly's activities preparatory to the Fourth World Conference on Women, a review of the General Assembly's debate on the Beijing Platform Agenda Item 165, and a description of the resolution passed by the Third Committee of the General Assembly on implementation of the Beijing Action Plan. Other resolutions related to the status of women a...

United Nations Nations Unies Commission on the Status of Women Fifty-fourth Session

Implementing the internationally agreed goals and commitments in regard to gender equality and empowerment of women Gender equality and poverty eradication: good practices and lessons learned *

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development