In the lead-up to the adoption to the new Sustainable Development Goals, which will replace the Millennium Development Goals from September this year, UN Women has launched the Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step it Up for Gender Equality campaign. This campaign calls on all governments to make concrete commitments towards achieving gender equality by 2030.
“If we are to truly end gender inequality in the Pacific by 2030, we need to see urgent and concrete action from leaders across the region. This commitment from the Tongan Government is exactly the kind of progress we need to see and that the ‘Step it Up’ campaign is calling for,” says Nicolas Burniat, Deputy Representative and Officer in Charge of UN Women’s Fiji Multi-Country Office.
“Tonga’s decision to ratify CEDAW is an important step towards ending discrimination against women in the Pacific,” says Satya Jennings, Officer in Charge of the Regional UN Human Rights Office for the Pacific.
“It is encouraging that, with Tonga, all but one of the Pacific Island States and territories will have ratified CEDAW. Once Tonga has undergone the actual ratification process, the focus will need to be on effective implementation of the human rights treaty, for example by bringing national legislation in line with international standards.”
UN Women and the UN Human Rights Office continue their work to support Pacific States in achieving gender equality and ending discrimination against women.
- See more at: http://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/news-and-events/stories/2015/03/un-agencies-welcome-tonga-s-decision-to-ratify-cedaw#sthash.fzaVMZ6O.dpuf
In the lead-up to the adoption to the new Sustainable Development Goals, which will replace the Millennium Development Goals from September this year, UN Women has launched the Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step it Up for Gender Equality campaign. This campaign calls on all governments to make concrete commitments towards achieving gender equality by 2030.“If we are to truly end gender inequality in the Pacific by 2030, we need to see urgent and concrete action from leaders across the region. This commitment from the Tongan Government is exactly the kind of progress we need to see and that the ‘Step it Up’ campaign is calling for,” says Nicolas Burniat, Deputy Representative and Officer in Charge of UN Women’s Fiji Multi-Country Office.“Tonga’s decision to ratify CEDAW is an important step towards ending discrimination against women in the Pacific,” says Satya Jennings, Officer in Charge of the Regional UN Human Rights Office for the Pacific.“It is encouraging that, with Tonga, all but one of the Pacific Island States and territories will have ratified CEDAW. Once Tonga has undergone the actual ratification process, the focus will need to be on effective implementation of the human rights treaty, for example by bringing national legislation in line with international standards.”UN Women and the UN Human Rights Office continue their work to support Pacific States in achieving gender equality and ending discrimination against women.- See more at: http://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/news-and-events/stories/2015/03/un-agencies-welcome-tonga-s-decision-to-ratify-cedaw#sthash.fzaVMZ6O.dpuf
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