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WOMEN'S LINKAGE CAUCUS

Recommendations on Bracketed Text
in the WCW Draft Platform for Action

The recommendations, in bold text, are offered to all delegates, from the Women's Caucus and Women's Linkage Caucus at the 1994 and 1995 CSW, comprised of some 1320 NGO representatives from 73 countries covering all regions of the world, focussed on advancing gains made by women at prior UN Conferences. During the interim period between CSW 1995 and Beijing, the Linkage Caucus Writing Analysis Group was a collaborative effort, primarily of members of the Economic Justice Caucus, Human Rights Caucus, Environment Caucus and Reproductive Rights & Health Caucus who represent major national, regional and global women's networks and organizations. Members of other Caucuses have also contributed to this process and incorporated the analysis into their respective advocacy efforts.

Note: This document has been updated since 1 July, 1995 to reflect the results of the inter-governmental "informal consultations" on the Draft Platform for Action, held in New York from 31 July - 4 August, 1995. This consultation was called to begin to resolve the high volume of issues that were bracketed at the March PrepCom. Delegates addressed macroeconomic issues, sustainable development, implementation & finance and human rights. Delegates either 1) removed brackets, often after amending the text; 2) proposed new alternatives which remain in brackets; or 3) agreed to delete bracketed text. *The UN Secretariat produced a "non-paper" (A/CONF.177/L.3) of the work accomplished during the "informals" which should be read in conjunction with the Draft Platform for Action (A/CONF.177/L.1). The report of the government contact group on gender, which met after the March PrepCom is found in A/CONF.177/L.2.

Chapter I. Mission Statement

Chapter II. Global Framework

Chapter III. Critical Areas of Concern

Chapter IV. Strategic Objectives and Actions

A. the persistent and increasing burden of poverty on women

B. Unequal access to and inadequate educational opportunities

C. Inequalities in access to health and related services

D. Violence Against Women

E. Advance peace, promote conflict resolution and reduce the impacts of armed or other conflict on women

F. [Inequality in women's access to and participation in the definition of economic structures and policies [and the productive process itself] [Economc potential and independence of women][Gender equality in economic structures, policies and all forms of productive activity]

G.[Inequality between men and women in the sharing of power [family responsibilities] and decision-making at all levels] [Shared power: women in decision making]

H.Insufficient mechanisms at all levels to promote the advancement of women contribution to society] [Responsibility of the media for the impact of their content on women] [Women and the media]

J.Inequality in women's acces to and participation in all communications systems, especially the media, and their insufficient mobilization to promote women's contributions to society [Mobilize the media to portray women's recognition and supprot for] [Promote] [women's contribution to managing natural resources and safeguarding the environment] [Women and the Environment]

K.Lack of adequate I.[Lack of awareness of and commitment to [internationally and nationally recognized] human rights of women] [The enjoyment of [all] universal] human rights by women]

L.[Persistent discrimination against and violation of the rights of] [Survival, protection and development of] the girl child

Chapter V. Institutional Arrangements

Chapter VI. Financial Arrangements

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