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\"Women<\/a>Oral Statement by Women for Women\u2019s Human Rights \u2013 New Ways\u00a0<\/strong>for the General Discussion segment of the 60th<\/sup> session of the <\/strong>Commission on the Status of Women<\/strong><\/p>\n

18\u00a0March 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

Your Excellences,<\/p>\n

In September 2015, the world has made a promise to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls by 2030 under this very same roof. We are proud to say that women\u2019s and feminist organizations have been vital contributors and enablers for the realization of this commitment. Today, we express our continued enthusiasm and ambition to realize 2030 Agenda and reaching the Sustainable Development Goals.<\/p>\n

In this regard we welcome the Secretary General\u2019s report to this session, which specifically refers to \u201cthe key role of women\u2019s leadership and women\u2019s civil society organizations\u201d in all aspects and levels of 2030 Agenda. We would like to note our suggestions for equal, effective, transparent and well-resourced participation of women and feminist organizations, at all levels, to ensure a gender \u2013 responsive and human rights based sustainable development.<\/p>\n

We already have existing international and regional instruments on development, human rights and gender equality. The question remains, how we can make the normative power of all instruments, and now the ambitious 2030 agenda, operative and responsive to women\u2019s human rights and gender equality causes. Our suggestion for the optimization of this process is the inclusion of women, throughout their life course, and women\u2019s and feminist organizations at every step and level of the implementation, monitoring, follow up and review of the SDGs and the Beijing PfA.<\/p>\n

CSW will, and should play an active role in this regard, and needs to be a strong platform to ensure that gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls is undertaken as a crosscutting issue of all the SDGs as well as Goal 5 and other gender-related targets, as these are necessary for the full implementation of the Beijing PfA. And we affirm this session and its Agreed Conclusions as important milestones towards this end. CSW should also provide a space for establishing interlinkages within different international instruments on gender equality and human rights, especially the CEDAW Committee.<\/p>\n

The UN\u2019s institutional capacity needs to be supported to ensure an \u201copen UN\u201d that effectively engages with various groups, including women\u2019s and feminist civil society organizations, not only to promote and support their engagement in SDG implementation and monitoring at all levels, but also to ensure their full engagement in the UN system\u2019s own work.<\/p>\n

We take this opportunity to strongly condemn the assassination of the Honduran feminist indigenous rights activist Berta C\u00e1ceres, in early March, and demand justice and protection for the sole witness. We are very much concerned about the escalating restrictions of space and security for women\u2019s human rights defenders (WHRDs). All relevant instruments, including CEDAW, should also support and take measures to address the issue of security of and space for WHRDs in their capacities. Throughout the 2030 Agenda, an enabling environment to support the work of women human rights defenders, and women and feminist organizations, should be created. WHRDs should be able to work in an environment conducive for their work free from harassment, intimidation and violence by state and non-State actors. Flexible and rapid funding should be available for women\u2019s and feminist organizations in order to ensure their effective response to urgent crises and opportunities.<\/p>\n

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This statement has been prepared and made by Women for Women\u2019s Human Rights \u2013 New Ways, on behalf of the list of organizations and groups below (in alphabetical order):<\/p>\n

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  1. Afrihealth Optonet Association (AOA), Nigeria<\/li>\n
  2. Antalya Women\u2019s Counseling Center and Solidarity Association, Turkey<\/li>\n
  3. Association Femmes Africaines, Congo<\/li>\n
  4. Associazione Italiana Donne per lo Svilupp – AIDOS, Italy<\/li>\n
  5. Association for Support of Women Candidates, Turkey<\/li>\n
  6. ATHENA Network<\/li>\n
  7. Atria – Institute for Gender Equality and Women\u2019s History, The Netherlands<\/li>\n
  8. Balance Promoci\u00f3n para el Desarrollo y Juventud, Mexico<\/li>\n
  9. Beyond Beijing Committee (BB), Nepal<\/li>\n
  10. Center for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance (CEWLA)<\/li>\n
  11. Christian Aid, United Kingdom<\/li>\n
  12. CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation<\/li>\n
  13. Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies\u00a0(CSBR)<\/li>\n
  14. CSW Organizing Group, Turkey<\/li>\n
  15. Global Youth Coalition on HIV\/AIDS (GYCA), United States of America<\/li>\n
  16. Equality Watch Women\u2019s Group – E\u015e\u0130T\u0130Z, Turkey<\/li>\n
  17. Executive Committee for NGO Forum on CEDAW, Turkey<\/li>\n
  18. Federation for Women and Family Planning, Poland<\/li>\n
  19. Fondation pour les femmes Africaines, Nairobi<\/li>\n
  20. Fundacion Arcoiris, Mexico<\/li>\n
  21. Fundacion para Estudio e Investigacion de la mujer \u2013 FEIM, Argentina<\/li>\n
  22. Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy<\/li>\n
  23. International Council Of Aids Service Organizations, Canada<\/li>\n
  24. International-Curricula Educators Association, United Kingdom<\/li>\n
  25. International Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers, United States of America<\/li>\n
  26. International HIV\/AIDS Alliance, United Kingdom<\/li>\n
  27. International Women\u2019s Health Coalition<\/li>\n
  28. IPAS<\/li>\n
  29. IWRAW Asia Pacific<\/li>\n
  30. Izmir CEKEV, Turkey<\/li>\n
  31. Der – Ankara, Turkey<\/li>\n
  32. Karadeniz Women\u2019s Solidarity Association, Turkey<\/li>\n
  33. MenEngage Global Alliance, United States of America<\/li>\n
  34. Women’s Coalition, Turkey<\/li>\n
  35. Kaos Gay and Lesbian Cultural Research and Solidarity Association, Turkey<\/li>\n
  36. Red Pepper Association, Turkey<\/li>\n
  37. Liberia Girl Guides Association (LGGA), Liberia<\/li>\n
  38. Mor Salkim Women’s Solidarity Association, Turkey<\/li>\n
  39. National Alliance of Women\u2019s Organisations, United Kingdom<\/li>\n
  40. Nepalese Women Watch (NWW), Nepal<\/li>\n
  41. RESURJ<\/li>\n
  42. Sansristi, India<\/li>\n
  43. SERR, United States of America<\/li>\n
  44. SIGLO XXIII, El Salvador<\/li>\n
  45. Swedish Federation for LGBTQ Rights (RFSL), Sweden<\/li>\n
  46. The Roosevelt Institute, United States of America<\/li>\n
  47. The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA)<\/li>\n
  48. Federation of Women’s Associations \u2013 Turkey, Turkey<\/li>\n
  49. Union de L’Action Feminist, Morocco<\/li>\n
  50. Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights, United States of America<\/li>\n
  51. Vision Spring initiatives, Nigeria<\/li>\n
  52. WO=MEN – Dutch Gender Platform, The Netherlands<\/li>\n
  53. Women for Peace and Ecology, Germany<\/li>\n
  54. Women in Europe for A Common Future<\/li>\n
  55. Women NGO Secretariat of Liberia (WONGOSOL), Liberia<\/li>\n
  56. Women’s Aid Organisation, Malaysia<\/li>\n
  57. Women\u2019s Solidarity Foundation, Turkey<\/li>\n
  58. World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organizations, Ukraine<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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