The Girl Child
IACR Working Paper for Beijing + 10 Process
by Asha Chandra (aiwefa)
This was a women’s conference with a human face. Grassroot workers connected with policy planners and drafters to hammer out a Himalayan Declaration on Beijing + 10. Grassroot workers of Nepal presented ...
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Beyond Beijing Committee meeting in Kathmandu 19th-20th June 2004
by Asha Chandra (aiwefa)
The National Consultation on Beijing + 10 was held in Delhi on May22-23, 2004 as part of the India Country Process leading to the South Asia B+10 NGO Consultation at Kathmandu. The Discussion Paper for the National Consultation, quoting ...
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Girl Child - A REPORT
by Asha Chandra (aiwefa)
This was a women’s conference with a human face. Grassroot workers connected with policy planners and drafters to hammer out a Himalayan Declaration on Beijing + 10. Grassroot workers of Nepal presented ...
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The Girl Child: Still on the ‘platform’ – still missing the train
“One day,” says a verse in the Kor’an, “your un-born daughters will rise up out of the grave and ask you why you killed them.” When will that day come? One day, just about six months ...
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South Asia/India: 5 Priority Issues from the Girl Child’s Perspective
Girl children are frequently targeted when peace and security are at risk. In refugee situations, they are among the most vulnerable. Girls from traditional cultural backgrounds ...
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Girl Child: Status Update 2004/Working Text
by Women’s Coalition for Peace & Development
The Constitution of India accords equality to women and men (1950). The National Policy for the Empowerment ...
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What has changed for girls in India in the decade since Beijing?
by Women’s Coalition for Peace and Development
In the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action, Section L – the last 10 pages in the 125-page listing of substantive areas of concern – focused on the needs and rights of girl children. The positioning only reaffirmed ...
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Human rights and the girl child (From Sandesh.org)
Human Rights are universal, and civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights belong to all human beings, including children and young people. Children and youth also enjoy ...
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