Making Women Matter: The Role of the United Nations.

Abstract

Part 1 Towards new millennia - forward from Nairobi: what happened in Nairobi in 1985? NGO forum 1985 the world conferences of the UN decade for women, Nairobi. Part 2 Development from women's point of view: first time in history the world survey of the role of women in development another assessment on women and development the voice of women themselves five years later... deepening gender perspectives human development - the ultimate focus a wealth of information. Part 3 Forward-looking strategies for the advancement of women - equality-development-peace: the definition of the concepts equality development peace international and regional co-operation forward-looking strategies - advantages and constraints. Part 4 The United Nations decade for women 1976-1985: the declaration and adoption of International Women's Year - the three formative years, 1972-1974 the world plan of action of the IWY the mid-decade conference in Copenhagen, 1980 hopes and disappointments parallel conferences as free fora. Part 5 The importance of other world conferences: the logic of world conferences the population and food conferences other world conferences recognition of women - a matter of chance? the case of women and industrialization alternative development for North and South. Part 6 An institutional breakthrough in the United Nations system: intergovernmental decision-making bodies on women's issues follow-up measures regarding policies and programmes on women institutional structures within the UN system. Part 7 The UN system's concrete commitment to women: the system-wide plan for women and development, 1990-1995 towards a coherent policy women's research and public information income and employment are not enough needs in both North and South another system-wide plan for 1996-2001. Part 8 The emerging rights of women: in the UN charter... the commission on the of women traffic in persons what does status mean? a new human right the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women women's rights are human rights! Part 9 The issues for the 90s - violence against women and the environment: women and environment how to achieve the impossible the planet in Flamenco Park doing it themselves violence against women the General Assembly speaks out rape as a war crime dialogue between women and the UN. Part 10 Promises and doubts - women's future with the United Nations: the bright picture giving preference to women the darker side women of the South women on the alert toward Beijing changing the norms maintaining the momentum - a proposal.