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http://www.wwda.org.au/contents.htm
BEIJING + 15 REVIEW - WOMEN WITH
DISABILITIES
In
March 2010, the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will
undertake the fifteen-year review of the implementation of the Beijing
Declaration and Platform for Action (BPFA). A significant part of this
There
will be differences of approach between countries in their preparation for
Beijing+15 review, but the emphasis should be on presenting a comprehensive
picture of the actions undertaken in the past 15 years to improve the lived
experience of all women in each of the member nations.
It
is important that the voices of women with disabilities are heard in this
process. So often input from this sector of the population is not sought or
heeded, so that issues for women with disabilities continue to be overlooked.
However,
any grouping of women with disabilities with a reasonably formed contact
network can assemble a report which gives a snap-shot of the situation for
women with disabilities in a particular country or region. The collected
information does not have to form a separate report, but can feed into an
official country report as well as to the Shadow Report of an NGO.
Women
With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) has begun using its networks to gather
information which will be collated into a report for inclusion in both the
Australian Government report to CSW and into any NGO Shadow Reports which will
be submitted in parallel. An outline of the network message sent out for their
consultation process follows.
Women With Disabilities &
Beijing+15
Women
With Disabilities Australia (WWDA), the national peak body representing women
with all types of disabilities in Australia, is contributing to the Australian
consultations on the fifteen year review of the Beijing Platform for Action
(Beijing+15). WWDA is calling on all women with disabilities to have input to
this important review process. It is critical that women with disabilities have
their say on what issues they are currently facing in their lives and what they
think should be done to improve their lives.
What is
In
1995, the Fourth World Conference on Women was held in
How Women With Disabilities in
Women
With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) is contributing to the
WWDA is supporting individual women with disabilities to attend
Australian regional and local
WWDA is consulting directly with women with disabilities from
around
The 12 areas are:
1. Poverty
2. Women Decision
Makers
3. Education and
Training
4. Government
Institutions
5. Health
6. Women’s Rights
7. Violence
8. Media
9. Armed Conflict
/ Refugees
10. Environment
11. Economy
12. Young Girls
WWDA will then collate the information received from
women with disabilities for inclusion into the national response which will be
taken to the regional and international meetings for the fifteen year review of
the Beijing Platform for Action.
WWDA is providing
relevant WWDA reports and policy submissions for consideration and reference in
the development of the national response to the
For more information
For more information on
For more information on the Beijing Platform for
Action (BPFA) go to:
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/beijing/platform
Women With Disabilities
ABN: 23 627 650 121
PO Box 605, Rosny Park, Tasmania 7018
AUSTRALIA
Ph: +61 3 6244 8288 Fax: +61 3 6244 8255
Email: wwda@wwda.org.au
Web: www.wwda.org.au
Executive Director: Carolyn Frohmader
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