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ICPD 2013 : International Conference on Population and Development
Paris, France
June 27-28, 2013
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High-Level
Task Force for the International Conference on Population & Development
(ICPD)
POLICY BRIEF: PRIORITIES
FOR THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA
"The
empowerment of women and girls and the achievement of gender equality are a
matter of fundamental human rights and a basic precondition for equitable and
sustainable social and economic development. As breadwinners and caretakers,
food producers and almost half of the developing world's agricultural
workforce, peace-builders in crisis-affected communities, and increasingly,
political and business leaders, women are the backbone of strong families and
communities on which nations are built. As half the world's population, they represent
half the global human capital base for boosting economic growth and poverty
eradication. But women face systematic obstacles due to gender-based
discrimination, violence and inequality, severely compromising their human
rights and freedoms, health and educational attainment, productivity and
earning potential. When large sectors of society face inequality, countries'
economic growth and social progress are slowed."
"Conversely,
when women are empowered, all benefit and prosper."
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