WUNRN
CREATING AN ENABLING ECONOMIC
ENVIRONMENT FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS: ANALYSIS OF MACRO-ECONOMIC ISSUES IN THE CSW 58
AGREED CONCLUSIONS
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"The current neo-liberal economic policies have promoted reduced
government spending, deregulation, the privatization of public assets and services, and rampant unequal forms of trade liberalization,
which has led to an increase in inequalities and has undermined the
capacity of States to uphold human rights, in
particular economic, social, and cultural rights (ESCR). Women and
girls, who comprise a majority of the world’s
poor, are disproportionately affected by these policies. Even in times
of economic crisis, States have an obligation – including extraterritorial
obligations – to respect, protect, and fulfill all human rights, and to adhere
to the principles of progressive realization, maximum available resources, non-‐retrogression,
minimum essential levels/minimum core obligations, and non-‐discrimination
and equality."
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