| Short Summary | | Title | Website: Beijing +15 CWS 54 New York 1-12 March 2010 - Documentation (in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) | | Author | United Nations (UN) Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW) | | Publication Date | March 2010 | | Summary | On its 54th session, the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) undertakes a 15-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted during the Fourth United Nations World Conference on Women in 1995. This United Nations webpage links to a number of reports and statements from United Nations institutions and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on the progress of the implementation of the commitments contained in the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action. One of the documents is a report which considers the gaps and challenges in relation to 12 critical areas of concern as outlined in the Platform for Action: poverty, education, health, violence, armed conflicts, economy, power and decision-making, institutional mechanisms, human rights, media, environment, the girl child. Other reports consider the release of women and children taken hostage and imprisoned during armed conflicts, the elimination of female genital mutilation, and initiatives of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) aimed at reducing violence against women. Links are provided to a number of non-governmental organisation (NGO) statements which were submitted to the Secretary General and outline their positions on issues of interest to them both at international and national levels. One example is the statement by the International Federation on Ageing which asks the Secretary General to take into account that older women everywhere continue to contribute to their families and communities. As the percentage of women over 60 years of age continues to rise significantly in all countries throughout the world and particularly in the developing world, forward-looking policies that facilitate and encourage their continued involvement in their communities and families are not a luxury but a necessity.
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