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Almas Jiwani, President of United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) Canada Honored in Greece .
In a spectacular high-profile ceremony organized by Nikitas Kaklamanis, Mayor of Athens and the EAWC President Ms. Loula Alafoyianni, Ms. Jiwani was bestowed with the 2010 Artemis Award recognizing her endeavours to promote cross-cultural dialogue and humanitarian development of women across the world. Click Here to read more.

 

The President and the Board of Directors of the Canadian National Committee of UNIFEM  present Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean with the  UNIFEM  Canada Award.
Almas  Jiwani  presented the Governor General at her residence at Rideau Hall with the prestigious honor  in a ceremony that recognized her outstanding efforts to empower women and girls world-wide.

  Take a Pledge today an participate in UNIFEM's Say NO-UNiTE to end violence against women campaign. 
UNIFEM’s Say NO initiative is a global platform for advocacy and action, engages participants from all walks of life to prevent and address violence against women. Click Here to sign a petition to end violence against women now.

Beijing Platform for Action

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OVERVIEW
The Fourth World Conference on Women was convened by the United Nations in 1995 in Beijing. The aim of the conference was to assess progress since the Nairobi World Conference on Women in 1985 and to adopt a platform for action, concentrating on key issues identified as obstacles to the advancement of women in the world.

The Conference focussed on 12 areas of concern and adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action in order to address these concerns.

In 2000 the Beijing+5 reviewed the progress of the 12 areas of concern and found that the goals had not been fully achieved and as a result further committed themselves to achieving the goals set out in 1995. Beijing+10 continued to review the status of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action.

On March 2010, the United Nations conducted a thorough review of the Beijing+15 at the Commission on the Status of Women.
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For more information on the Beijing Platform for Action, please see the resources below

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