CEDAW/C/2006/III/3/Add.3
II. Contribution of the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization to the
implementation of the Convention
3.
Pursuant to the UNESCO medium-term strategy for 2002-2007, women’s
needs and a gender-equality perspective are integrated in policy planning,
programming, implementation and evaluation activities in all areas of UNESCO
competence with a view to promoting women’s empowerment and achieving gender
equality. Women’s priorities and vision of development goals and approaches are
addressed and promoted through greater participation of women at all levels and in
all areas of UNESCO action. Region-specific programmes and activities that benefit
girls and women of various ages, including the young and the elderly, focus on
networking, exchanges of information, sharing of knowledge and building alliances
across borders and cultures in the framework of the United Nations Declaration and
Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace. Further promotion and implementation
of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women and all other international normative instruments that promote women’s
human rights remain a top priority.
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