CEDAW/C/1997/3/Add.3 English Page 8 (b) Creation of a centre for initiatives to combat post-war marginalization and exclusion. Some of the consequences and post-war trauma are already discernible in the high rate of family violence and desertion, prostitution, etc., and have confirmed the need to create an observation mechanism capable of sounding the alarm and explaining the situation to the public authorities and of raising awareness among the various socio-professional circles concerned (doctors, educators, judges, etc.); (c) Strengthening of the role of women in the process of peace and democracy and of their participation in the economic and social life of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This programme is proposed on the basis of a broader understanding of the mandate entrusted to the secretariat by the General Conference and the Executive Board, but also in response to the reality on the ground and to requests from women's groups. Bosnian women's mobilization against the effects of the systematic use of violence against women, and their front-line position, have made them aware of the need to strengthen women's participation in current decision-making for the restoration of socio-political and cultural links in the region. Women are faced with two difficulties: to preserve their gains and secure a place for themselves in the new democratic institutions (political, economic, media and international), and to combat the sequels of the war (poverty, marginalization and exclusion). They also wish to uphold and 'impose' their views, which are rooted in the conviction that they belong to a 'single' community and are not diverse components of an intercultural community. a/ III. A. UNESCO ACTIVITIES TO PUBLICIZE THE WORK OF CEDAW Dissemination of the CEDAW/UNESCO Manifesto: a Gender-inclusive Culture through Education Towards 9. Mention must be made here of UNESCO's efforts to apply the philosophy and content of the Manifesto which was included for the most part in its report to the fifteenth session of CEDAW. In this text CEDAW and UNESCO reaffirm their belief in the universal value of education for a world culture of gender equality and in the determining role of education for women. They urge the international community to recognize education as a fundamental right. The World Education Report 1995, a biannual UNESCO publication, has as its central theme the education of women and girls and stresses the access of women to scientific and technical education. The World Science Report 1995, published annually by UNESCO, devoted a whole chapter to women's place in science and technology. These sectors are given priority in the Manifesto Towards a Gender-inclusive Culture. They are included in several special projects established by UNESCO in its 1996-1997 programme. (For greater detail see section IV below.) B. Participation of the President of CEDAW in UNESCO activities: International Women's Day: 4 March 1996 /...