Joint Statement submitted by Education International (EI), International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and Public Services International (PSI), non-governmental organizations in consultative status
- Document number
- 2272
- Date
- 2009
- Title
- Joint Statement submitted by Education International (EI), International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and Public Services International (PSI), non-governmental organizations in consultative status
- Author/publisher
- International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
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- Document type(s)
- Meeting Documentation/Conference Reports,
- Keywords
- Item 3 (a) (i) of the provisional agenda (E/CN.6/2009/1), UN Commission on the Status of Women,
- Summary
- The respect of women's reproductive rights, the access to appropriate health care gives protection to the spread of the pandemic which is the trigger for millions of orphans under age 18 and which is expected to exceed 25 million by 2010 . There is an urgent need for attention to women and girls as most vulnerable groups in this context. The promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women as outlined in the 3rd Millennium Development Goal tackles poverty, discrimination and illiteracy. Achieving these goals is clearly linked to access to equal opportunities in education, decent work and health care. Nevertheless, family responsibilities remain with women. The gender division of responsibilities in the household detracts from economic growth and development; women are restricted from full economic participation by the demands of their household work while men are still uninvolved in care work.
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