UN 54th Session of the CSW, Parallel Event
Sharing of Good Practices to Achieve MDG Number 3
Tuesday, March 2, 2010, UN Church Center, New York
“I call on men around the world to lead by example: to make clear that violence against women is an act perpetrated by a coward, and that speaking up against it is a badge of honour.” Ban Ki-Moon
WFWP Europe is committed to the advancement of women for peace and security, in which the value of each individual is recognized.
Therefore we promote activities that encourage development towards meeting MDG No.3, of Gender Equality in all fields of life.
The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG) specifically target :
Goal 2 : the wellbeing of women and girls (universal primary education)
Goal 3 : promote gender equality and empower women
Goal 5 : improve maternal health
Since the declaration of the Millennium development goals in 2000, WFWP International has been contributing to
fulfil these goals in various countries and different ways.
„Dignity of Woman“ in relation to the Millennium Development Goals
Sexualised advertisement, pornography, rape, forced veiling, forced prostitution, trafficking, female genital mutilation, honour killings,
Within Europe, the sex trade has an annual turnover of billions of Euros.
A billion dollar industry conveys the message that the brutalizing, torture, enslavement, mutilation, contempt and humiliation of the female sex is equivalent to sexual pleasure.
Domestic violence is an issue many times ignored
trafficking
Prostitution
Forced childprostitutution
Sexual harrasment at work
Domesticviolence
Forcedveiling
Violence towards women up to today constitutes by far the most frequent violation of human rights
Through sexualized language and advertisements, through misuse of the female body as advert-gag for the greatest variety of products, lacking equality is being reinforced
The view of woman is distorted
Women are degraded merely to the role of sexual object
These are urgent problems in the field of the status of women requiring immediate attention.
Building upon the remarkable framework of human rights legislation and mechanisms of the United Nations and among governments over the last 60 years to prevent conflict and promote peace and prosperity among and within nations. Knowing that human trafficking, sexual exploitation, domestic violence and all forms of abuse constitute an unacceptable violence against women and children that damages the whole fabric of the society and is irreconcilable with a culture rooted in the dignity and value of the human being.
Creating awareness of human dignity
Considering the amazing God-given human potential in each woman this state of affairs isunforgivable
The awareness of dignity in the human society, especially regarding the dignity of women is one of the most important prevention aspects regarding all kinds of violence against women, men and children such as trafficking, forced prostitution and domestic violence.
Dignity dwells within each person
According to the German philosopher Immanuel Kant every person has dignity, it dwells within, independant of his abilities, social position or other characteristics like gender, race or age.
Man and woman are created in the image of God
Ethical autonomy of
people
Man’s responsibility
For the individual Directed to the societyAll human beings
are born free and
equal in dignity and
rights. ´(HRD)The control of urges through moral
strength is freedom of spirit, and the
expression of this phenomenon is
called Dignity. Dignity has various
degrees, where she approaches grace
and beauty, it is called Noble and
where it borders with awe, it will be
called Sovereign. The highest degree
of grace is "magical", and the highest
degree of dignity is Majesty.(Friedrich Schiller about Grace and Dignity-
1793)
The dignity of human
beings is inviolable. It
is the duty of all
governmental
institutions, to respect
and protect it.
(Article 1 UD of HR)
as feature as commission
Dignity
Dignity as feature Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of
the equal inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justiceand peace in the world,...
Article 1. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Dignity as civic participation Excerts of the Preamble Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have in
the Charter reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of menand women and have determined to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,..
Article 7 All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of the Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination
Let us awaken human awareness fully to the original value and the original beauty of the woman!
Restoring the image of womanhood in society.
Inspiring women to feel the beauty and value of true femininity, to discover their immanent God given dignity and to live it.