Time for Action: Implementing CEDAW in Southeast Asia

Programme on Facilitating the Implementation of CEDAW
has been raising awareness, political will and capacities
of governments to fulfill the commitment that they made
to CEDAW’s principles of substantive equality and nondiscrimination
of women. With civil society groups, the focus
has been on building their understanding of CEDAW and skills
to use CEDAW in holding the government accountable to their
promises.
This publication, Time for Action: CEDAW Implementation
in Southeast Asia, is born out of 5 years of UNIFEM’s
concentrated work, helping partners understand what
implementing CEDAW means. It documents the variety of
ways in which both governments and civil society actors have
used CEDAW to make that promise of non-discrimination and
equality one step closer to reality for women. The examples
are drawn from both UNIFEM supported initiatives and those
support by others that we are aware of. The aim is to provide
ideas and inspiration to those that are looking for more
effective ways of realizing the guarantee of women’s human
rights. We hope that there is something useful here for you as
well.
Dr. Jean D’Cunha
Regional Programme Director
UNIFEM East and Southeast Asia Regional Office
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Time For Action
Implementing CEDAW in Southeast Asia