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MEDIA TRAINING MANUAL ON GENDER EQUALITY FOR THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION

21 Nov 2021

With a reach of more than 17 countries in the region and in the We intend to pilot this manual in the form of a series regions of the Global South, we aim to promote and of virtual sessions held with participants from different defend women’s and young people’s rights and needs, countries of Asia and the Pacific region. [...] The term also refers to the of basic rights of all couples and individuals to decide increased economic vulnerability women and girls face freely and responsibly the number, spacing, and timing due the financial burden posed by menstrual supplies of their children and to have the information and means (source: UNFPA). [...] The preamble to ensure the full development and advancement sets the tone by stating that “the role of women in of women, for the purpose of guaranteeing them procreation should not be a basis for discrimination.” the exercise and enjoyment of human rights and The link between discrimination and women’s fundamental freedoms on a basis of equality with reproductive role is a matter of recurrent con. [...] Noting this interrelationship, the preamble of the Convention As of January 1, 2008, responsibility for servicing the stresses “that a change in the traditional role of men as CEDAW committee has been transferred to the UN well as the role of women in society and in the family Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is needed to achieve full equality of men and women.” (OHCHR) in Geneva. [...] Implementation of the Programme of Action of the • D espite remarkable progress over the past 25 years, ICPD, and the outcomes of its reviews, and the 2030 the promise of the ICPD Programme of Action Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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83
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Malaysia

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