OSCE considers more worke must be done in Ukraine to protect womens’s rights

OSCE considers more worke must be done in Ukraine to protect womens’s rights

More work is needed at the regional and local levels to address the needs and concerns of women and children in conflict and post-conflict situations, said participants at the end of a three-day conference in Kyiv on 12 December 2014 focusing on Ukraine’s gender policy in the context of European integration and international commitments. OSCE official web-site writes about this. 

More than 230 representatives from the state authorities at the central and regional levels as well as social service providers and civil society activists reviewed the current implementation of policy on promoting gender equality in Ukraine.

The conference was held at the initiative of Ukraine’s Ministry of Social Policy, and in partnership with the OSCE Project Co-ordinator of Ukraine, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, UN Women, UNFPA and Ukrainian Women’s Fund.

During the conference, participants highlighted issues such as preventing gender-based violence, combating trafficking in human beings and assistance to and the integration of people who have been displaced by conflict.

The participants compiled a series of recommendations for the authorities, agreeing that gender mainstreaming is crucial for solving problems related to conflict and post-conflict situations in Ukraine.

They called for preventive efforts to mitigate the risks of human trafficking and domestic violence among new vulnerable groups, such as internally displaced people. They also said gender awareness needs to be integrated into all aspects of political, economic and social life in Ukraine, and called for the creation of a mechanism to ensure effective co-ordination between all actors in their activities.

Other recommendations include the introduction of gender adviser positions at all levels of government; a review of prosecution measures in cases of domestic violence and and ensuring that the system of social protection is able to respond to both men’s and women’s specific needs and vulnerabilities.

Participants called for specific steps to be outlined in Ukraine’s draft action plan to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. The Resolution, adopted in 2000, addresses the different and unique impact of armed conflict on women, recognizes the importance of women’s equal participation and full involvement in maintaining and promoting peace and security, and the need to enhance protection of women, girls and their rights.

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