UN agency just before International Women’s Day, on Thursday, on Thursday Women’s rights in review 30 years after beijing It has published its report called, according to which women’s rights are being rebelled in one-fourth countries.
Despite several decades of advocacy for women’s rights, the situation is deteriorating for gender equality due to economic instability, climate crisis, violent conflict and political opposition.
At some time or the other in history, 87 countries have been led by women, but to realize the real equality, a long way is to be set.
The report expressed concern that a woman or girl is being killed by a family member or intimate partner every 10 minutes.
Sexual disparities have deepened in the digital world, promoting harmful trends on artificial intelligence and social media platforms, while women and girls do not get proper representation in digital and technology sector.
In the last decade, the number of women and girls who has been hit by violent conflict has increased by 50 percent, women rights activists are suffering harassment and cases of personal attacks and killing them have increased.
According to the UN agency, not only the progress is slowing down due to crises like Kovid-19, rising food and fuel prices and democratic institutions, but the direction of progress recorded so far is also reversing.
Beijing +30, progressed so far
From the perspective of women’s rights in the year 2025, there is a 30th anniversary of the important Beijing manifesto, which is a veteran roadmap to carry forward their rights. According to the latest report, it is important to understand the progress made under it.
In 1995, the governments of 189 countries agreed to the ambitious scheme of acquiring equal rights for all women and girls in Chinese capital Beijing.
Since 1995, countries have implemented 1,531 legal reforms to promote gender equality, the maternity mortality has declined by one-third, and the representation of women in Parliament has exceeded double.
Measures for betterment
Despite this, it has been clarified that a long journey will have to be set to realize the objectives of the 2030 agenda. To increase the speed of progress, priorities have been fixed in the Beijing +30 action agenda with this intention.
Under this, increasing the accessibility of technology, equality and safety will have to be ensured. Social safety, universal health care and education will have to be invested, which can strengthen the economic freedom of women.
Apart from this, provision of financial assistance will have to be made for women led by women. His leadership is also important in permanent peace and environmental policies, and his participation among green employment.
According to the report, countries will have to implement laws that end violence against women and girls, and provide support to community organizations focused on response and prevention measures.
There is an opportunity to make 30 anniversary of the Beijing manifesto, upcoming meeting of the UN Commission, national policies, regional strategies and global agreements on the upcoming meeting of the UN Commission, on the status of women,