79.‘Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action’, often
seen in the news, is
- a) a strategy to tackle, the regional terrorism, an outcome of a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
- b) a plan of action for sustainable economic growth in the Asia-Pacific Region, an outcome ofthe deliberations ofthe Asia-Pacific Economic Forum
- c) an agenda for women’s empowerment, an outcome of a World Conference convened by the United Nations
- d) a strategy to combat wildlife trafficking, a declaration of the East Asia Summit
The correct answer is Option 3.
- The Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action
- It was adopted unanimously by 189 countries at the United Nations World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995.
- It recognizes women’s rights as human rights and sets out a comprehensive roadmap for achieving equality between women and men. Hence, Option 3 is correct.
- It aims at accelerating the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women and at removing all the obstacles to women’s active participation in all spheres of public and private life through a full and equal share in economic, social, cultural and political decision-making.
- The Platform for Action is an agenda for women’s empowerment.
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