Subject: [fem-women2000 263] ACTION NEEDED NATIONALLY NOW ON BEIJING +5
From: lalamaziwa <lalamaziwa@jca.apc.org>
Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 13:41:09 +0900
Seq: 263
原段階で必要な緊急行動をまとめたものです。 すでにNYに出られたかたもいますが、こちらに転送します。 --lalamaziwa >> URGENT ALERT: ACTION NEEDED NATIONALLY NOW ON BEIJINGハ +5ハ >> from Center for Women's Global Leadership >> >> The Status of the Document: >> The negotiations during the most recent informals are going extremely slowly >> and there is contention even over things that were agreed in Beijing.ハ >> Therefore not much has been agreed to. It is not clear what progress can be >> made by the time of the UN General Assembly Special Session (which is only a >> week away). The process is now jeopardizing the consensus reached at Beijing >> five years ago. >> >> What is happening: The EU and JUSCANNZ have their positions ready but >need to >> be encouraged to defend Beijing language and women s human rights more >> assertively.ハ The G77 has agreed on many parts of the document, but is no >> longer speaking as a bloc. G77 countries have begun to take national >> positions on the paragraphs they had not reached agreement on by May 22nd. >> Many of the progressive Latin American and Caribbean countries (Bolivia, >> Brazil, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador Venezuela, El Salvador and >> Guatemala) are now speaking together and have identified themselves as SLAC >> (Some like minded Latin American and Caribbean countries). They and a few >> other governments are working arduously to produce a strong document but >they >> are being opposed by a very vocal minority who want to weaken the Platform. >> Part of the problem is that some countries are represented by junior >> delegates or NY based staff who are less knowledgeable about the Platform >for >> Action and gender issues. Many G77countries are not very active and need to >> be encouraged to participate more. Other countries are taking more >> conservative positions and are working to undermine the >progress that women >> made in Beijing. >> >> What you can do: >> *Immediately contact your government at home and/or in New York and let them >> know that women are expecting a strong document at the end of this process >> and that women are aware of what their governments are doing or not doing.ハ >> >> *The Progressive Latin American countries need to be supported at home as >> they are under attack from the Vatican which has generated some press >against >> their actions in NY.ハ >> >> *Where appropriate, encourage governments to send experienced people >> (including NGOs) who are familiar with the PFA and gender issues to >negotiate >> the document.ハ More experienced negotiators are desperately need, so that >> there problems aren t created when well-meaning representatives "put their >> foot in it" because they don't understand the context.ハ A number of efforts >> are being made to provide stronger technical assistance and assistance with >> developing potential language for consensus.ハ However, there remains >> inadequate support on language regarding the environment, decision-making, >> institutional machineries, etc.ハ >> >> *Regarding the recommendations, we need more progressive voices in the >> Contact Group and the two Working Groups, so that the Chairs can identify >the >> consensus.ハ Right now, with our ranks a little thin, the conservatives take >> more airtime than their numbers warrant. The SADC countries have not been >> visible, other than South Africa, and their voices are missed.ハ Capitals >need >> to be giving more progressive and direct instructions, including a forceful >> statement that the Platform cannot be reopened.ハ >> >> *Finally, it is important that governments and delegations to express their >> concern about the pace (and tactics of the right) to the Bureau, to the >> Chairs, to the DAW, and to the higher echelons of the UN (Louise Frechette, >> Dep. SG, is receptive)!ハ They have to know that governments are watching, >and >> feel it is not acceptable to come out of UNGASS without a set of concrete >> commitments. >> >> * Please let us know what you learn when you speak with your governments >> about the crisis brought on by this review process. Center for Women's >> Global Leadership cwgl@igc.org _________________________________________________________________________ fem-Women2000@jca.apc.org for Women 2000, UN Special Session on Beijing+5 Searcheable Archive http://www.jca.apc.org/fem/news/women2000/index.shtml visit fem-net HomePage for other mailing lists http://www.jca.apc.org/fem