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The Beijing India Report 2024, submitted on the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995)
highlighted progress on gender equality and exposed gaps in addressing the gender-climate nexus.
Background: Beijing Declaration & Platform for Action (1995)
iIt was a landmark global framework adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women by the United Nations.
iiIt identified 12 critical areas for action, including poverty, education, health, violence against women, and decision-making.
iiiThe Declaration emphasized women’s rights as human rights and promoted legal and social reforms to achieve gender equality.
ivIndia’s Progress: India, as a signatory, has enacted several laws including the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (2005) and the POSH Act (2013) for workplace safety. However, their implementation remains inconsistent, revealing a gap between legislation and lived reality.
India’s International Commitments
iIndia is a signatory to several international frameworks that mandate gender equity and climate justice, including:
iiUniversal Declaration of Human Rights (1948),
iiiICCPR (1966),
ivCEDAW (1979),
vUN Convention Against Corruption (2003),
viAgenda 2030 for Sustainable Development
viiBeijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995).
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