Current context: United Nations has adopted a stripped-down political declaration on women's rights on 9th March 2020.
a. 1990
b. 1993
c. 1995
d. 2000
- The political declaration on women's rights was adopted during the 64th session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
- The UN body reaffirmed the 1995 road map to achieve gender equality that was adopted by 189 countries at the 1995 Beijing women's conference.
- A UN declaration on women is approved every five years.
- The adopted text follows the main lines of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action of 1995.
- It sought to promote women's emancipation and advancement around the world.
- The member countries also took the pledge:
- To fight against "human trafficking and modern slavery and other forms of exploitation,"
- To ensure just treatment and provide support services for "all women victims of violence"
- UN Secretary-General: Antonio Guterres
- Headquarters: New York, United States
Question:
Q.1 The United Nations has adopted the political declaration on women's rights on 9th March 2020, which is based on the roadmap of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action ________?a. 1990
b. 1993
c. 1995
d. 2000
