Slide 2 CEDAW South East Asia Programme Regional programme of
the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) for South
East Asia CEDAW SEAP Slide 3 Funded by the Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA) Slide 4 CEDAW SEAP Being implemented in
Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste
and Vietnam Slide 5 Slide 6 Slide 7 Convention on the Elimination
of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Signed,
ratified or acceded to by the 7 countries But not fully
implemented. Slide 8 CONSTRAINTS to CEDAW Implementation State
Parties are not clear on - what the standards of womens human
rights are & - how to achieve these standards. Slide 9
CONSTRAINTS to CEDAW Implementation Structural barriers such as - a
culture of non-compliance with human rights standards; - lack of
means to access justice & to redress discrimination. Cultural
norms & practices that are based on the idea of the inferiority
or superiority of either of the sexes. Slide 10 CONSTRAINTS to
CEDAW Implementation Not sufficient expertise, methodologies &
capacities to use the human rights standards to analyze &
address societal problems. Slide 11 CONSTRAINTS to CEDAW
Implementation Women are not aware of - their human rights - the
means to claim these rights - how to access remedies. Slide 12
Slide 13 CEDAW SEAP: an opportunity for various sectors to work
together for the full realization of womens human rights Slide 14
CEDAW SEAP Vision Full realization of womens human rights Slide 15
CEDAW SEAP Strategy Modify laws & policies Build capacity of
institutions Transform culture Slide 16 CEDAW SEAP seeks to create
changes in The substance of laws & policies Institutional
structures & procedures Values, norms & other cultural
factors Slide 17 Towards the The substance of laws & policies
Institutional structures & procedures Values, norms & other
cultural factors CEDAW SEAP seeks to create changes in Slide 18
Full realization of womens human rights The substance of laws &
policies Institutional structures & procedures Values, norms
& other cultural factors CEDAW SEAP seeks to create changes in
Slide 19 CEDAW SEAP will Stimulate & Support Systematic Action
at the National & Regional Levels Slide 20 Slide 21 Vision
Slide 22 Outcome 1Outcome 2Outcome 3 Slide 23 Vision Outcome
1Outcome 2Outcome 3 Output 1Output 2Output 3Output 4 Slide 24
Vision Outcome 1Outcome 2Outcome 3 Output 1Output 2Output 3Output 4
Activities Slide 25 EXPECTED OUTCOMES 1. Improved awareness &
deeper understanding of CEDAW 2. Strengthened capacity to promote
womens human rights 3. Strong political will for CEDAW
implementation Slide 26 OUTCOME 1: Improved awareness & deeper
understanding of CEDAW the standards of womens human rights the
status of womens human rights State obligations & guarantees as
provided by CEDAW the need for systematic action to protect,
promote & fulfil womens human rights. Slide 27 OUTCOME 2:
Strengthened Capacity Regional level partners to develop a
knowledge base & competencies to provide technical support to
countries to implement CEDAW. State organs, organized civil society
& citizenry at the national level to undertake their respective
roles to protect, promote & fulfil womens human rights. Slide
28 OUTCOME 3: Strong political will Commitment to implement CEDAW
Effective accountability mechanism & timely reporting
Strengthened commitment among NGOs to support womens ability to
claim their rights Slide 29 EXPECTED OUTPUTS Slide 30 EXPECTED
OUTPUTS: REGIONAL LEVEL 1. Accessible, operational knowledge base
for CEDAW implementation 2. Strengthened capacity of selected
institutions to provide technical support to governments, NGOs
& other sectors 3. Enhanced capacity of regional NGOs to use
CEDAW & its Optional Protocol to advocate womens human rights
Slide 31 EXPECTED OUTPUTS: NATIONAL LEVEL Addressing State Organs:
Legislative, Executive & Judicial 1. Increased recognition by
the legislative, executive & judicial branches of the
obligations of the state 2. Increased understanding by these state
organs of the status of womens human rights and the extent of
discrimination 3. Legislation reviewed to identify actions to
harmonize the legal system with CEDAW Slide 32 4. Expertise of a
core group of legislators, government officials & staff, and
judges in applying CEDAW in their respective functions 5. Greater
commitment by the State to CEDAW implementation & timely
reporting EXPECTED OUTPUTS: NATIONAL LEVEL Addressing State Organs:
Legislative, Executive & Judicial Slide 33 Addressing organized
civil society and the citizenry: 6. Among selected groups of
citizenry, increased awareness of CEDAW 7. Strengthened commitment
among NGOs to support womens ability to claim their human rights
EXPECTED OUTPUTS: NATIONAL LEVEL 8. Expertise of an expanded set of
civil society organizations to use CEDAW & its Optional
Protocol to promote womens human rights in selective substantive
area Slide 34 Addressing collaboration among stakeholders: 9.
Effective partnership among governments, civil society and UN
agencies for CEDAW implementation, monitoring and reporting.
EXPECTED OUTPUTS: NATIONAL LEVEL Slide 35 ACTIVITIES: Research
& analysis Advocacy Training Technical support Networking
Public awareness raising on CEDAW Building a regional knowledge
base on CEDAW Modelling an integrated approach to implement CEDAW
Brokering resources Slide 36 Slide 37 PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES IN
THE MODELLING 1. Cambodia 2. Indonesia 3. Philippines 4. Thailand
Slide 38 Modelling an integrated approach on CEDAW implementation.
On an area of pervasive violation of womens human rights or
discrimination against women Lessons to be documented, synthesized,
abstracted & shared internationally. Slide 39 Modelling
approach uses the following framework Modify laws & policies
Build capacity of institutions Transform culture Slide 40 Possible
activities for the modelling Slide 41 The substance of the law
Review of laws and policies Prepare legislative reform agenda &
plan of action to implement it Adopt and implement legislative
reform agenda The substance of the law Slide 42 Assessment of
capacity of organizations responsible for the selected substantive
area Skills training for government officials & staff to
implement new laws applying the CEDAW standards Institutional
structures & procedures Institutional structures &
procedures Orientation & training of judges to enable them to
interpret the laws in line with CEDAW standards Partnership
building among government, civil society & UN agencies to
protect, promote & fulfill womens human rights in a selected
substantive area. Slide 43 Among the citizenry affected by or
involved in the pervasive violation of womens human rights: Values,
norms & other cultural factors Values, norms & other
cultural factors Awareness raising on CEDAW & womens human
rights Other information & education programmes aimed at
gaining their support & mobilizing them to support womens human
rights. Slide 44 CEDAW SEAP STRATEGY is MULTISECTORAL &
COLLABORATIVE Slide 45 STAKEHOLDERS State Organs - Parliament or
Legislature - Executive Branch - Judiciary Organized Civil Society
- Non-governmental organizations - Political parties - Labor unions
- others Slide 46 STAKEHOLDERS Other sectors - Schools - Media
establishments - Religious institutions Women - Business
enterprises Men Slide 47 All stakeholders have roles. Their efforts
must be coordinated. Slide 48 Slide 49 THE PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Global-Regional ADVISORY COMMITTEE Slide 50 THE PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Global-Regional ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROGRAMME STEERING COMMITTEE
Slide 51 THE PROGRAMME STRUCTURE Global-Regional ADVISORY COMMITTEE
PROGRAMME STEERING COMMITTEE PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT TEAM Slide 52 THE
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE Global Level ADVISORY COMMITTEE CIDA- Canadian
International Development Agency UNIFEM- United Nations Development
Fund for Women UNDP- Asia Pacific Gender Equality Network (APGEN)
UNDAW- UN Division for the Advancement of Women UNOHCHR- UN Office
of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Slide 53 THE PROGRAMME
STRUCTURE Global Level PROGRAMME STEERING COMMITTEE UNIFEM - Asia
Pacific Section Chief - Regional Programme Director - ESEARO -
Programme Manager - Human Rights - CEDAW Adviser CIDA Slide 54 THE
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE Regional Level PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT TEAM
(Bangkok) Programme Manager Deputy Programme Manager Finance
Assistant Administrative Assistant Slide 55 COUNTRY CONSULTATIVE
COMMITTEE CEDAW SEAP PROGRAMME MANAGER THE PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Regional National Level Slide 56 COUNTRY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE
CEDAW SEAP PROGRAMME MANAGER COUNTRY PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT UNIT THE
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE Regional National Level Slide 57 THE PROGRAMME
STRUCTURE National Level Country Consultative Committee Government
(Legislative, Executive and Judiciary) NGOs & other organized
civil society groups concerned with women, gender equality &
human rights Relevant academic & training institutions UNIFEM
& other UN agencies, CIDA & other donors Slide 58 THE
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE National Level Programme Management Unit (in
each of the 7 countries) National Coordinator/Gender Expert Finance
& Administrative Assistant Slide 59 The full and equal
enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by women and
girls is a priority for Governments and the United Nations... - The
Beijing Platform for Action, 1995. Slide 60 Slide 61 CREDITS
Script: Teena Cabbab Consultant for Script: Annie Serrano Artwork
and execution: MindBox Photos: ADB, UNDP/APGEN For more
information, please contact: PROGRAMME MANAGER CEDAW SEAP UNIFEM
East and Southeast Asia Regional Office, UN Building. 5th Floor,
Rajdamnern Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200, Thailand Telephone: + (662)
288-2587 or (662) 288-1578; Facsimile: + (662) 280-6030; E-mail:
[email protected] For offices in seven South East Asian
countries, see: www.unifem-eseasia.org Copyright UNIFEM 2004,
Produced for CEDAW SEAP, UNIFEM East and South East Asia Regional
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