Distr. General 25th, June 2017 Original: English

Japan University English Model United Nations (JUEMUN)/8/RES/2017/1(4)

Commission on the Status of Women

8th Session Agenda item: Ending Violence against Women and Girls Resolution Adopted by the Commission on the Status of Women, June 25 2017 Code: Draft Resolution 1-4 Topic: Promotion of Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women Committee: Advocacy to End Violence Against Women and Girls

The Commission on the Status of Women, Recalling UN General Assembly Resolution (A/RES/1/170), UN Human

Rights Council Resolution (A/HRC/RES/29/14), the Convention on Eliminating All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, and the Beijing Declaration,

Noting with concern the lack of progress gained in addressing the issues raised

in the Seventy-First Session of the UN General Assembly Third Committee, particularly with regards to forced labour, and sexual slavery,

Highlighting the success of UN-supported projects and organisations such as

Partners for Prevention, UNITAR, and Women4Women International, in utilising primary education as a means of tackling, and of raising awareness about, Violence Against Women,

Recognising the success of hotlines established by the Spanish National

Government, in accordance with EU Organic Law 1/2004, for victims of violence to find support, and for perpetrators to understand that their actions come with consequences,

Expressing dissatisfaction with the lack of support shown, both by Member States’ administrations and by Non-Governmental Organisations, toward the implementation of the International Day for the Eradication of Violence Against Women, commonly known as ‘Orange Day’,

Applauding the work of organization Voces Mesoamericanas, supported by UN

Women, which provides training workshops to strengthen migrants’ involvement in local communities with promising results shown in the Philippines, Mexico, and Moldova,

Acknowledging the work done by organisations such as the Shanti Volunteer

Association, which has focused on updating infrastructure inside their refugee camp in Cambodia, particularly educational facilities such as libraries and schools,

Noting the positive social impact of internet and social media access in urban

and rural communities, as demonstrated in Personal Safety Apps, the Bachchao Project, and social media campaigns such as #BringBackOurGirls,

Reminding Member States of UN Human Rights Council Resolution

A/HRC/32/L.20, which states that attempts to withhold internet access, and by extension blocking online campaigns such as “Co-education: Two sexes in one world” of the Women’s Institute, is in breach of Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,

Recognising with appreciation the work conducted by UN-sponsored charities

to advocate ending Violence Against Women, in particular the work of charities advocating the role of men in ending Violence Against Women, such as He For She Campaign,

Requests Member States to find long term solutions aimed at ending forced

labour, and sexual slavery, centred around progressive education at the national level; and reminding UN Member States to vocalise their support for campaigns which raise awareness of Violence Against Women;

1. Recommends increasing access to primary and secondary education by

utilising services such as mobile schools to improve education on a national level, both

in urban and rural areas. By educating children through the advocation of ending Violence Against Women, Nation States will be able to implement a long term solution to Violence Against Women;

a. A minimum of 2.5% of a nation's total income from international aid

should be invested towards implementing these projects, and Member States providing international aid should provide assistance toward implementing these services effectively;

2. Advocates Non-Governmental Organisations, including UN agencies and

private sector, and charities to continue their efforts to provide education, within the scope of national education systems, to both boys and girls;

a. As a guideline for implementation at a regional level, it is recommended

that the topics included in sexual education focus on the dangers of discrimination based on gender, and the importance of gender equality;

3. Strongly advocates that those UN Member States with well-established

communications services, such as hotlines for victims of violence, provide technical and logistical support to those who do not;

a. Guidelines for these hotlines including, but not limited to, provision for

24-hour access, the protection of the anonymity of the caller, and of communicating incriminating evidence to police and security services;

4. Decides that the International Day for the Eradication of Violence Against

Women continues to hold great potential for international advocacy to end Violence Against Women, and as such, recommends:

a. That the period of advocacy be lengthened to the span of one week, and

that as such, the name of this commemoration should be changed to the International Week for the Eradication of Violence Against Women, and by extension ‘Orange Week’,

b. That this week should begin on the Monday of the week containing the date October 25th the day on which the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women was closed for signature,

c. That UN Member States commemorate this week, as strongly advocating

increased vocal and financial support for campaigns which seek to end Violence Against Women, both nationally from Member States, and internationally from Non-Governmental Organisations, and the private sector;

5. Advises Member States to provide educational opportunities to legal

migrants about laws concerning Violence Against Women, with the aim of bringing a sustainable end to this violence;

6. Affirms that these opportunities include the provision for an educational

program, entitled “The Educational Program for the Empowerment of Women”, or EPEW, which could be tailored to suit Member States’ specific issues regarding gender-based violence, with the following base guidelines for educational subjects:

a. Practising self-defence; b. Human rights and laws within the nation of residence; c. Sexual education with emphasis on contraceptives; d. Emphasizing equal education for all to prevent sexual violence; e. Addressing common gender-based stereotypes and possible measures to

eradicate them; f. Stressing the overriding economic and social benefits of gender equality; g. Counseling services should be sanctioned to provide aid to victims of

gender-based violence, and the rehabilitation to perpetrators;

7. Further advises Member States to provide financial, technical, and intellectual support toward extending these opportunities towards refugees, both entering their territories, and those housed within refugee camps worldwide;

a. To make plans by applying effective experiences from the Shanti

Volunteer Association Refugee Camps to the current refugee crisis in Europe, and utilizing initiatives such as, but not limited to, the hiring of interns and volunteers from the local area and from home nations through crowdfunding, and sponsorships from the private sector;

8. Asks the UNHCR to consider the following proposals: a. To provide employment in agricultural, educational, and security sectors,

and provide leadership opportunities, such as ambassadorial and management roles to female refugees in refugee camps, in order to remove gender-based stereotypes, and to utilize women’s full potential;

b. To instruct refugee camp officials to foster a sense of communitarianism

within the camps, to reduce isolation, thereby reducing the risks that cause Violence Against Women;

9. Hopes that already-established, as well as future, online campaigns

advocating against Violence Against Women will improve their services with the provision of multilingual services, with emphasis on nationally and locally spoken languages, and the expansion of these services to rural areas, and of education programmes advocating ending Violence Against Women.

10. Suggests that UNITAR supervises improvements in online campaigns

advocating an end to Violence Against Women which would be able to provide guidance to privately and publically sponsored campaigns, and to which additional funding would be provided in order to hire translators, web designers, administrators, and advisers for local communities to access these online campaigns;

11. Further requests that the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

engage in co-operation with other Non-Governmental Organisations and the private sector to improve internet access in Less Economically Developed Countries, in

particular to further pilot projects such as the Technology Access Community Centres, or TACCs to allow the implementation of the project outline, and effectively advocate the ending of Violence Against Women,

a. The additional funding allocated to UNITAR would come from increased

voluntary contributions from National Governments, with the understanding that these contributions would produce an effective step toward the fight against gender discrimination;

12. Suggests that organisations advocating an end of Violence Against Women,

by utilising the role of men, expand their services in countries of operation; 13. Further suggests in areas recovering from conflict, specific emphasis

should be placed on rebuilding communities with social cohesion between men and women, by reducing gender discrimination and gender-based stereotypes through education, engaging men and boys in advocating for gender equality, and by including women in peacebuilding negotiations and implementation;

14. Affirms that organisations advocating an end to Violence Against Women,

by utilising the role of men, play active roles in UN Peacebuilding Operations; 15. Further Emphasises the participation of organisations, such as the He For

She Campaign, if included in future UN Peacekeeping Operations, would allow for a more coordinated approach, to reduce Violence Against Women in communities affected by conflict.