Main submitters: Syrian Arab Republic, Arab Republic of EgyptSignatories: Saudi Arabia, People’s Republic of China, Nigeria, Libya, Turkey, South Africa, Malaysia,Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Uganda, Kenya, Israel, The Russian Federation, Republic of India,German FederationTopic: Gender Inequality

The General Assembly: Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee,

Aware of the discrimination and unfair treatment, including but not limited to physical and sexualviolence, restricted property ownership, limited access to healthcare, restricted freedoms to marry ordivorce, reduced political rights, restricted education or job opportunities, judicial miscarriage, andgeneral verbal insults, towards women in a variety of countries,

Stressing that many consequences of such discrimination, which include but are not limited to violence,rape, murder and infanticide, are unacceptable regardless of country or laws,

Expressing concern regarding the treatment of women,

Recognising the cultural, religious or judicial implementations and/or concerns of certain countries,

Recognizing that poverty in many states can lead to a lack of Women’s empowerment,

Further recognizing that Women’s participation in politics is an inalienable right,

Desiring to uphold the Beijing Declaration, which recommends a higher participation of Women’sparticipation in politics, including but not limited to national parliaments;

Welcoming dialogue, discussion and compromise between various countries, as well as regional andinternational initiatives to promote such dialogue, in order to achieving mutual understanding and, ifnecessary, cooperation,

Desiring a balance between religious and/or cultural sensibilities and the need to promote genderequality, as well as protect women against harm, such as sexual, physical and verbal abuse, in publicand/or in the form of domestic violence,

Upholding the belief that empowerment of women leads to the overall prosperity and well­being of themember states,

1. Demands that all nation states affirm their commitment to combating crimes committed towardswomen arising as a result of prejudice and/or discrimination,

2. Supports unilateral or multilateral actions towards promoting gender equality inasmuch that theUN is made aware of them and they fall under UN guidelines,

3. Recommends all nations states promote education or equal education opportunities for women,in order to allow women to enjoy similar basic intellectual rights as men, and make this measurea first step towards pushing for greater gender equality and more measures promoting equalityfor women,

4. Suggests that countries take steps in implementing measures to promote equal treatment ofwomen, including but not limited to:

a. Increasing regulations to ensure equality in employment (encompassing hiring andtreatment in the workplace);

b. Increasing enforcement against hate crimes, harm or losses dealt to a person based ontheir gender, and domestic violence;

c. Improving healthcare towards women;

5. Urges member states to legislate measures of combating gender discrimination, including lawsthat specify suitable punishment of such discrimination;

6. Further commends the activity of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in studying theeffects of gender discrimination on a country’s political, social and economic development andfor the results to be made available to all nation states;

7. Stresses that mutual respect, dialogue and cooperation should be promoted, though imposingsuch measures on member states can constitute an undemocratic action;

8. Urges states to adopt measures to increase women’s participation in politics, including but notlimited to:

a. Instituting a gender quota system in national elective bodies, including but not limited toparliaments, and city legislations where deemed necessary to uphold women’sparticipation in such elective bodies;

b. Maintaining cabinets that are in no way gender­biased;c. Ensuring gender equality is maintained in political parties, legislating a basic requirement

for political parties to include members and candidates of both genders in suitable ratios;

9. Endorses funding and training for non­governmental organizations campaigning for women'shuman rights and supporting the active broad participation of women, including but not limited toWomen for Women’s Human Rights (WWHR);

10. Calls for the provision of support, financial, technical or logistical to developing countries, byindividual member states and/or relevant UN agencies, to assist with the eradication of genderinequality through:

a. provision of maternal health care;b. increased opportunities for education of the girl­child;c. community awareness regarding the benefits of empowering women and girls and the

seizure of inhibitive cultural practices;

11. Supports the education of concepts related to gender equality, using methods such as but notlimited to:

a. incorporating the concept within the national education;b. promote the concept via direct media;

12. Calls for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to be respected and adhered to in order toachieve equal rights for women;

13. Decides to remain actively seized upon this matter.

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