The UN Commission on the Status of Women presents “The Equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men”
The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS
The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women will consider the theme: “The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS” at its 53rd session .
The work in the Commission will be guided by two reports of the Secretary-General on the theme: one will identify and discuss key issues in sharing of responsibilities between women and men and suggest policy recommendations; and a second will provide an overview of mainstreaming efforts related to sharing of responsibilities at national level.
In the context of its new working methods, the Commission will begin its consideration of the issue of “The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS” through three interactive activities:
- A roundtable for high-level participants from capitals (at the level of ministers, deputy-ministers and principal secretaries) focused on experiences, lessons learned and good practices, including results with supporting data, where available,
- an interactive expert panel of technical experts to identify key policy initiatives in order to accelerate the implementation of previous commitments; and
- an interactive expert panel of technical experts and statisticians which will focus on capacity-building for gender mainstreaming in relation to the theme. The panel will provide an opportunity for an exchange of national and regional experiences, lessons learned and good practices, including on results with supporting data, where available.
The key elements in the consideration of the equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men are: accelerating implementation of previous commitments at national level, including through sharing experiences, lessons learned and good practices; increasing attention to information and data needs; enhancing capacity to mainstream the issue; and identifying further key policy initiatives to move implementation forward.
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