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CEDAW South East Asia Programme
CEDAW SEAP
• Regional programme of the
United Nations Development Fund
for Women (UNIFEM)
for South East Asia
CEDAW SEAP
• Funded by the Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA)
CEDAW SEAP
• Being implemented in Cambodia,
Indonesia, Lao PDR, Philippines,
Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam
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.
CONSTRAINTS to CEDAW
Implementation
• State Parties are not clear on
- what the standards of women’s human
rights are &
- how to achieve these standards.
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.
CONSTRAINTS to CEDAW
Implementation
• Not sufficient expertise, methodologies
& capacities to use the human rights
standards to analyze & address societal
problems.
CONSTRAINTS to CEDAW
Implementation
• Women are not aware of
- their human rights
- the means to claim these rights
- how to access remedies.
CEDAW SEAP:
an opportunity for various
sectors to work together for
the full realization of women’s
human rights
CEDAW SEAP Vision
Full realization of
women’s human rights
CEDAW SEAP Strategy
Modify laws
& policies
Build capacity
of institutions
Transform
culture
CEDAW SEAP seeks to create
changes in
The substance of
laws & policies
Institutional
structures
& procedures
Values, norms
& other cultural
factors
CEDAW SEAP seeks to create
changes in
The substance of
laws & policies
Towards the
Institutional
structures
& procedures
Values, norms
& other cultural
factors
CEDAW SEAP seeks to create
changes in
The substance of
laws & policies
Full realization
of women’s
human rights
Institutional
structures
& procedures
Values, norms
& other cultural
factors
CEDAW SEAP will
Stimulate & Support
Systematic Action at the
National & Regional Levels
Vision
Vision
Outcome 1
Outcome 2
Outcome 3
Vision
Outcome 1
Output 1
Outcome 2
Output 2
Output 3
Outcome 3
Output 4
Vision
Outcome 1
Output 1
Activities
Activities
Outcome 2
Output 2
Activities
Outcome 3
Output 3
Activities
Activities
Output 4
Activities
Activities
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
1. Improved awareness & deeper
understanding of CEDAW
2. Strengthened capacity to
promote women’s human rights
3. Strong political will for CEDAW
implementation
OUTCOME 1:
Improved awareness & deeper
understanding of CEDAW
• the standards of women’s human rights
• the status of women’s human rights
• State obligations & guarantees as
provided by CEDAW
• the need for systematic action to
protect, promote & fulfil women’s
human rights.
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 women’s
human rights.
OUTCOME 3:
Strong political will
• Commitment to implement CEDAW
• Effective accountability mechanism
& timely reporting
• Strengthened commitment among
NGOs to support women’s ability to
claim their rights
EXPECTED OUTPUTS
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 women’s
human rights
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 women’s human
rights and the extent of discrimination
3. Legislation reviewed to identify actions to
harmonize the legal system with CEDAW
EXPECTED OUTPUTS:
NATIONAL LEVEL
Addressing State Organs: Legislative,
Executive & Judicial
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 organized civil society
and the citizenry:
6. Among selected groups of citizenry,
increased awareness of CEDAW
7. Strengthened commitment among
NGOs to support women’s ability to claim
their human rights
8. Expertise of an expanded set of civil society
organizations to use CEDAW & its Optional
Protocol to promote women’s human rights in
selective substantive area
EXPECTED OUTPUTS:
NATIONAL LEVEL
Addressing collaboration among
stakeholders:
9. Effective partnership among governments,
civil society and UN agencies for CEDAW
implementation, monitoring and reporting.
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
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES
IN THE MODELLING
1. Cambodia
2. Indonesia
3. Philippines
4. Thailand
Modelling an integrated approach
on CEDAW implementation.
• On an area of pervasive violation
of women’s human rights or
discrimination against women
• Lessons to be documented,
synthesized, abstracted & shared
internationally.
Modelling approach uses the
following framework
Modify laws
& policies
Build capacity
of institutions
Transform
culture
Possible activities for
the modelling
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
Institutional structures &
procedures
• 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
• 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 women’s human rights
in a selected substantive area.
Institutional structures
& procedures
Values, norms & other
cultural factors
Among the citizenry affected by
or involved in the pervasive violation
of women’s human rights:
• Awareness raising on CEDAW &
women’s human rights
• Other information & education
programmes aimed at gaining their support
& mobilizing them to support women’s
human rights.
Values, norms &
other cultural factors
CEDAW SEAP STRATEGY
is MULTISECTORAL &
COLLABORATIVE
STAKEHOLDERS
• State Organs
- Parliament or Legislature
- Executive Branch
- Judiciary
• Organized Civil Society
- Non-governmental organizations
- Political parties
- Labor unions
- others
STAKEHOLDERS
• Other sectors
- Schools
- Media establishments
- Religious institutions
- Business enterprises
• Women
• Men
All stakeholders
have roles.
Their efforts must be
coordinated.
THE PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Global-Regional
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
THE PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Global-Regional
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
PROGRAMME
STEERING COMMITTEE
THE PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Global-Regional
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
PROGRAMME
STEERING COMMITTEE
PROGRAMME
MANAGEMENT TEAM
THE PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Global Level
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
• 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
• CIDA- Canadian International
Development Agency
THE PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Global Level
PROGRAMME STEERING COMMITTEE
• UNIFEM
- Asia Pacific Section Chief
- Regional Programme Director - ESEARO
- Programme Manager
- Human Rights - CEDAW Adviser
• CIDA
THE PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Regional Level
PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT TEAM
(Bangkok)
• Programme Manager
• Deputy Programme Manager
• Finance Assistant
• Administrative Assistant
THE PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Regional – National Level
CEDAW SEAP
PROGRAMME MANAGER
COUNTRY
CONSULTATIVE
COMMITTEE
THE PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Regional – National Level
CEDAW SEAP
PROGRAMME MANAGER
COUNTRY
CONSULTATIVE
COMMITTEE
COUNTRY PROGRAMME
MANAGEMENT UNIT
THE PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
National Level
Country Consultative Committee
• Government (Legislative, Executive
and Judiciary)
• NGO’s & other organized civil society
groups concerned with women, gender
equality & human rights
• Relevant academic & training institutions
• UNIFEM & other UN agencies, CIDA &
other donors
THE PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
National Level
Programme Management Unit
(in each of the 7 countries)
• National Coordinator/Gender Expert
• Finance & Administrative Assistant
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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.
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 Office