u n d p Ri ghtf r om t hefi r s tmi nut e soft hec onf e r e nc e ,ma nypr e s e ntc ount r i e swe r ev e r y c l e a ra boutt he i ropi ni onov e rt hepr obl e m ofge nde re qua l i t y .Ge ne r a l l y ,a l l c ount r i e s de c l a r e dt ha t i mpr ov i ngl i f eof wome na nd gi r l si snott hec ommi t me ntofa nys i ngl e na t i on,butr e qui r e st he c oope r a t i on of bot h gov e r nme nt sa nd or ga ni z a t i ons . Rus s i ac l a i me dt ha t“ a l lme mbe rs houl d ur get os t a nd bys i det oe l i mi na t et he pr obl e m ofv i ol e nc eonwome n. ”Hea l s o c a l l sf orl a we nf or c e me nt sa l ong wi t h ha r s hpuni s hme nt st opr e v e nt f ur t he rge nde r ba s e dv i ol e nc e ." As pe c i fi ct i me l i ne f orpol i c i e sr e ga r di ngge nde r r e l a t e dv i ol e nc emus tbei mpl e me nt e d"-TheDe l e ga t eofGe r ma ny .De l e ga t eofVi e tNa m e x pr e s s e dapoi ntofv i e wt ha t“ Wome n s houl ds uppor twome n”a se v e nuppe r c l a s swome nc ont r i but e dt ov i ol e nc e . he st ti ,i e nc e ol i ov ngt oni i nt nme Whe ebut bus la a c i s yphy tnotonl ha rt e t t ma d be put houl on s i t ondi lc a nt o me s l a or df e hene dt e s i a sr n.Thi r e onc rc unde ng i obr ont i t a t i s houthe t ,wi ons i t c gea ur d. l hewor rt e sov l r ndgi na owome et c a pe e ur t ul ghc shi t s i x e t ha yt r ount hc uc hs t Wi e l hede n,t hSuda eSout k i yl t i l qua ne ofi nd tUNDPa ha dt onhope i t sna hi eoft t ga und f e dr swoul e i r ount dc ope l e v rde he ot . e nc e ol i tv ns i ga nga i ght orfi f y r e sv twa ha mst e obl npr i hema Oneoft . r nde nge ngi pi y ot e r e t ss di e t ba hot-de t ha ntt me e e gr hea ot met a onsc i t lna Al e duc e or dt e nt e v e dbepr houl ues s s si hi t he et us a c s be e x e wo s nt e we t p be ga put s ndi si uewa s s si hi t sof e nc que e ons c n. twome ns i ga ea nc e ol i eonv bl a
r e onf yc tda s r hefi soft e nut tmi s a Thel sofmoe i r e sas ona i ns e ot met a ec nc e he ,t l i a t nde .I t ns i ga da e ot ev r onswe i t c e f f nte e r ur c s“ hi c ptwhi onofEgy i mot he t :“ na onofChi i ,mot ” y c i sofpol s ne e v i t n pei y ot e r e t ngs i k a e eofbr nc que e ons c e ol her t :“ a i l onofSoma i ndmot ,a ” na Chi npea y ot e r e t ng s i t omba nc ai di ofme he rt e t f a l i unt snot wa t I d. e l i a f l l ”a e nounc e e gr hea et s i a yr hma c ,whi k a e abr e t on i hemot tt ha ,t ons i t omena ntofs me on on i t a c i mpl si t nd i w a a hl a i r Sha " dFOR. e ot yv l l na sfi "wa y t i l qua re nde ge he ndoft hee ht t dwi he s ni yfi tda s r Thefi on. i mot Thes e c ondda ys t a r t e dwi t ht hehi ghr a t e v ot i ngf ort hemot i on" Ther ol eofma s s me di af or c omba t i ng ge nde rs t e r e ot y pe s . ”Ma nyna t i onsr a i s e dt he i rv oi c ef or t hi st opi c .Amonga l l ,t hede l e ga t eofFi nl a nd be l i e v e dt ha ts t e r e ot y pec oul d be s t oppe d by c onduc t i ng a pr opa ga nda t hr oughmov i e st oa c k nowl e dgepe opl e . Thede l e ga t eofI ndone s i aa l s obe l i e v e d t ha tma s sme di aputa ni mpor t a nti nfl ue nc eont hey oung, whoa r ec ons i de r e da s t het hef ut ur e .The r e f or e ,s hes ugge s t e d c r e a t i ngfi l msi same a nsoft r a ns f e r r i ng t he i mpl i c a t i on of s t oppi ng v i ol e nc e a ga i ns twome na ndgi r l s .Howe v e r ,de l e ga t eof Chi nar e f us e dt ha t mot i on. Hes a i d t ha tme di ac oul dv i c t i mi z ewome na si t s ne ga t i v ef unc t i on.I na ddi t i on,note v e r y -
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u n d p NATI ONS’ RELATI ONSHI P Ev e rs i nc eT r umpwa se l e c t e dt obet he ne x tPr e s e de ntofUni t e dSt a t e s ,i twa s nots ur pr i s i ng t ha tWa s hi ngt on DC i s mov i ngc l os e rt owa r dsMos c ow.Thet wo De l e ga t e soft heUSa ndRus s i as e e mst o ha v eav e r ys t r ongr e l a t i ons hi p.The yha d c oope r a t e dt o gi v e outt he r e s ol ut i on, whi c hi st he c ommi t me ntofl a wsa nd e c onomyf or pr ot e c t i ngge nde r e qua l i t y . I n t hegi v e nwor k i ngpa pe r ,t he yme nt i one d t hr e ema i npoi nt s .Fi r s ti sl a wr e i nf or c e me nt . Thet wode l e ga t e swa nt e dt oe s t a bl i s hmor el a wsf ort hev i ol e nc es pe c i fi c a l l y , bui l das y s t e m ofpuni s hme nta nds pe c i a l l a wst opr ot e c twome na ndgi r l s .Howe v e r ,t hede l e ga t eofFi nl a nd r e f us e dt hi s opi ni on. Shebe l i e v e dt ha t mor el a wswe r e i mpr a c t i c a lbe c a us ee v e r ys i ngl ena t i on ha d di f f e r e ntpol i c i e sa nd c ondi t i ons .I t wa sj us tl i k ef or c i ngbutnotpos s i bl et o a c t .Se c ondl y ,t hee c onomywa sa ni m por t a ntf a c t oron pr e v e nt i ng v i ol e nc e . Ec onomys houl de nc our a gewome nt o ga i nmor ej obsa ndr a i s ebudge tf or
wome nont he i rwor k .Fi na l l y ,di v e r s i t i e s wa st hepoi nt st ha t r e c e i v e smuc hc ont r ov e r s y .Ma nyna t i onsc onf us e da boutt hi s poi nt ’ sf unc t i on.
ondc a nl ndFi nya ma r Ge eof t ga e l Thede omeup oc rt he hot c a he t d wi e t a r ope uol s e er v i t uc r t ons yc bl a r de i ons hac t wi nd sa e i c i cpol i t s a sdr e fi i c pe hs c on,whi i t he T . y t i l a u q e n i r e d n e g e l k c a ot onst i t c a pya l t a e agr ndi ndI aa i s eofRus t ga e l De n ndFi nya ma r tofGe or f f hee dt e t a i c e pr HOWEVER, on. i ut ol s e tr f a rdr i he ndont a l l a i nc na hefi ht t dwi e fi s i t a enots r ywe he t t o n s a w t i e s u a c e b ; n o i t u l o s e her t nof a pl a c fi i r a l ec emor r qui e yr The nough. e r a e l c ! t ngoni i ot ev or f onbe i ut ol s e sr hi onont i t ons i t tna tmos ha dt e s s ne t nwi e sbe tha I eof v i t uppor ys bl a our v a ef r ea heHous nt i nd. a l n i F d n a y n ma r e G y b n o i ut ol s e her t gue a ndv sa e oophol l nd, rha he heot Ont yof t i or j doutbyama e nt epoi r swe s ne ons i t nda omme c e ,r e nc . He s e t ga e l de uol s e her ,t e nc e r e onf hec ndoft hee Att gh hhi t dwi he c a e ober mst e e ons i t ! mous ni una
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