Copenhagen Programme of Action

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The Copenhagen Programme of Action is an international policy framework adopted at the 1980 UN World Conference on Women that set out concrete measures to advance gender equality, women's rights, and their socio-economic development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UN action plan
gender equality framework
international policy framework
socio-economic development programme
women’s rights programme
addresses barriers to women’s full participation in society
economic opportunities for women
legal and civil rights of women
adoptedAt World Conference of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace
adoptedBy United Nations World Conference on Women
United Nations member states
adoptionCity Copenhagen
adoptionCountry Denmark
adoptionYear 1980
aimsTo advance gender equality
enhance women’s socio-economic development
improve women’s access to education
improve women’s access to employment
improve women’s access to health services
promote women’s rights
reduce discrimination against women
strengthen women’s legal rights
basedOn principles of equality, development and peace
callsFor integration of women in development planning
international cooperation on women’s issues
monitoring of progress on women’s status
national action plans on women’s advancement
field gender and development
international human rights law
international women’s rights
focusesOn development
equality
peace
follows 1975 World Plan of Action on Women
World Plan of Action for the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Women’s Year
hasTitle Copenhagen Programme of Action
includesMeasuresOn collection of sex-disaggregated data
elimination of discrimination in employment
equal access to education for women and girls
improvement of women’s health and nutrition
maternity protection
social security for women
women’s participation in development
language English
partOf United Nations Decade for Women
precedes Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women
relatedTo Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
timePeriod 20th century

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World Conference on Women hasOutcome Copenhagen Programme of Action
Copenhagen Programme of Action hasTitle Copenhagen Programme of Action