United Nations Decade for Women
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The United Nations Decade for Women (1976–1985) was a global initiative focused on promoting gender equality, women's rights, and development, marked by a series of major international conferences and action plans.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United Nations Decade for Women canonical | 5 |
| UN Decade for Women | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11564728 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: United Nations Decade for Women Context triple: [World Conference on Women, timePeriod, United Nations Decade for Women]
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A.
International Women’s Year
International Women’s Year was a 1975 United Nations initiative dedicated to promoting gender equality, women’s rights, and global awareness of women’s issues.
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B.
World Conference on Women
The World Conference on Women is a series of major global gatherings convened to advance gender equality and women's rights, most notably producing the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action.
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C.
International Youth Year
International Youth Year was a United Nations-designated observance in 1985 focused on promoting youth participation, development, and peace worldwide.
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D.
Commission on the Status of Women
The Commission on the Status of Women is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council dedicated to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women worldwide.
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E.
World Plan of Action for the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Women’s Year
The World Plan of Action for the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Women’s Year is a United Nations framework adopted in 1975 to guide global efforts toward gender equality, women’s rights, and the integration of women into development.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United Nations Decade for Women Target entity description: The United Nations Decade for Women (1976–1985) was a global initiative focused on promoting gender equality, women's rights, and development, marked by a series of major international conferences and action plans.
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A.
International Women’s Year
International Women’s Year was a 1975 United Nations initiative dedicated to promoting gender equality, women’s rights, and global awareness of women’s issues.
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B.
World Conference on Women
The World Conference on Women is a series of major global gatherings convened to advance gender equality and women's rights, most notably producing the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action.
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C.
International Youth Year
International Youth Year was a United Nations-designated observance in 1985 focused on promoting youth participation, development, and peace worldwide.
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D.
Commission on the Status of Women
The Commission on the Status of Women is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council dedicated to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women worldwide.
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E.
World Plan of Action for the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Women’s Year
The World Plan of Action for the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Women’s Year is a United Nations framework adopted in 1975 to guide global efforts toward gender equality, women’s rights, and the integration of women into development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations initiative
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international program ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
eliminating discrimination against women
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integrating women into development ⓘ promoting equality between women and men ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy |
United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
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linked to:
Commission on the Status of Women
United Nations General Assembly ⓘ United Nations Secretariat ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Nations ⓘ |
| endCause | adoption of Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies ⓘ |
| endTime | 1985 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
economic participation of women
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education of women and girls ⓘ health of women ⓘ legal status of women ⓘ political participation of women ⓘ violence against women ⓘ |
| follows | International Women’s Year ⓘ |
| hasCause |
growing international women’s movement
ⓘ
recognition of gender inequality worldwide ⓘ |
| hasPart |
World Conference of the International Women’s Year
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linked to:
World Conference on Women
World Conference on Women 1980 ⓘ
linked to:
World Conference on Women
World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women ⓘ
linked to:
World Conference on Women
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| inception | 1976 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
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global women’s rights agenda ⓘ |
| legacy |
institutionalization of gender issues within the United Nations system
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strengthening of international norms on women’s rights ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent |
Copenhagen
ⓘ
Mexico City ⓘ Nairobi ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
gender equality
ⓘ
women and development ⓘ women’s rights ⓘ |
| participant |
United Nations member states
ⓘ
non-governmental organizations ⓘ women’s organizations ⓘ |
| producedWork |
Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women
ⓘ
Programme of Action for the Second Half of the United Nations Decade for Women ⓘ World Plan of Action for the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Women’s Year ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
World Conference of the International Women’s Year in Mexico City
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linked to:
World Conference on Women
World Conference on Women in Copenhagen ⓘ
linked to:
World Conference on Women
World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women in Nairobi ⓘ
linked to:
World Conference on Women
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| startTime | 1976 ⓘ |
| startTimeOfEvent |
1975
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1980 ⓘ 1985 ⓘ |
| theme |
development
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equality ⓘ peace ⓘ |
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Subject: United Nations Decade for Women Description of subject: The United Nations Decade for Women (1976–1985) was a global initiative focused on promoting gender equality, women's rights, and development, marked by a series of major international conferences and action plans.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: United Nations Decade for Women
Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women
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developedDuring
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United Nations Decade for Women
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Mexico Declaration on the Equality of Women and Their Contribution to Development and Peace
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relatedTo
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United Nations Decade for Women
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