CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The forum was attended by 31549 people, including 26549 overseas participants and 5000 Chinese participants. Under the general theme of equality, development and peace, 39, 000 discussion sessions were held at the forum which addressed various issues of concern to women and issues relating to women.

Detailed explanation-2: -Following the meeting in Mexico City, the UN General Assembly passed the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), and urged member states to ratify this important document. To date 187 countries have ratified.

Detailed explanation-3: -The last was followed by a series of five-year reviews. The 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing marked a significant turning point for the global agenda for gender equality.

Detailed explanation-4: -It aims at accelerating the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women [1] and at removing all the obstacles to women’s active participation in all spheres of public and private life through a full and equal share in economic, social, cultural and political decision-making.