| World's Women 2000: Chapter
6 - Human rights and political decision-making |
| Some important findings: |
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All
but 26 States have ratified the Convention on the Elimination
of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, making it
the second most widely ratified human rights treaty.
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Physical and
sexual abuse affect millions of girls and women worldwide---yet
are known to be seriously under-reported. |
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In some African
countries, more than half of all women and girls have undergone
female genital mutilation and its prevalence is not declining.
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Women and girls
comprise half of the world's refugees and, as refugees,
are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence while in
flight, in refugee camps and/or during resettlement. |
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Despite calls
for gender equality, women are significantly under-represented
in Governments, political parties and at the United Nations.
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