EU heeft eindelijk een joint draft agreed conclusion

Loeky Droesen is bestuurslid van wo=men en programma medewerkster vrouwenrechten bij Aim for human rights

We horen net van Carlien Scheele dat de EU tot een gezamenlijk standpunt over de draft agreed conclusions is gekomen. Er komt wel iets te staan over seksuele en reproductieve rechten maar strikt gekoppeld aan de preventie van HIV/Aids. Dat werd tijd want de onderhandelingen worden op vrijdag afgesloten. Zoals we het nu begrijpen zal Nederland zelf een paragraaf inbrengen over seksuele en reproductieve rechten. Nederland steunt ook tekst voorstellen van andere delegaties op dit punt. We krijgen van Carlien zo spoedig mogelijk de tekst toegestuurd.

Ik ben nu met een aantal aanwezige Nederlandse NGO’s bij een panel georganiseerd door de heilige stoel. (de katholieke kerk is als vaticaan vanwege historische redenen een lidstaat van de Verenigde Naties en zeer actief in haar lobby). We vinden het belangrijk te horen wat de standpunten zijn, die men hier naar voren brengt. Gister hield men nog een side event over de link tussen abortus en borstkanker " Loeky Droesen

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CSW Revitalisation conversations in the region

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The CSW68 is a wrap!

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CSW68 Youth Dialogue statement by Fenna Timsi

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WO=MEN in New York

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