Raise awareness of the Rights of Indigenous Women and Girls and support their economic, social, and cultural development.
- ABOUT THE CEDAW RECOMMEMNDATION N°39 - The CEDAW General Recommendation No. 39 is a landmark legal and policy guide adopted by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on October 26, 2022, to protect and advance the individual and collective rights of Indigenous women and girls globally. Core Purpose and Scope Intersectionality : The recommendation recognizes that Indigenous women and girls face unique, overlapping discrimination based on gender, indigeneity, race, class, age, and disability . Individual and Collective Rights : It bridges women's human rights with the collective rights of Indigenous Peoples , applying both inside and outside traditional territories. Global Scale : It addresses the realities of more than half of the world's estimated 476 million Indigenous people who are women and girls . Key Areas Addressed Gender-Based Violence : It details pervasive physical, sexual, psychological, and environmental violence, highlightin...