Global Study 1325

To mark the fifteenth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), the Security Council adopted resolution 2122 (2013) inviting the Secretary-General to conduct a review with regard to the implementation of resolution 1325. The review was to identify the gaps and challenges, as well as emerging trends and priorities for action. It requested the Secretary- General to thereafter submit a report based on the findings of this review to the Security Council in October 2015. The Secretary-General requested Radhika Coomaraswamy to be the lead author of the study on the recommendation of the United Nations Standing Committee on Women, Peace and Security. UN Women was requested to be the secretariat of the study. A High-Level Advisory Group was constituted from all regions of the world to assist Ms. Coomaraswamy.

It was decided that Ms. Coomaraswamy would lead a comprehensive study with regard to developments in the fifteen-year period since resolution 1325 was adopted. Ms. Coomaraswamy and the members of her High-Level Advisory Group held consultations with a diverse group of stakeholders, in all regions of the world. In addition, UN Women commissioned research papers for the Global Study, which will be published separately in an accompanying volume. More than 60 Member States, international and regional organizations responded to requests for submissions to the Global Study and 47 civil society organizations, academics and research institutes provided inputs via a public website. A survey of civil society organizations generated responses from 317 organizations in 71 countries.

Press Statement of Indonesia Delegation on Asia Pacific Conference on Beijing+20 Review

Representatives of Indonesian Women in Asian and Pacific Conference on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment: Beijing+20 Review

Bangkok, 18 November 2014

The representatives of Indonesian women who participated in Asian and Pacific Conference on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment: Beijing+20 Review in Bangkok, Thailand organized on 17-18 November 2014 express our disappointment on the statements of Indonesian government in response to the Asian Pacific Ministerial Declaration on Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment draft outcome document which will be adopted as official statements of Asia and Pacific countries for the advancement of women's rights as mentioned in the Beijing Platform for Action +20.

We are in the point of view that the statements of Indonesian government on:

1. Paragraph 4 of the draft: Indonesia objected the statement of Australia on the review result of International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD),The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), Vienna Declaration of Human Rights;Indonesia supported Iran and Pakistan, while Russia did not agree with the term sex and gender, sexual orientation and gender identity.

Summary of NGO Report of Indonesia on Beijing +20

This independent report by Indonesian women in civil society articulates a comprehensive outline of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA) in the country. To gather information from the key stakeholders, a national consultation was conducted on August 27-28, 2014 in Jakarta. 54 representatives[1] of women’s rights institutions, including mass organizations, NGOs, religious-based organizations, and research institutions, sat together to review government policies and programs and the work of civil society in the effort of women’s empowerment. 

Achievements

Indonesia has succeeded in establishing a new foundation for women’s empowerment consistent with the Beijing Platform for Action. There are:

1. Institutional Reforms on Women’s Human Rights and Empowerment

One of the successes of the Indonesian women movements was to urge B.J. Habibie, the 3rd President of the Republic of Indonesia, to establish the National Commission on Violence against Women (KOMNAS Perempuan) through Presidential Decree 181/1998 Jo PD No. 65/2005. The State Ministry of Women’s Affairs was renamed the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment by President Abdurrahman Wahid which shifted the locus work from family welfare to empowerment, focusing on gender injustice and inequality in private and public areas. In universities, 111 Centers for Women’s/Gender Studies have provided a step forward in support of women’s empowerment. To ensure all pillars are working effectively, the women’s movement also has localized their work to influence policy makers and strengthen women’s grassroots organization.