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Assessing progress on gender equality; Progress made since Beijing, but more action needed to meet the MDGs.

Publication: M2 Presswire
Publication Date: 28-FEB-05 		Format: Online - approximately 918 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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M2 PRESSWIRE-28 February 2005-WORLD BANK: Assessing progress on gender equality; Progress made since Beijing, but more action needed to meet the MDGs(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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WASHINGTON - From February 28 to March 11, the UN Commission on the Status of Women will meet in New York City to review progress on gender and development since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was adopted in 1995.

According to a new World Bank report, Improving Women's Lives: World Bank Actions Since Beijing, there is evidence that in the last 10 years, the lives of women and girls around the world have, on average, improved, due in part to concerted action by the international community and national governments:

* Female education levels have improved considerably. In 2000, the global gap in the numbers of girls compared to...

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