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Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA) fonds

  • CA ON0034 10-113
  • Fonds
  • 1985-2005
This fonds contains textual records related to FAFIA's lobbying and knowledge-sharing efforts during the first five years of their existence. During this time, FAFIA sought to ensure the federal government's implementation of international agreements made at United Nations conferences, including the Third UN World Conference on Women in Nairobi, Kenya, the Fourth UN World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, and related preparatory and follow-up conferences. FAFIA was primarily involved in the Beijing +5 follow-up conference held in New York City in the year 2000, which assessed international implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action. In this fonds, researchers will find a wealth of information related to these world conferences, including proceedings reports, critiques, and participant evaluations, as well as FAFIA publications which detail Canada's failure to act in accordance with UN documents such as "The Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women," "The Beijing Platform for Action," and the "Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women." Researchers will also find documents detailing other countries' adherence to these agreements.
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Ce fonds contient des documents textuels relatifs aux activités de lobbying de FAFIA au cours de ses cinq premières années d'existence. Pendant cette période, FAFIA a cherché à garantir la mise en œuvre par le gouvernement fédéral des accords internationaux conclus lors des conférences des Nations unies, notamment la troisième conférence mondiale des Nations unies sur les femmes à Nairobi, au Kenya, la quatrième conférence mondiale des Nations unies sur les femmes à Pékin, en Chine, et les conférences préparatoires et de suivi correspondantes. L’organisme a été principalement impliqué dans la conférence Pékin +5 qui s'est tenue à New York en 2000 et qui a évalué la mise en œuvre internationale de la plate-forme d'action de Pékin. Dans ce fonds, les chercheurs trouveront d’importantes d'informations relatives à ces conférences mondiales, notamment des comptes rendus, des critiques et des évaluations des participants, ainsi que des publications de FAFIA qui détaillent les défis rencontrés par le Canada pour agir conformément aux documents de l'ONU tels que les "Stratégies prospectives de Nairobi pour la promotion de la femme", la "Plate-forme d'action de Pékin" et la "Convention pour l'élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination à l'égard des femmes". Les chercheurs trouveront également des documents détaillant l'adhésion d'autres pays à ces accords.

Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA)

Beijing Conference Prep

This series contains documents related to various organizations' preparation for the Fourth UN World Conference on Women, held in Beijing, China in September 1995. Researchers will find material about the 1994 Vienna NGO Forum, the 1994 Europe and North America preparatory conference, preparatory documents produced by Canadian, national, and international NGOs, and organizational efforts of the Canadian Beijing Facilitating Committee. Researchers will also find articles and reports detailing logistical difficulties of planning the women's NGO Forum in China.

Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA)

Beijing, Fourth UN World Conference on Women

This series contains documents produced as a result of the Fourth UN World Conference on Women held in Beijing, China in September 1995. Researchers will find reports and articles that detail the conference proceedings, copies of plenary speeches, information about Canadian delegates, newsletters featuring real-time conference updates, and publications such as "The Final Report of the NGO Forum on Women," and the "Beijing Platform for Action." Through this series, one can learn about UN conference processes, international agreements made at the Beijing women's conference, and the relationship between the wider conference and Women's NGO Forum.

Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA)

Beijing +5 and Beijing Follow-up

This series contains documents related to various organizations' follow-up to the Fourth UN World Conference on Women, which took place in Beijing, China in September 1995. Files in this series are primarily related to the Beijing +5, Women 2000 Conference, which was in New York to assess international implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action. Through this series, researchers can learn about participants' experience of the Beijing NGO Forum, and the lobbying efforts for women's human rights that continued beyond development of the UN Beijing Platform. One can also learn about the key role FAFIA played in developing a Beijing +5 Platform for Action, and facilitating NGOs participation at the follow-up conference.

Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA)

Nairobi, Third UN World Conference on Women

This series contains documents related to the Third UN World Conference on Women, held in Nairobi, Kenya in 1985, including the main document produced through these conference proceedings, "The Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women." The series also contains Canadian and international responses to these strategies, including those produced by Canadian women's organizations and NGOs. Through this series, researchers can learn about Nairobi follow-up conferences and about Canada's implementation of the internationally ratified forward-looking strategies.

Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA)

FAFIA Reports and Publications

This series contains FAFIA's Publications and Reports on the Beijing +5 Women 2000 conference, as well as reports they produced as an alternative to those published by the Canadian government. FAFIA's publications are primarily related to the Canadian federal government's failure to implement international agreements ratified at the UN Fourth World Conference on Women, such as the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. This series also contains FAFIA reports and proposals submitted to Status of Women Canada.

Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA)

Canadian Government Reports

This series contains documents produced by Canadian government agencies detailing their implementation of internationally ratified UN agreements, including the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and the International Convention for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. This series also contains Status of Women Canada reports on their development of Gender-based Analysis and their platform for Gender Equality.

Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA)

Misc. Articles, Conferences, etc.

This series contains miscellaneous articles and documents related to conferences such as the International Conference on Population and Development held in Cairo in 1994 and the Women's Global Strategies Meeting. This series also contains assorted UN material, and reports produced by Canadian NGOs like the National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) and the Poverty and Human Rights Project.

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