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reproductive technologies, and the prevalence of sexual abuse, exploitation and violence and it is urgently necessary to take measures for improving this situation.

2. Empowering Women in Society and Economy

; ; ; ; ; ; ; Majority of the illiterate are women, especially those in rural areas, and the feminization of poverty has been progress. The provision of education to women is pre-requisite for promoting social and economic development, improving living conditions and empowering women,
Emphasize that efforts be rendered to ensure access to primary and secondary education for all women and girls (thus making such education compulsory) and to vocational and higher education, which will help create employment opportunities and lead to their economic and social empowerment.

; ; ; ; ; ; ; Affirm that active efforts be rendered to change through the process of education the traditional ideas about the roles for two sexes, to let boys and girls respect each other and to incorporate education on reproductive health in compulsory education.

; ; ; ; ; ; ; Emphasize the need to change the attitudes and practices of both men and women concerning their roles in and contributions to society and urge them to work in partner-ship to empower women and to bring about gender equality and equity in all spheres of economic, cultural, political and social life.

; ; ; ; ; ; ; Emphasize further the need for women themselves to respect, value and give full support to other women to enable them to realize their full potential and to maximize their choices with respect to their various roles in society.

; ; ; ; ; ; ; Emphasize, in this regard, the need for all the media to strongly recognize their important role in promoting the equality between men and women and helping girls build up self-esteem and to fulfill their important functions in promoting gender equality.

; ; ; ; ; ; ; Attach value to women's work, both inside and outside the home, and stress that women receive equal pay for equal work and equal support within trade unions and other groups in the organized sector.

; ; ; ; ; ; ; Recognize the important role of women in maintaining the bonding, form and structures of the family and the need to enhance men's responsibility in child-rearing, household work and extend our support to the plural forms of family.

3. Resources for Population and Gender-Related Issues

In order to realize the above proposal and solve the population and development issues, we accept the responsibility as elected representatives of the peoples to translate public


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