The following statement by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women was issued in Geneva on Friday
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women expresses its concern on the effects of the current international financial and economic crisis and its impact upon the full realization of human rights of women and girls worldwide. While the scale of the current crisis is still largely unmeasured, it is expected that women and girls in both developed and developing countries will be particularly affected by the potential social and economic consequences, such as unemployment, increase of responsibilities both at work and at home, decrease of income and potential increase in societal and domestic violence.
In such a context, it is necessary to identify and respond to specific needs of women and girls. Gender perspectives should be taken into account in relation to the impacts of the crisis on both a long and short-term basis, including in relation to education, health, security and livelihoods. Particular attention must be paid to providing women with access to programs aimed at immediately alleviating poverty and hunger, with a view to guaranteeing that national and international efforts effectively reach those most in need and that funding of programs for women's empowerment is not eroded.
The Committee underscores the importance of recognizing the unique contribution that women can make in the timely resolution of the crisis. It calls upon States parties to include women in the dialogue and decision-making processes around these issues. The Committee further urges States parties to comply with all their obligations under the CEDAW Convention in spite of the global financial crisis.
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联合国委员会关注经济危机对妇女和女童权利的影响
联合国委员会于星期五在日内瓦发布以下关于消除对女性歧视的声明。
消除对女性歧视委员会表示他们对当今国际金融经济危机所带来的影响以及它对充分实现全球妇女和女童人权所产生的作用予以关注。虽然目前经济危机的规模在很大程度上仍然不能计量，但可以预计在发达和发展中国家妇女和女童的权利都将特别受到潜在的社会和经济后果的影响，如失业，工作和家庭责任的增加，收入的减少以及社会和家庭暴力潜增。
在如此环境之下，有必要对妇女和女童的特殊需要予以支持和做出回应。基于长期和短期的立场，都应考虑到性别观念和经济危机所产生的影响之间的联系，其中还包括性别观念与教育，健康，安全和生计之间的联系。必须特别注意的是向妇女提供参与旨在立即减轻贫困和饥饿的方案的权利，以保证国家和国际的努力能够使那些需要得以有效地实现和妇女权利的资助方案不受到侵蚀。
委员会强调，必须认识到妇女在适时解决金融危机时做出的独特贡献。委员会也呼吁缔约国将妇女纳入解决这些问题的对话和决策过程中。尽管全球正遭受金融危机，委员会还是进一步敦促缔约国遵守消除对妇女歧视公约中规定的所有义务。