RECOMMENDATION
In line with its general recommendation No. 34 (2016) on the rights of rural women and target 5.a of the Sustainable Development Goals, promote the effective participation of rural women in planning and decision-making on natural resource management
| Recommendation No: | 2021 - 50.(a) |
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| Recommendation Year: | 2021 |
| Recommendation Text: | In line with its general recommendation No. 34 (2016) on the rights of rural women and target 5.a of the Sustainable Development Goals, promote the effective participation of rural women in planning and decision-making on natural resource management |
| Convention/Treaty Body: | Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |
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Related Human Rights Articles
CEDAW Article 14 - Article 14
1. States Parties shall take into account the particular problems faced by rural women and the significant roles which rural women play in the economic survival of their families, including their work in the non-monetized sectors of the economy, and shall take all appropriate measures to ensure the application of the provisions of the present Convention to women in rural areas.
2. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in rural areas in order to ensure, on a basis of equality of men and women, that they participate in and benefit from rural development and, in particular, shall ensure to such women the right:
(a) To participate in the elaboration and implementation of development planning at all levels;
(b) To have access to adequate health care facilities, including information, counselling and services in family planning;
(c) To benefit directly from social security programmes;
(d) To obtain all types of training and education, formal and non-formal, including that relating to functional literacy, as well as, inter alia, the benefit of all community and extension services, in order to increase their technical proficiency;
(e) To organize self-help groups and co-operatives in order to obtain equal access to economic opportunities through employment or self employment;
(f) To participate in all community activities;
(g) To have access to agricultural credit and loans, marketing facilities, appropriate technology and equal treatment in land and agrarian reform as well as in land resettlement schemes;
(h) To enjoy adequate living conditions, particularly in relation to housing, sanitation, electricity and water supply, transport and communications.
Stakeholders
Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources & Agriculture (MoFMRA)
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Local Government Authority (LGA)
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Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (MoNPHI)
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Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology (MoECCT)
Relevant Articles of the Constitution
No Relevant Articles of the Constitution
Relevant Legislation Articles
Chapter 4 - Women living in administrative divisions - Art - 16 - Responsibility of offices of the
State
Art - 17 - Rights guaranteed to women
living in administrative
divisions
Relevant Regulations & Policies
No Relevant Regulations & Policies
Relevant Articles of other Human Rights Conventions
No Relevant Articles of other Human Rights Conventions
Related Recommendations of other Treaty Bodies
133.248 - UPR -3rd cycle
133.204 - UPR -3rd cycle
133.42 - UPR -3rd cycle
133.93 - UPR -3rd cycle
2021-14(a) - CEDAW
133.142 - UPR -3rd cycle
Related SDGs
GOAL 05
Categories
Rural women
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Climate change and natural disasters