Gender, Economic, Social and Ecological Justice for Sustainable Development:
A Feminist Declaration for Post 2015
As the United Nations is currently discussing the future course of the international development post 2015 agenda, it is time to amplify our voice to ensure gender, social, cultural, economic and ecological justice, sustainable development and inclusive peace.
During the second week of February, a group of 60 representatives of women’s rights organizations gathered for the Feminist Strategy Meeting in Tarrytown, New York. The Women Peacemakers Program (WPP) actively took part in this meeting. The meeting resulted in the drafting of the Feminist Declaration, in order to safeguard a feminist perspective within the post 2015 process.
The Feminist Declaration presses for a development model that will work for women and girls of all ages and identities. This model must be firmly rooted in international human rights obligations, non-retrogression and progressive realization. This requires reviewing the current security paradigm of investing heavily in militarized peace and security; respecting the secularity of the State where this is enshrined in national norms; reverse the current model of over- consumption and production to one of sustainable consumption, production, and distribution; and ensure a new ecological sustainability plan that applies a biosphere approach and respect for planetary boundaries and ecological sustainability.
Read the full text of the declaration here.
As one of the contributors to the Feminist Declaration, WPP kindly urges you to endorse this Feminist Declaration by February 25 by sending an email to feministspost2015@gmail.com, indicating your organization’s full name, acronym and country.
Your support is crucial to ensure a truly transformative post 2015 global sustainable development agenda.
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