(03/04/2013)
The ASEAN Commission on the
Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC)
successfully concluded its Sixth Meeting which was convened from 1-2
April 2013 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Meeting was updated on 15 projects
under the ACWC Work Plan 2012-2016 while 3 new projects were tabled for
adoption. Projects that are on-going this year include the compilation
of country of best practices in eliminating violence against women and
children which will be published in mid-2013. Public campaign, which was
inaugurated last year, will be undertaken in conjunction with the
International Day to Stop Violence against Women on 25 November 2013.
Acknowledging common issues concerning women and girls in the CEDAW and
CRC Concluding Observations, the ACWC planned for a regional workshop to
look into those common issues towards effective promotion and
protection of the rights of women and children in June 2013 in Da Nang,
Viet Nam. As part of children’s rights promotion, development of
guidelines for non violent approach to child rearing and child caring in
various settings has started with annotated bibliographies being
compiled.
Acknowledging that prevention and
elimination of violence against women and children is its core, the ACWC
drafted the ASEAN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against
Women and Children. After several reviews since 2011, the final draft of
the Declaration was accepted at this Meeting and was aimed to be
adopted by the ASEAN Leaders this year. The Declaration aims to reflect
ASEAN’s collective efforts to, among others, strengthen legal and policy
frameworks and institutional capacity to combat violence against women
and children, and assist victims through protection, services,
rehabilitation, recovery and reintegration of victims.
Recognising the importance of
collaboration for efficiency and better impact of projects in its Work
Plan, the ACWC identified potential common areas and projects in the
work plans of other ASEAN sectoral bodies. The ACWC will explore
collaboration with those ASEAN sectoral bodies. The ACWC will also
engage civil society in the implementation of its projects by tapping on
their expertise. For this purpose, the Meeting discussed workable
mechanisms of civil society engagement in the implementation of the ACWC
Work Plan.
On 3 April 2013, the ACWC
Representatives prepared the ground work towards the establishment of a
network of social service providers helping women and children victims
of violence. It was considered that the network would spearhead, among
others, trainings, exchange programmes and scholarships for social
service agencies, awards to recognise outstanding social workers in the
region, case studies of successful rehabilitation and reintegration of
victims.
The Seventh ACWC Meeting was scheduled for later part of 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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