Declaration:
119. An intersectional approach to discrimination acknowledges that every person be it man
or woman exists in a framework of multiple identities, with factors such as race, class, ethnicity,
religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, citizenship, national identity, geo-political context, health, including HIV/AIDS status and any other status are all determinants in
one's experiences of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerances. An
intersectional approach highlights the way in which there is a simultaneous interaction of
discrimination as a result of multiple identities.
Programme of Action
328. All parties to armed conflict are requested to abide by the rule laid down in the Rome
Statute, and that States and the international community should commit to combat all forms of
racial discrimination and violations of women's human rights especially during periods of armed
conflict.
329. States are urged to conduct impartial and independent investigations and prosecutions of
in relation to rape or other forms of gendered crimes during conflict.
330. Expose and document rape as a war crime; undertake research and information gathering
as an instrument of the early warning system.
331. Education curriculum and armed forces (police) training to include: human rights
training, the culture of peace and gender sensitivity.
332. Teaching materials to remove stereotypes and historical biases, and strengthen the
teaching of the history of national and ethnic minorities, human migration, colonialism and
women's human rights. Issues for women with disabilities should be included in public
education to eliminate disability discrimination.
333. Promote programs which provide legal services to women and provide women with
education on human rights.
334. States to prevent and stop violations of human rights violations against documented and
undocumented migrants and migrant workers, including gender-based violence and human rights
violations committed against women migrants and migrant workers.
335. Urge states, multinational corporations, international financial institutions and companies
to prevent and eliminate racially discriminatory policies and practices, recognising the gender-differentiated experiences of women and girls in access to employment. Women with disabilities
to be provided with appropriate health care services and respect while accessing reproductive
health services.
336. Partial interpretation of traditional, social and cultural beliefs and the misuse of religious
and traditional beliefs is the cause of racism, racial discrimination and related intolerance.
337. States to promote and protect the health rights of women and girls, and provide access to
adequate maternal and reproductive health services, particularly women with disabilities.
