What does the WCAR mean for Asia Pacific Women?

This publication assesses the extent to which the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action recognized and addressed the issues of Asia Pacific women. The nine issues areas the assessment focuses on are: Intersectionality of women's rights; Gender and racism; Women and girls in armed conflict; Women and girls facing caste-based discrimination; Women and girls of ethnic or national minorities or religious groups; Indigenous women and girls; Migrant women and girls; Refugee, asylum seeker and displaced women and girls; Trafficking of women and girls; and Women and girls in the context of globalization.