Every person has a right to education. Even when access is available to basic education, girls are often discriminated against. We need to insure literacy of women, access to vocational training and lifelong educational opportunities. We need mutual respect, consent, and shared responsibility in the areas of sexual relations, child-bearing, and family life. We need policies and programs to increase women's access to affordable health care.
Women are often the victims of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse.
Rape and sexual abuse are used to intimidate and control women. Lack of laws and their enforcement make violence against women a growing problem. Every woman has a right to a life free from violence. We need policies and programs to protect women from all forms of violence. Women rarely have a voice in the decision-making processes that lead to armed conflict, but they often suffer from it.