DRAFT RESOLUTION 1.
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Committee: United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW)
Agenda: Advancing Global Gender Equality: Addressing State Regulation of Women’s Attire and
Mitigating Intimate Partner Violence
Sponsors: The Kingdom of Sweden, The Kingdom of Belgium, Japan
Signatories: Republic of India, Ukraine, The Republic of Mozambique, Kingdom of Spain, Argentine
Republic, Federative Republic of Brazil, The Plurinational State of Bolivia, Republic of Korea, Japan,
The Portuguese Republic, The Republic of Costa Rica,china,
Preambulatory Clauses
Upholding the principles enshrined in the UDHR, CEDAW, and the Beijing Declaration and Platform
for Action and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, that affirm the right of women to
equality, dignity, and freedom of expression,
Reaffirming the commitments enshrined in A/RES/48/104, A/RES/61/143, A/RES/69/147,
A/RES/70/133, Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000), HRC Resolutions 12/17 and 23/22, and
relevant provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against
Women (CEDAW) and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action,
Emphasizing that legal or cultural restrictions on women’s attire or state-enforced restrictions on
women’s attire may violate bodily autonomy and infringe on women's rights, including but not
limited to, access to education, employment, and public life,
Concerned by the disproportionate impact of attire-based discrimination on women and girls,
particularly those from rural, marginalized, indigenous, ethnic, religious, and socioeconomically
disadvantaged communities, where cultural, historical, and socio-economic inequalities exacerbate
their vulnerability,
Recalling Sustainable Development Goal 5 on achieving gender equality and empowering all women
and girls, with particular emphasis on Target 5.2, aimed at eliminating all forms of violence against
women and girls, and Target 5.6, which calls for universal access to sexual and reproductive health
and rights,
Alarmed by the rise of digital surveillance, online harassment, and technology-facilitated abuse using
various media tools as instruments of intimate partner violence that transcend national borders,
Noting that women’s economic dependency, especially in informal sectors, significantly increases
their vulnerability to IPV and limits their ability to exit abusive relationships without adequate state
support,
Welcoming national, regional and non-governmental efforts to integrate health-based, legal, and
social support services for survivors and victims of IPV through rural and municipal centres,
Emphasizing the critical role of early inclusion of gender-sensitive education in primary education
curriculum in challenging societal norms,
Recognizing the importance of multi-stakeholder collaboration between governments, civil society,
educators, media, and the private sector in addressing structural inequalities and enabling women’s
full participation in all spheres of life,
Operative Clauses
Calls for the creation of a joint report by the OHCHR and ILO, quantifying the economic
losses linked to attire restrictions, to be presented annually to this forum for review and
further action, with the aim of informing evidence-based policy decisions and provide a
comparative analysis of the effectiveness of national policies,
Adopt, as appropriate, review, and ensure the accelerated and effective implementation of
laws and comprehensive measures that criminalize violence against women and girls,
Encourages the global replication of Sweden’s Women’s Empowerment House Model, with
regional variations, which serves as an integrated solution for job training, legal aid,
healthcare, and cooperative banking, through public-private UN development partnerships
in vulnerable regions,
Supports the development of safe community spaces and peer networks, including for youth
and religious minorities, to promote education around women’s rights, bodily autonomy, and
IPV reporting;
Ensures accountability for the killing, maiming, and targeting of women and girls and crimes
of sexual violence, as prohibited under international law, stressing the need for the exclusion
of such crimes from amnesty provisions in the context of conflict resolution processes,
Calls for a categorical ban on forced reconciliation in cases of intimate partner violence,
ensuring survivor autonomy and protection, and urges Member States to review and amend
existing legal frameworks that mandate reconciliation between survivors and perpetrators,
Urges the creation of specialized education programs for rural and marginalized women to
provide them with the tools to recognize abusive relationships and environments and
combat the systemic oppression put in place by patriarchal beliefs,
Calls for the creation of a global flagship program under UN Women and UNDP focused on
the financial rehabilitation of survivors of intimate partner violence, particularly those
formerly dependent on abusive partners, by:
1. Establishing publicly funded pathways to economic independence
2. Provide tax breaks, micro-loans, and registration support for women-led informal businesses,
3. Providing financial literacy, and business training tailored to local economies,
4. Mobilizing partnerships with governments for gender-responsive budgeting
Recommends the establishment of an accountability mechanism, under the supervision of
UN Women and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), enabling
signatory states to enact targeted sanctions — against states and found to be enforcing
mandatory dress codes;
Calls upon Member States to strengthen national capacities for survivor protection, risk
assessment, and safety planning against intimate partner violence, while encouraging
international cooperation, utilizing bodies such as INTERPOL;
Urges Member States to promote inclusive governance by increasing the representation of
rural, indigenous, and marginalized women in legislative and decision-making bodies,
through reserved seats, quotas, and leadership development programs;