Better understanding the Sustainable development goals

1
No Poverty
No Poverty
2
Zero Hunger
No Poverty
3
Good Health & Well-being
No Poverty
4
Quality Education
No Poverty
5
Gender Equality
No Poverty
6
Clean water & Sanitation
No Poverty
7
Affordable & Clean Energy
No Poverty
8
Decent work & Economic Growth
No Poverty
9
Industry Innovation & Infrastructure
No Poverty
10
Reduced Inequalities
No Poverty
11
Sustainable city & Communities
No Poverty
12
Reasonable Consumption & Production
No Poverty
13
Climate Action
No Poverty
14
Life below Water
No Poverty
15
Life on Land
No Poverty
16
Peace & Justice
No Poverty
17
PARTNERSHIP FOR THE GOALS
No Poverty

Goal 5 - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Targets 


5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere 

5.2 Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation

5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation

5.4 Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate

5.5 Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life

5.6 Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences

5.a Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws

5.b Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women

5.c Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels

Goal Number 5- Women and Girls

Achieving gender equality 

 

2022 SDG Voluntary National Report  Finding:

  • There is moderate  progress in achieving Goal  5

Recommendations made in the report include:

1. Strengthen coordination through joint planning, implementation and review of gender interventions using PECGs.

2. Prioritise the efficient and effective implementation and enforcement of existing gender related laws; and strengthen accountability mechanisms to fast-track progress in addressing gender gaps.

3. Meaningfully engage with women and girls to address the structural drivers of gender inequality; and invest in the education of girls, social protection and health services.