Question 12247 — foreign policy

Summary

Mr. Erwan Balanant draws the attention of the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs to the implementation of the third international strategy for equality between women and men (2018-2022). Structured around a dual approach, this strategy provides not only for transversal consideration of gender equality, particularly in France's external action, but also for the adoption of specific measures to promotion of women's rights internationally. In addition, it is specified that, by 2022, 50% of bilateral official development assistance in terms of financing volume must be allocated to gender-specific measures, compared to 28% today. The adoption of this strategy is undeniably in the right direction and must be welcomed. Indeed, the achievement of this ambitious objective would allow France to assert itself as one of the leaders Europeans in promoting equality between women and men on the international scene. At the same time, on August 27, 2018, President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed the pre-eminence that France must give to the emancipation of women in its bilateral public development assistance (see speech by the President of the Republic at the Conference of Ambassadors, August 27, 2018). However, the means allocated to these objectives were not detailed. Indeed, the third international strategy for equality between women and men does not mention either a precise budget dedicated to the promotion of gender equality, nor a concrete action plan. In order to fight pragmatically against the discrimination of which women are too often victims, it is essential to identify the actions that France wishes to take as a priority. It would seem particularly relevant to focus on measures relating to education (31 million girls of school age were out of school in 2016) and the fight against violence (70% of women in the world are victims of violence during their lives). Faced with these findings, has the Government defined a concrete action plan intended to implement the third International Strategy for equality between women and men? men (2018-2022)? What budget and financing methods were chosen? Finally, he asks whether the Government plans to entrust the supervision of the application of this strategy to an institution or a working group.

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