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FAFIA/AFAI

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<p>[Image infos="Fafialogo.gif|thumb|right|250px"]The Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA) is a dynamic coalition of over 75 [Pagelink infos="Gender Equality in Gender Equality in Canada|Canadian"] women’s equality-seeking and related organizations.<br /> 
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<div id="toc"><h2>Table of Contents</h2>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_mission"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Mission</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_areas-of-action"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Areas of Action</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_references"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_further-reading"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Further Reading</span></a></li>
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</div><h2 id="w_mission">Mission<br /></h2>
<p>FAFIA’s mandate is to further women’s equality in Canada through domestic implementation of its’ international [Pagelink infos="Universal Declaration of Human Rights|human rights"] commitments. <br /> 
</p><p>FAFIA’s goals are to: 
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<ul><li>make links between international instruments and agreements and domestic policy-making; 
</li><li>provide education and information regarding Canada’s human rights obligations and compliance with them to Canadian women’s organizations, women and other members of the public 
</li><li>support the capacity of women’s organizations to work at the international level; and 
</li><li>hold Canadian governments accountable to the commitments to women that they have made under international human rights treaties and agreements, including the [Pagelink infos="CEDAW|Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women"] (CEDAW) and the [Pagelink infos="Fourth_World_Conference_on_Women|Beijing Platform for Action"] (PFA).
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<h2 id="w_areas-of-action">Areas of Action<br /></h2>
<p>FAFIA produce research and publications in the following policy areas: <br /> 
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<ul><li>CEDAW 
</li><li>Canada Social Transfer 
</li><li>Gender Budgeting 
</li><li>Human Rights in Canada 
</li><li>Violence, Poverty and Housing 
</li><li>Women, Trade and Economic Justice 
</li><li>Beijing +10 
</li><li>Pay Equity<br /> 
</li><li>Child Care<br /> 
</li><li>Student Contributions
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<h2 id="w_references">References</h2>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.fafia-afai.org/" alt="The Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action">The Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action</a><br />
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<h2 id="w_further-reading">Further Reading</h2>
<p><a href="http://www.unifem.org.au/Content%20Pages/Resources/beijing-platform-action" alt="UNIFEM">UNIFEM</a> 
</p><p>[Pagelink infos="CEDAW|CEDAW"] 
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