do you think that we can end poverty by the year 2030
do you think that we can eradicate
do you think that we can eradicate extreme poverty by the same year it’s
extreme poverty by the same year it’s
extreme poverty by the same year it’s actually only 13 years from now quite
actually only 13 years from now quite
actually only 13 years from now quite close in time do you think we can end
close in time do you think we can end
close in time do you think we can end poverty I do think that we can I think
poverty I do think that we can I think
poverty I do think that we can I think we can and I actually know we can but
we can and I actually know we can but
we can and I actually know we can but only if only if we put our heads
only if only if we put our heads
only if only if we put our heads together we really put strengths
together we really put strengths
together we really put strengths strength and power behind words and make
strength and power behind words and make
strength and power behind words and make a difference then we can we put the
a difference then we can we put the
a difference then we can we put the heads together and we put and respect
heads together and we put and respect
heads together and we put and respect the equal value of every human being on
the equal value of every human being on
the equal value of every human being on this globe then we can eradicating
this globe then we can eradicating
this globe then we can eradicating extreme poverty is actually what 193
extreme poverty is actually what 193
extreme poverty is actually what 193 leaders of 193 countries set out to
leaders of 193 countries set out to
leaders of 193 countries set out to achieve in 2015 when they signed an
achieve in 2015 when they signed an
achieve in 2015 when they signed an underline the global goals for
underline the global goals for
underline the global goals for sustainable development the stds 17
sustainable development the stds 17
sustainable development the stds 17 ambitious goals covering all kinds of
ambitious goals covering all kinds of
ambitious goals covering all kinds of subjects 17 goals aiming to eradicate
subjects 17 goals aiming to eradicate
subjects 17 goals aiming to eradicate extreme poverty inequality and climate
extreme poverty inequality and climate
extreme poverty inequality and climate change big goals but achievable goals
my name is corneum team I’m currently
my name is corneum team I’m currently I’m director of C de Swedish
I’m director of C de Swedish
I’m director of C de Swedish international development cooperation
international development cooperation
international development cooperation agency and I will today talk about equal
agency and I will today talk about equal
agency and I will today talk about equal rights equal rights as a pathway to
rights equal rights as a pathway to
rights equal rights as a pathway to fighting poverty a couple of weeks ago I
fighting poverty a couple of weeks ago I
fighting poverty a couple of weeks ago I had the possibility of going to Tanzania
had the possibility of going to Tanzania
had the possibility of going to Tanzania a country in Eastern Africa amongst many
a country in Eastern Africa amongst many
a country in Eastern Africa amongst many other meetings I met with a group of
other meetings I met with a group of
other meetings I met with a group of girls and young women
girls and young women
girls and young women they had all been victims of sexual
they had all been victims of sexual
they had all been victims of sexual abuse harassment and female genital
abuse harassment and female genital
abuse harassment and female genital mutilations now all of them go to school
mutilations now all of them go to school
mutilations now all of them go to school they go to school they study they dream
they go to school they study they dream
they go to school they study they dream they dream of becoming doctors that’s
they dream of becoming doctors that’s
they dream of becoming doctors that’s what they told me or engineers or other
what they told me or engineers or other
what they told me or engineers or other profession sees but most of all they
profession sees but most of all they
profession sees but most of all they dream of making a difference in society
dream of making a difference in society
dream of making a difference in society they go to school they know that they
they go to school they know that they
they go to school they know that they have the right to education and that
have the right to education and that
have the right to education and that right or other that knowledge of the
right or other that knowledge of the
right or other that knowledge of the right empowers them to dream of their
right empowers them to dream of their
right empowers them to dream of their future in short the human rights-based
future in short the human rights-based
future in short the human rights-based approach is the two toe tool we used
approach is the two toe tool we used
approach is the two toe tool we used use to do our utmost to actually combat
use to do our utmost to actually combat
use to do our utmost to actually combat poverty and ensure the right of every
poverty and ensure the right of every
poverty and ensure the right of every human it cuts through every project all
human it cuts through every project all
human it cuts through every project all the works everywhere whatever we do in
the works everywhere whatever we do in
the works everywhere whatever we do in the development cooperation no matter if
the development cooperation no matter if
the development cooperation no matter if we mitigate work with mitigating climate
we mitigate work with mitigating climate
we mitigate work with mitigating climate change support education or promote
change support education or promote
change support education or promote peace human rights cut through all of
peace human rights cut through all of
peace human rights cut through all of our work and that is for two reasons two
our work and that is for two reasons two
our work and that is for two reasons two seemingly simple but two reasons firstly
seemingly simple but two reasons firstly
seemingly simple but two reasons firstly human rights approach a human rights
human rights approach a human rights
human rights approach a human rights approach ensures that everyone knows
approach ensures that everyone knows
approach ensures that everyone knows their rights like the girls in Tanzania
their rights like the girls in Tanzania
their rights like the girls in Tanzania imagine if they didn’t know the right to
imagine if they didn’t know the right to
imagine if they didn’t know the right to education then they couldn’t claim that
education then they couldn’t claim that
education then they couldn’t claim that they should go to school and imagine if
they should go to school and imagine if
they should go to school and imagine if you didn’t know that you had the right
you didn’t know that you had the right
you didn’t know that you had the right to go to the voting station actually
to go to the voting station actually
to go to the voting station actually cost your vote in the ballot box on
cost your vote in the ballot box on
cost your vote in the ballot box on Election Day
Election Day
Election Day then you wouldn’t go to the ballot paper
then you wouldn’t go to the ballot paper
then you wouldn’t go to the ballot paper through the voting station so the first
through the voting station so the first
through the voting station so the first reason is knowledge everyone should know
reason is knowledge everyone should know
reason is knowledge everyone should know their right and claim it the second
their right and claim it the second
their right and claim it the second reason is of course or is that the human
reason is of course or is that the human
reason is of course or is that the human rights-based
rights-based
rights-based a Shores that those in power actually
a Shores that those in power actually
a Shores that those in power actually that works takes care of their
that works takes care of their
that works takes care of their obligations and assures that all people
obligations and assures that all people
obligations and assures that all people in their society actually have access to
in their society actually have access to
in their society actually have access to their rights there what they have to do
their rights there what they have to do
their rights there what they have to do the people in power is to respect to
the people in power is to respect to
the people in power is to respect to protect and to fulfill the rights of all
protect and to fulfill the rights of all
protect and to fulfill the rights of all individuals in their respective
individuals in their respective
individuals in their respective countries so for those two reasons a
countries so for those two reasons a
countries so for those two reasons a rights based approach is something which
rights based approach is something which
rights based approach is something which guides us in all our works but I would
guides us in all our works but I would
guides us in all our works but I would let the guy would like to go a little
let the guy would like to go a little
let the guy would like to go a little bit further and explain what this is
bit further and explain what this is
bit further and explain what this is smart why does it offer good solutions
smart why does it offer good solutions
smart why does it offer good solutions in poverty combating swedish aids put
in poverty combating swedish aids put
in poverty combating swedish aids put equal right at par on the side of the
equal right at par on the side of the
equal right at par on the side of the poor people’s perspective we work with
poor people’s perspective we work with
poor people’s perspective we work with the two at the same time I would like to
the two at the same time I would like to
the two at the same time I would like to give you two examples of where we put
give you two examples of where we put
give you two examples of where we put the rights perspective and the poor
the rights perspective and the poor
the rights perspective and the poor people’s perspective next to each other
people’s perspective next to each other
people’s perspective next to each other and what difference it makes the first
and what difference it makes the first
and what difference it makes the first example will be on sexual and
example will be on sexual and
example will be on sexual and reproductive health and rights and there
reproductive health and rights and there
reproductive health and rights and there were other one on women’s empowerment
were other one on women’s empowerment
were other one on women’s empowerment the two examples showing how democracy
the two examples showing how democracy
the two examples showing how democracy how democratic and healthy society can
how democratic and healthy society can
how democratic and healthy society can healthier societies can actually grow
healthier societies can actually grow
healthier societies can actually grow out of these perspectives sexual
out of these perspectives sexual
out of these perspectives sexual reproductive health reproductive health
reproductive health reproductive health
reproductive health reproductive health and rights are human rights
and rights are human rights
and rights are human rights it’s just basic and that’s a start and
it’s just basic and that’s a start and
it’s just basic and that’s a start and it can’t really be discussed 830 women
it can’t really be discussed 830 women
it can’t really be discussed 830 women 830 women worldwide die every day from
830 women worldwide die every day from
830 women worldwide die every day from preventable child birth related or
preventable child birth related or
preventable child birth related or pregnancy-related complications
214 million women lack contraceptives in
214 million women lack contraceptives in low and middle-income countries
68,000 unsafe abortions are performed
68,000 unsafe abortions are performed every day every day on this globe that
every day every day on this globe that
every day every day on this globe that means actually I was trying to count a
means actually I was trying to count a
means actually I was trying to count a bit before 650 unsafe abortions being
bit before 650 unsafe abortions being
bit before 650 unsafe abortions being performed while I gave this talk today
performed while I gave this talk today
performed while I gave this talk today still some say that the issue of
still some say that the issue of
still some say that the issue of abortion and contraceptives are
abortion and contraceptives are
abortion and contraceptives are irrelevant issues that is simply not
irrelevant issues that is simply not
irrelevant issues that is simply not true when a girl has power over her life
true when a girl has power over her life
true when a girl has power over her life over her body in her life she empowers
over her body in her life she empowers
over her body in her life she empowers herself and she empowers her family she
herself and she empowers her family she
herself and she empowers her family she empowers her future children the
empowers her future children the
empowers her future children the children she will have over own choice
children she will have over own choice
children she will have over own choice she empowers societies and she empowers
she empowers societies and she empowers
she empowers societies and she empowers nations this actually leads to poverty
nations this actually leads to poverty
nations this actually leads to poverty eradication when we sit here today the
eradication when we sit here today the
eradication when we sit here today the me to campaign spreads through our media
me to campaign spreads through our media
me to campaign spreads through our media through social medias through so-called
through social medias through so-called
through social medias through so-called old-fashioned media’s when we talk to
old-fashioned media’s when we talk to
old-fashioned media’s when we talk to each other the me to campaign spreads
each other the me to campaign spreads
each other the me to campaign spreads like a wildfire
like a wildfire
like a wildfire it’s bedspreads into our everyday lives
it’s bedspreads into our everyday lives
it’s bedspreads into our everyday lives it spreads into our collective
it spreads into our collective
it spreads into our collective consciousness and it will lead to change
consciousness and it will lead to change
consciousness and it will lead to change and I would like to say to you men and
and I would like to say to you men and
and I would like to say to you men and boys it’s now your time to act to really
boys it’s now your time to act to really
boys it’s now your time to act to really act and make a difference because it’s
act and make a difference because it’s
act and make a difference because it’s just as important for men to take on the
just as important for men to take on the
just as important for men to take on the challenge the challenge the existing
challenge the challenge the existing
challenge the challenge the existing gender norms to push boundaries and
gender norms to push boundaries and
gender norms to push boundaries and actually make a difference as it is for
actually make a difference as it is for
actually make a difference as it is for women
women
women because to really make a change in
because to really make a change in
because to really make a change in society men have to use you have to use
society men have to use you have to use
society men have to use you have to use your voices your votes and your
your voices your votes and your
your voices your votes and your decisions to make equal the equal rights
decisions to make equal the equal rights
decisions to make equal the equal rights of every human a reality on this globe I
would like to quote an Indian woman
would like to quote an Indian woman whole CD earlier my husband never used
whole CD earlier my husband never used
whole CD earlier my husband never used to help me even in our farm activities
to help me even in our farm activities
to help me even in our farm activities now after being part of SIA dar he seems
now after being part of SIA dar he seems
now after being part of SIA dar he seems to have understood the importance of
to have understood the importance of
to have understood the importance of sharing the workload and now we both do
sharing the workload and now we both do
sharing the workload and now we both do all work be it inside the house or
all work be it inside the house or
all work be it inside the house or outside and I’ll quote the husband OCD
outside and I’ll quote the husband OCD
outside and I’ll quote the husband OCD was a participant in a campaign
was a participant in a campaign
was a participant in a campaign organized by a civil society
organized by a civil society
organized by a civil society organization in India in Madhya Pradesh
organization in India in Madhya Pradesh
organization in India in Madhya Pradesh the campaign aimed at the informing men
the campaign aimed at the informing men
the campaign aimed at the informing men and women but may men as partners and
and women but may men as partners and
and women but may men as partners and responsible fathers about maternal
responsible fathers about maternal
responsible fathers about maternal health and the necessity of good
health and the necessity of good
health and the necessity of good maternal health in all communities it
maternal health in all communities it
maternal health in all communities it was aimed at empowering the community to
was aimed at empowering the community to
was aimed at empowering the community to demand better maternal health and to
demand better maternal health and to
demand better maternal health and to demand maternal health of any kind to
demand maternal health of any kind to
demand maternal health of any kind to the community the organization which
the community the organization which
the community the organization which organized this campaign is part of an
organized this campaign is part of an
organized this campaign is part of an urban alliance called the men engaged
urban alliance called the men engaged
urban alliance called the men engaged alliance and that alliance works on
alliance and that alliance works on
alliance and that alliance works on exactly that engaging men to change
exactly that engaging men to change
exactly that engaging men to change norms in societies the men engage
norms in societies the men engage
norms in societies the men engage alliance is active in 70 countries with
alliance is active in 70 countries with
alliance is active in 70 countries with 700 affiliates it’s good work it’s a lot
700 affiliates it’s good work it’s a lot
700 affiliates it’s good work it’s a lot of work but it’s far from enough and we
of work but it’s far from enough and we
of work but it’s far from enough and we will try to engage more because in order
will try to engage more because in order
will try to engage more because in order for human rights to be realized
for human rights to be realized
for human rights to be realized sexual and reproductive health and
sexual and reproductive health and
sexual and reproductive health and rights has to be recognized and
rights has to be recognized and
rights has to be recognized and established it’s simply a matter of
established it’s simply a matter of
established it’s simply a matter of humanity and reality to be a free and
humanity and reality to be a free and
humanity and reality to be a free and equal individual once reproductive and
equal individual once reproductive and
equal individual once reproductive and sexual rights has to be regarded as
sexual rights has to be regarded as
sexual rights has to be regarded as equal to others to be able to be part of
equal to others to be able to be part of
equal to others to be able to be part of a Democratic Society
a Democratic Society
a Democratic Society one has to choose when or rather every
one has to choose when or rather every
one has to choose when or rather every woman has to have the possibility to
woman has to have the possibility to
woman has to have the possibility to choose if and when one wants to have a
choose if and when one wants to have a
choose if and when one wants to have a child that leads me on to the next
child that leads me on to the next
child that leads me on to the next example of how Swedish development
example of how Swedish development
example of how Swedish development cooperation works and that is in the
cooperation works and that is in the
cooperation works and that is in the field of democracy and having a voice
there is no political equality and
there is no political equality and really no democracy at all without
really no democracy at all without
really no democracy at all without equality between the genders the
equality between the genders the
equality between the genders the empowerment of women is actually changes
empowerment of women is actually changes
empowerment of women is actually changes in power relations the empowerment of
in power relations the empowerment of
in power relations the empowerment of women strengthens democracies in all
women strengthens democracies in all
women strengthens democracies in all countries of the globe but it also
countries of the globe but it also
countries of the globe but it also strengthens the economies of the
strengthens the economies of the
strengthens the economies of the countries therefore empowerment of women
countries therefore empowerment of women
countries therefore empowerment of women is a smart way of actually reducing
is a smart way of actually reducing
is a smart way of actually reducing poverty and strengthening societies I
poverty and strengthening societies I
poverty and strengthening societies I would like to share a story from
would like to share a story from
would like to share a story from Guatemala Mayan women in Guatemala have
Guatemala Mayan women in Guatemala have
Guatemala Mayan women in Guatemala have been fighting for justice in
been fighting for justice in
been fighting for justice in compensation for the atrocities the
compensation for the atrocities the
compensation for the atrocities the atrocities that were made for them to
atrocities that were made for them to
atrocities that were made for them to them during the their country’s 36
them during the their country’s 36
them during the their country’s 36 year-long
year-long
year-long civil war they not only lost husbands
civil war they not only lost husbands
civil war they not only lost husbands and children they were also themselves
and children they were also themselves
and children they were also themselves often victims of sexual violence
often victims of sexual violence
often victims of sexual violence committed by the military at the end of
committed by the military at the end of
committed by the military at the end of February 2016 to former Guatemalan to
February 2016 to former Guatemalan to
February 2016 to former Guatemalan to Guatemalan former military officers were
Guatemalan former military officers were
Guatemalan former military officers were convicted they were convicted of crimes
convicted they were convicted of crimes
convicted they were convicted of crimes against humanity they were convicted
against humanity they were convicted
against humanity they were convicted amongst other things for keeping 15
amongst other things for keeping 15
amongst other things for keeping 15 women sexual slaves and domestic slaves
women sexual slaves and domestic slaves
women sexual slaves and domestic slaves at a military base they were also
at a military base they were also
at a military base they were also convicted for murder and disappearances
convicted for murder and disappearances
convicted for murder and disappearances this was of course this conviction in
this was of course this conviction in
this was of course this conviction in the Guatemalan national court was of
the Guatemalan national court was of
the Guatemalan national court was of course immensely important for the women
course immensely important for the women
course immensely important for the women they got justice and some compensation
they got justice and some compensation
they got justice and some compensation but it was also the first case ever
but it was also the first case ever
but it was also the first case ever actually where a national court has
actually where a national court has
actually where a national court has reached a guilty verdict a guilty
reached a guilty verdict a guilty
reached a guilty verdict a guilty verdict for sexual way violations
verdict for sexual way violations
verdict for sexual way violations perpetrated during an armed conflict
perpetrated during an armed conflict
perpetrated during an armed conflict Sweden supported these mayan women by
Sweden supported these mayan women by
Sweden supported these mayan women by supporting the Attorney General’s Office
supporting the Attorney General’s Office
supporting the Attorney General’s Office civil society organizations but also
civil society organizations but also
civil society organizations but also directly the women themselves by setting
directly the women themselves by setting
directly the women themselves by setting in in the court hearings listening
in in the court hearings listening
in in the court hearings listening supporting them and simply being there
supporting them and simply being there
supporting them and simply being there the experience from from Guatemala shows
the experience from from Guatemala shows
the experience from from Guatemala shows that empowerment of the is one of the
that empowerment of the is one of the
that empowerment of the is one of the most critical factors to actually
most critical factors to actually
most critical factors to actually achieve justice for victims of crimes
achieve justice for victims of crimes
achieve justice for victims of crimes against humanity it also shows that when
against humanity it also shows that when
against humanity it also shows that when women recognized that they are entitled
women recognized that they are entitled
women recognized that they are entitled to justice a whole nation can move
to justice a whole nation can move
to justice a whole nation can move forward
forward
forward so can we eradicate the poverty by the
so can we eradicate the poverty by the
so can we eradicate the poverty by the year 2030 I believe we can and we all
year 2030 I believe we can and we all
year 2030 I believe we can and we all have a role in actually working towards
have a role in actually working towards
have a role in actually working towards the sustainable development goals
the sustainable development goals
the sustainable development goals when the world sets goals we can make a
when the world sets goals we can make a
when the world sets goals we can make a difference between 1990 and 2010 extreme
difference between 1990 and 2010 extreme
difference between 1990 and 2010 extreme poverty was hoped we had other
poverty was hoped we had other
poverty was hoped we had other Development Goals at the time the world
Development Goals at the time the world
Development Goals at the time the world decided that we should at least have
decided that we should at least have
decided that we should at least have extreme poverty and that was done the
extreme poverty and that was done the
extreme poverty and that was done the head of schedule actually equal rights
head of schedule actually equal rights
head of schedule actually equal rights for all is the bedrock for positive
for all is the bedrock for positive
for all is the bedrock for positive change and development for the
change and development for the
change and development for the individual the change is obvious it may
individual the change is obvious it may
individual the change is obvious it may be obvious to all of us but the equal
be obvious to all of us but the equal
be obvious to all of us but the equal rights for all is also the force that is
rights for all is also the force that is
rights for all is also the force that is needed to change and challenge
needed to change and challenge
needed to change and challenge structural and justices therefore Equal
structural and justices therefore Equal
structural and justices therefore Equal Rights can actually be one of the
Rights can actually be one of the
Rights can actually be one of the strongest tool in combating poverty
strongest tool in combating poverty
strongest tool in combating poverty equal rights empower more people to take
equal rights empower more people to take
equal rights empower more people to take actions and be agents of change in their
actions and be agents of change in their
actions and be agents of change in their own lives that is actually all what
own lives that is actually all what
own lives that is actually all what Swedish development cooperation is about
Swedish development cooperation is about
Swedish development cooperation is about so can we eradicate poverty by 2030 by
so can we eradicate poverty by 2030 by
so can we eradicate poverty by 2030 by using equal rights we can put an end to
using equal rights we can put an end to
using equal rights we can put an end to poverty but only if we put our heads
poverty but only if we put our heads
poverty but only if we put our heads together and really put our minds behind
together and really put our minds behind
together and really put our minds behind it and work together thank you for
it and work together thank you for
it and work together thank you for listening
listening
listening [Applause]
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