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(a)
Develop a specific and integrated plan for addressing the particular
socioeconomic conditions affecting aboriginal women, both on and off reserves,
including poverty, poor health, inadequate housing, low school-completion rates,
low employment rates, low income and high rates of violence, and take effective and
proactive measures, including awareness-raising campaigns, to sensitize aboriginal
communities about women’s human rights and to combat patriarchal attitudes and
gender stereotypes;
(b)
Implement the recommendations made by the Special Rapporteur on
the rights of indigenous peoples following his mission to Canada in 2013 (see
A/HRC/27/52/Add.2);
(c)
Promote and apply the principles enshrined in the United Nations
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;
(d)
peoples.
Ratify ILO Convention No. 169 (1989) on indigenous and tribal
Participation of women in peace processes
30.
The Committee commends the State party’s commitment to Security Council
resolution 1325 (2000) and subsequent resolutions on women, peace and security, as
well as the launch of its first national action plan on women, peace and security in 2010.
However, the Committee is concerned about the lack of information regarding the
elaboration and adoption of a second national action plan, as well as measures taken to
address the gaps identified in the implementation of the first national action plan, which
expired in March 2016.
31.
The Committee encourages the State party to:
(a)
Require that effective accountability mechanisms are in place in
countries where the State party is supporting the implementation of Security
Council resolution 1325 (2000) to ensure full participation of women in peace
negotiations and reconstruction processes;
(b)
Increase support to local women’s organizations and networks that are
active in peace initiatives and post-conflict reconstruction processes; and
(c)
Expedite the adoption of the second national action plan on women,
peace and security, and develop effective tools for measuring its outcomes;
(d)
Increase the financial resources allocated to its Women, Peace and
Security agenda and its National Action Plan, in line with the recommendations of
the Global Study on the implementation of the Security Council resolution 1325
(2000).
Trafficking and exploitation of prostitution
32.
The Committee welcomes the adoption of the National Action Plan to Combat
Human Trafficking (2012-2016), the allocation of 25 million CAD to support projects
addressing human trafficking at the federal and provincial/territorial levels, and the
Supreme Court´s Bedford judgment which led to the adoption of the Protection of
Communities and Exploited Persons Act. It is, however, concerned about:
(a)
The low rates of prosecution and conviction in cases of trafficking in
women and girls;
(b)
The lack of adequate mechanisms to identify and refer victims of
trafficking in need of protection, in particular unaccompanied children, who are often
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