Women's Platform Limited

1. The advancement of equality and human rights for women and girls (as set out in the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the European Convention on Human Rights and subsequent United Nations and European conventions and declarations), in political, economic, social, cultural, civic and any other fields, for women in Northern Ireland, by all or any of the following means: (i) educating the public about human rights and gender inequality issues; (ii) promoting respect for human rights and gender equality among individuals, governments, corporations and other institutions; (iii) promoting public support for the protection of human rights; (iv) commenting on proposed gender discrimination legislation and providing technical and policy advice to statutory bodies and other agencies, organisations and institutions; (v) contributing to the sound administration of human rights law; (vi) promoting enforcement of domestic human rights law by the state and its institutions; (vii) international advocacy of human rights; (viii) research into human rights issues. 2. The promotion of equality, diversity and community development by all or any of the following means: (i) provide and maintain a Forum where women's organisations can join together to exchange views, share common issues and information and create a collective voice on specific issues of concern to women in Northern Ireland; (ii) provide strategic and practical support to women's organisations operating in Northern Ireland; (iii) design, promote, implement and evaluate strategies and develop and carry through action plans concerned with improving the economic, social, cultural, health and civic lives of women in Northern Ireland; (iv) promote study and research, set priorities and develop and influence policy and practice in the fields of gender equality, diversity and community development The advancement of citizenship or community development,The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity