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Appendix 6-C:
G7/8 Compliance Gender Commitments
From Chapter 6: Achieving Gender Equality through G7 and G20 Governance, by Julia Kulik
In Accountability for Effectiveness in Global Governance
edited by John Kirton and Marina Larionova
available from Routledge, 2018
| Issue area | Commitment | United States | Japan | Germany | United Kingdom | France | Italy | Canada | European Union | Russia | Total |
| Human Rights | 1996-72: We will take care to ensure that women as well as men benefit fully and equally from the recognition of human rights and fundamental freedoms, which were reiterated on the occasion of the Beijing Conference, and that the rights of children be respected. | +1 | 0 | +1 | +1 | +1 | n/a | +1 | n/a | n/a | +0.83 |
| Crime | 1998-55: We are deeply concerned by all forms of trafficking in human beings including the smuggling of migrants. We agreed to joint action to combat trafficking in women and children, including efforts to prevent such crimes, protect victims and prosecute the traffickers. We commit ourselves to develop a multidisciplinary and comprehensive strategy, including principles and an action plan for future cooperation amongst ourselves and with third countries, including countries of origin, transit and destination to tackle this problem. We consider the future comprehensive United Nations organized crime convention an important instrument for this purpose. | n/a | +1 | 0 | n/a | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | +0.33 |
| Health | 2002-118: Supporting African countries in helping to promote more effective, and cost-effective, health interventions to the most vulnerable sectors of society — including reducing maternal and infant mortality and morbidity | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1.00 |
| Health | 2006-27: [In our response to HIV/AIDS, we will adhere to the following principles]: scale up support to address the rising rates of HIV infection among young people, particularly young girls and women | +1 | −1 | −1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | n/a | +1 | +0.56 |
| Education | 2006-205: We regret that interim targets related to eliminating gender disparities in primary and secondary education have not been achieved. Greater concerted action by all will be needed to fulfill these key goals by 2015. We reaffirm our commitments in this regard. | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1 | −1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | +0.22 |
| Health | 2007-233: The G8 will take concrete steps to support education programs especially for girls, to promote knowledge about sexuality and reproductive health and the prevention of sexually transmitted infections. | +1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1 | −1 | +1 | +1 | −1 | +0.33 |
| Health | 2007-229: Recognizing the growing feminization of the AIDS epidemic, the G8 in cooperation with partner governments support a gender-sensitive response by the GFATM, with the goal of ensuring that greater attention and appropriate resources are allocated by the Fund to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care that addresses the needs of women and girls. | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1.00 |
| Health | 2009-151: We will accelerate progress on combating child mortality, including through intensifying support for immunization and micronutrient supplementation, and on maternal health, including through sexual and reproductive health care and services and voluntary family planning. | +1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1 | 0 | +0.22 |
| Health | 2010-08: Action is required on all factors that affect the health of women and children. This includes addressing gender inequality, ensuring women's and children's rights and improving education for women and girls. | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | 0 | +1 | +1 | 0 | +0.78 |
| Health | 2011-63: We reaffirm our commitment to improving maternal health and reducing child mortality, most notably through the Muskoka Initiative for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health launched in 2010." | −1 | −1 | +1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | −0.11 |
| Human Rights | 2012-49: We will also continue to support the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in its efforts to meet its obligation to protect and promote human rights and fundamental freedoms, including in the rights of women and girls and the freedom to practice religion. | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | −1 | +0.78 |
| Human Rights | 2012-66: We also commit to supporting the right of all people, including women, to freedom of religion in safety and security. | +1 | −1 | +1 | +1 | −1 | −1 | +1 | +1 | −1 | +0.11 |
| Health | 2013-136: We will build on the achievements of the US G8 Presidency by advancing action in four areas: Deepening impact — by ensuring that investments have a measurable impact on [malnutrition, particularly for smallholders and women, and are made responsibly and support the sustainable use of natural resources] | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | 0 | +0.89 |
| Human Rights | 2013-211: We support an inclusive Afghan-led and Afghan-owned process of reconciliation, based on the principles of renouncing violence, cutting ties with terrorist groups and respecting the Afghan Constitution, including its human rights provisions, notably on the rights of women and minorities. | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | 0 | +0.89 |
| Health | 2014-88: We remain committed to the Muskoka Initiative on maternal, newborn and child health. | +1 | 0 | +1 | +1 | 0 | +1 | +1 | +1 | n/a | +0.75 |
| Health | 2014-89/92: In addition we are committed to ensuring sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | n/a | +1.00 |
| Gender | 2015-37: We will address the specific needs of women entrepreneurs, e.g. by promoting their access to finance, markets, skills, leadership opportunities and networks | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1 | 0 | +1 | n/a | +0.50 |
| Gender | 2015-266: We will support our partners in developing countries [to overcome economic] barriers to women's economic participation | 0 | +1 | 0 | +1 | +1 | −1 | +1 | 0 | n/a | +0.38 |
| Gender | 2015-267: We will support our partners in developing countries [to overcome] legal barriers to women's economic participation | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1 | −1 | 1 | −1 | n/a | −0.38 |
| Average | +0.72 | +0.37 | +0.53 | +0.67 | +0.53 | +0.13 | +0.94 | +0.63 | +0.08 | +0.53 |
Note: n/a = not assessed.
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