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27-750: Momoh is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Comfort Momoh (born c. 1962), British midwife, specializes in the treatment of female genital mutilation EruMuse Momoh (born 1997), American soccer player Hannah Momoh , First Lady of Sierra Leone John Momoh (born 1957), Nigerian broadcast journalist Joseph Saidu Momoh (1937–2003), President of Sierra Leone Tony Momoh (born 1939), Nigerian journalist and politician Zackary Momoh , British-Nigerian actor Given name [ edit ] Momoh Conteh (born 1999), Sierra Leonean footballer Momoh Gulama , Sierra Leonean paramount chief [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with

54-481: A great woman [are] shameful." United Nations Commission on the Status of Women UN agencies actively followed their mandates to bring women into development approaches and programs and conferences. Women participate at the prepcoms, design strategy, hold caucus meetings, network about the various agenda items being negotiated in various committees, and work as informed lobbyists at conferences themselves. The CSW

81-501: A majority of women delegates. During its first session, the Commission declared as one of its guiding principles: to raise the status of women, irrespective of nationality, race, language or religion, to equality with men in all fields of human enterprise, and to eliminate all discrimination against women in the provisions of statutory law , in legal maxims or rules, or in interpretation of customary law. One of UNCSW's first tasks

108-563: A public-health specialist at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London. She is the editor of Female Genital Mutilation (2005). Momoh was born in Lagos, Nigeria, to a Nigerian-Ghanaian family. Her maternal grandmother died days before Momoh's birth, and she was mostly raised by her paternal grandmother. In 1981 she moved to the UK to train as a nurse at North Middlesex Hospital . It

135-497: A range of contraceptives as alternatives to abortion as well as quality abortion after care. The Platform also presents a safe, healthy pregnancy as a human right which is to be attained through quality resources and healthcare available to all women regardless of economic status. Some scholars have argued that the Platform served to complicate issues of adolescent sexual care and complications resulting from HIV and AIDS . Since

162-499: A special emphasis on reproductive rights through its legislation regarding family planning, which states that it is the right of all women "to be informed and to have access to safe, effective, affordable and acceptable methods of family planning of their choice, as well as other methods of their choice for regulation of fertility which are not against the law." Specifically, the Platform urges state governments to reevaluate punitive measures placed on abortion , provide family planning and

189-403: Is an honorary one, and that during a 2014 court case, the judge, James Munby , had criticized her evidence as unreliable. Momoh responded that she had done nothing wrong and had nothing to hide. Nimco Ali , an anti-FGM activist, told The Times : "Comfort has led work to end FGM for over 30 years and has enriched the lives of countless women and girls. Attempts at character assassination of such

216-546: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Comfort Momoh Comfort Iyabo Amah Momoh , MBE (born c.  1962 ) is a British midwife who specializes in the treatment of female genital mutilation (FGM). Born in Nigeria, Momoh is a member of the British FGM national clinical group, established in 2007 to train health professionals in how to deal with the practice. Until 2017 she served as

243-564: Is one of the commissions of the UN that do not limit participation to states only. For example, NGOs are also allowed to participate in sessions of the CSW, attending caucuses and panels and organizing their own parallel events through the NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York ( NGO CSW/NY ). This is particularly important for contested territories such as Taiwan , which is not a member of

270-712: The 2008 New Year Honours , Momoh was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to women's healthcare. She was awarded an honorary doctorate from Middlesex University in 2008. In 2011, she won a Gathering of Africa's Best (GAB) award. She was chosen as 2015 Alumna of the Year by King's College London, and in 2016, she was awarded a fellowship by the Royal College of Midwives . In September 2017, BBC Newsnight raised questions about

297-542: The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), which entered into force in 1981. This convention stipulated that with regards to reproductive rights , reproduction "should not be a basis for discrimination". It also acknowledges the social implications of motherhood, and states that childcare and maternity protection are integral rights and should be extended to all realms of

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324-677: The World Health Organization in 1999 and represented the UK at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in 2001. From around 2007, she worked as a public-health specialist at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust , before retiring in 2017. Momoh also runs Global Comfort Ltd., a private consultancy. She was included in 2014 in the London Evening Standard ' s list of 1000 most influential people in London. In

351-406: The surname Momoh . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Momoh&oldid=998467699 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

378-511: The CSW has drafted several conventions and declarations, including the Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in 1967 and women-focused agencies such as UNIFEM and INSTRAW . The commission's priority theme for its 57th session (57th session) was the "elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls". Ahead of that, an Expert Group Meeting (EGM): prevention of violence against women and girls

405-573: The CSW reaffirmed their prioritization of their sexual education, reproductive rights, and reproductive justice for all women including the use of modern family planning options (including a range of contraceptive options) through publishing their 2014 Declaration of Agreements. In December 2022, the Islamic Republic of Iran was expelled from membership of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, following

432-531: The Fourth World Conference for Action, better known as the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action . This followed three other conferences addressing the needs and rights of women around the world. The Beijing Platform has been hailed by the Center for Reproductive Rights as "the most comprehensive articulation of international commitments related to women’s human rights." It places

459-630: The UN. In the past few years, NGOs from Taiwan (such as the National Alliance of Taiwan Women's Associations ) have been able to participate in the CSW sessions. CSW consists of one representative from each of the 45 member states elected by ECOSOC on the basis of equitable geographical distribution: 13 members from Africa; 11 from Asia; 9 from Latin America and Caribbean; 8 from Western Europe and other States and 4 from Eastern Europe. Members are elected for four-year terms. Among its activities,

486-539: The United States to study their approach to FGM. In 1997, Momoh set up the African Well Women's Clinic at St Thomas's Hospital , dedicated to caring for women affected by FGM. As of 2013, the clinic was seeing around 300 women a year and performing two defibulation operations a week, which involves opening a vagina sewn shut as a result of FGM Type III . Momoh worked as a temporary adviser to

513-551: The examination of at least five children by Momoh. The programme explored the weight given by British authorities to the physical examination of girls for FGM and an allegation that the examinations caused trauma to children who had not in fact experienced FGM. Families were reportedly fearful of being accused and split up. Since 2012, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has required that child-abuse victims be examined by specialist doctors. Newsnight reported that Momoh had referred to herself as "Dr", although her doctorate

540-478: The international arena. This was achieved through a variety of means, most commonly through attempts to collect data that showed discrimination occurring against women. In conjunction with the emerging global women's movement , the UN and the CSW named 1976 through 1985 the United Nations Decade for Women . During this time, reproductive rights were included in the central action of the commission,

567-553: The lives of women. CEDAW is the only international human rights treaty that overtly references family planning. It states that it is a human right for women "to decide freely and responsibly on the number and spacing of their children and to have access to the information, education and means to enable them to exercise these rights", and any state party to the treaty is required to provide education on family planning and reproductive rights, including various forms of contraception. Forced abortion or sterilization constitute violations to

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594-532: The new millennium, the CSW has also taken action to integrate reproductive rights into the international arena through the creation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), specifically goal 5, which is achieving universal access to reproductive health. In 2005, the UN added a provision to MDG 5 which aimed to "achieve, by 2015, universal access to reproductive health," determined by the prevalence of contraceptives, adolescent birth rates,

621-400: The treaty. The United States has failed to ratify CEDAW. In addition to CEDAW, the CSW has undertaken several other efforts to address reproductive rights. Throughout this time, the Commission hosted four global conferences on women to address issues including reproductive rights. The locations were Mexico City in 1975, Copenhagen in 1980, and Nairobi in 1985. In 1995, the Commission held

648-483: The use of prenatal care, and the failure to access family planning methods. The agreements published from the 57th session in 2013 of the CSW also mentions the importance of reproductive rights as human rights and access to safe reproductive care as a means to resolve violence against women. The Declaration also understands this care as a means of prevention of future violence, acknowledges systematic factors and how they influence care and reproductive rights. More recently,

675-546: Was at Middlesex that she first studied FGM, which is not practised by her tribe in Nigeria. In 2002 she obtained a BSc in women's healthcare from the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery , King's College London . She received a Florence Nightingale Foundation scholarship in 2007 to conduct research into FGM in Africa, and in 2015 the foundation awarded her a travel scholarship to visit

702-651: Was held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 17 to 20 September 2012. The UNCSW was established in 1946 as a mechanism to promote, report on and monitor issues relating to the political, economic, civil, social and educational rights of women. It was a unique official structure for drawing attention to women's concerns and leadership within the UN. UNCSW first met at Lake Success, New York , in February 1947. All 15 government representatives were women, which distinguished UNCSW from other UN movements, and UNCSW has continued to maintain

729-673: Was to contribute to the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights . Commission members inserted gender-sensitive language — arguing against references to "men" as a synonym for humanity and phrases like "men are brothers". They received resistance from members of the Commission on Human Rights , but succeeded in introducing new, inclusive language . The first session (1947) had 15 members/delegates in attendance, all women: The commission began working after its founding in 1946 to directly introduce women's rights to

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