Other notable consensus documents are the Declaration and Programme of Action of the World Conference on Human Rights held in Vienna in 1993 and the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs).
1993 The World Conference on Human Rights, in Vienna, stated clearly for the first time that: 'The human rights of women and of the girl-child are an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of universal human rights.
In a statement to the 1993 World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna, the Baha'i International Community noted: "Many believers find it difficult to reconcile deep religious conviction with tolerance of other beliefs.
1993 The World Conference on Human Rights, held in Vienna, recognizes that violence against women during armed conflict is a violation of human rights.
Many of the conferences were repeated in the 1990s, to evaluate progress and mobilize further advance--most notably the World Conference on Human Rights (1993), which created the new post and Office of High Commissioner of Human Rights.
Local Realities and Rights The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW, 1979-1981), the CEDAW Optional Protocol and the agreements from the World Conference on Human Rights (Vienna, 1993), the International Conference on Population and Development (Cairo, 1994), the Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing, 1994) and even the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (Durban, 2001) have all been essential tools.
