UN OWG Proposed Target 5.c

RATING: UNCERTAIN – changes in laws do not always result in changes in practices. For example, out the 29 countries for which female genital mutilation is most prevalent, 26 have outlawed the practice. However, it is probably a good symbolic statement to remove discrimination between men and women in legislation.

This should be rephrased: laws should ensure (not promote) gender equality. Equal rights to hold and inherit property should be in the constitutions of all countries, for example.

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In our recent report, not just the target above, but all 169 targets have been assessed by 60 teams of the world’s top economists. The targets have been categorized into five ratings based on evidence of economic, social, and environmental costs and benefits. While we applaud that the UN Open Working Group's final outcome document contains 43 fewer targets than the previous document, we are concerned that many targets have simply been combined, therefore reducing the number of both phenomenal and poor targets assessed according to our cost-benefit analysis. Our new assessment includes suggestions for how these can be improved as reported in this article by the Financial Times.