AP NGO CSW Webinar – Women’s Effective Participation in Decision Making

As we approach UN CSW 65th Session, the Asia Pacific NGO CSW youth team would like to invite you to join us in conversation for our Women’s Effective Participation in Decision-Making webinar.  We will discuss the challenges, developments and improvements impacting the effective participation of women at the decision making level.

Please see flyer below for event details.   Registration is essential

Please register to confirm your attendance at

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ppsIFflYT16RVSrZPhGmyQ?fbclid=IwAR3nU6c0eXou9zgpEcY_Ye8I2TOcVk5K7S7jg9iA0H4bLnpY8k5bHEY8Aoo

Questions are encouraged and we ask that you share any thoughts, comments and queries for our panelists through the google form here.
This event will be recorded and posted online and if possible will be livestreamed on the corresponding facebook page.

UN Women choose Civil Society Advisory Group to the Core Group – Generation Equality (2020)

Civil Society Advisory Group to the Core Group

At the end of August, the 21-members of  Advisory Group to the Core Group (Advisory Group) were chosen by UN Women for the Generation Equality Forum.

The Civil Society Advisory Group to the Core Group (Advisory Group) will serve as the representative of civil society’s priorities for the Generation Equality Forum by guaranteeing participation on a co-equal basis of civil society with the other members of the Core Group.

The Advisory Group will champion civil society’s vision, inputs and expected outcomes of the Beijing+25 process by channelling information & opportunities from the Core Group. The Advisory Group will represent the diverse global women’s rights movement by consulting with the Advisory Working Group regularly.

Find the names and bios of the 21 Advisory Group members here.

 

 

 

 

Updates on the ESCAP Asia Pacific Regional Review on Beijing +25 – November, 2019

Asia-Pacific Regional Review of the 25th Anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action: Beijing+25 Review

27 – 29 November, 2019, UN Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand

The Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+25 Review will bring together Ministers and senior officials from relevant line Ministries (Ministries of Women, National Planning, Finance), civil society and other key stakeholders from across the Asia-Pacific region to

  • identify key strategic areas and actions required to overcome barriers to gender equality and the empowerment of women.
  • provide a platform to highlight innovative solutions and exchange good practices and lessons learned on strategies for change.
  • invigorate the momentum to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women through increased engagement with stakeholders of all ages.

Call for Proposals for Side events and Exhibitions

Side events and exhibitions will provide space to share knowledge and experience as well as to showcase good practices, innovative initiatives and cutting edge thinking to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment.

The Call for proposals for side events and exhibitions is inviting interested Member States, UN partners, Civil Society, Academia and international organizations to submit concept notes using the downloadable template by 20 August 2019.

More information can be found here: https://www.unescap.org/intergovernmental-meetings/asia-pacific-regional-review-25th-anniversary-beijing-declaration

Update on Beijing + 25

CSW64 / Beijing+25 (2020)

In 2020, the global community will mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995). A five-year milestone will be reached towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 2020 is therefore a pivotal year for the accelerated realisation of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, everywhere.

The sixty-fourth session of the Commission on the Status of Women is planned to take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 9 to 20 March 2020. Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs)from all regions of the world are invited to attend the session.

Themes

The main focus of the session will be on the review and appraisal of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the 23rd special session of the General Assembly. The review will include an assessment of current challenges that affect the implementation of the Platform for Action and the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women and its contribution towards the full realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Bureau

The Bureau of the Commission plays a crucial role in facilitating the preparation for, and in ensuring the successful outcome of the annual sessions of the Commission. Bureau members serve for two years. In 2002, in order to improve its work and ensure continuity, the Commission decided to hold the first meeting of its subsequent session, immediately following the closure of the regular session, for the sole purpose of electing the new Chairperson and other members of the Bureau (ECOSOC decision 2002/234).

The Bureau for the 64th session (2020) of the Commission on the Status of Women comprises the following members:

  • H.E. Mr. Mher Margaryan (Armenia), Chair (Eastern European States Group)
  • Mr. Mohammed S. Marzooq (Iraq), Vice-Chair (Asia-Pacific States Group)
  • Ms. Jo Feldman (Australia), Vice-Chair (Western European and other States Group)
  • Ms. Nora Bellout (Algeria), Vice-Chair (African States Group)
  • Vice-Chair (Latin American and Caribbean States Group) – to be designated

Preparations

  • National-level reviews: States are called upon to undertake comprehensive national-level reviews of the progress made and challenges encountered.
  • Regional 25-year review processes: The regional commissions of the United Nations are invited to undertake regional reviews and convene regional intergovernmental meetings. These will feed into the sixty-fourth session of the Commission.