CSW 69: Celebrating progress and reigniting momentum on gender equality

27 February 2025

CSW69 side event: Celebrating progress and reigniting momentum on gender equality

Join Women Deliver and the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations, together with the Permanent Missions of Mongolia, Chile, Luxembourg, the European Union, Colombia, Belgium and Spain, and the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), Women Enabled International (WEI), Outright International, ILGA World and Guttmacher Institute for this side event to the 69th Commission on the Status of Women in New York.

Location: online or 730 Third Ave (at 45th Street), New York 10017, United States
Event language(s): English
Date: Time: 1:30 – 3:00 PM (Eastern Time) (time where you are based: see here)
Accessibility: The space is accessible, and CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) captioning and English/Spanish interpretation will be provided
RSVP deadline: Monday, 10 March 2025

 

Thirty years on from the groundbreaking Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, feminists, women’s rights advocates, disability rights and LGBTI activists, governments, and United Nations entities are taking stock of progress over three decades. They are identifying gaps and areas of backsliding, as well as opportunities to further cement and accelerate the gains already made.
Progress is undeniable across the 12 critical areas of concern, but it remains too slow, and we are off track to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG5). Pushback is also undeniable. Rights are at risk.
With Beijing+30 in 2025, we can collectively embrace this moment to break through the barriers, to push forward progress, to demonstrate political will, to unleash the power of feminist movements and to shift power and resources to those who need it most and will lead us. It is not a time to be quiet about the challenges or to be hesitant with actions, commitments and resources. It is a time to build bridges and lift one another up by taking an intersectional approach centred in human rights.

Objectives

  • Celebrate the gender equality gains in 30 years since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
  • Serve as a platform for Member States to underscore their commitments to achieving gender equality, especially in the face of conflict, climate, pushback and anti-rights forces
  • Create a multi-stakeholder space that facilitates shifting power to people and communities that are often marginalised or ignored, adolescent girls, young people, Indigenous women and girls, LGBTI, and women, girls and gender-diverse people with disabilities

Our side event

This dynamic and celebratory event will address 30 years of progress on gender equality and rally stakeholders to build on it, bringing renewed momentum in this challenging context.

Activists and advocates will bring the experience and vision that should direct resources and programming. Governments and other entities will share their priorities and plans to accelerate progress while centring those most marginalised.

Fill out this form to RSVP for either in-person or online attendance. The event does not require you to be registered for CSW, but you will need to present an ID to attend in-person.