Institutional mechanisms from the region place gender equality at the heart of their work
Source: UN Women
In a groundbreaking event, delegates from Europe and Central Asia committed to accelerating progress on gender equality and making the lives of women and girls across this region better. The international conference “Charting the Future 30 Years after Beijing: Effective Institutional Mechanisms for the Advancement of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment” brought together over 80 officials from across Europe, Central Asia, and beyond1.
The event, organized by the UN Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia in partnership with the Government of Albania, contributes to the global review of the Beijing Declaration. This review will take place during the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. Focusing on assessing progress in implementing the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, as well as the outcomes of the 23rd special session of the General Assembly, the conference highlighted effective institutional mechanisms as the driving force behind sustainable gender equality strategies, emphasizing their critical role in advancing women's rights - a key area of focus in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
“We stand at a pivotal moment,” said Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, UN Women Deputy Executive Director for Normative Support, UN System Coordination and Programme Results. “As the UN General Assembly is meeting to shape the future, the 30th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action gives us the compass of the work that we do on advancing gender equality, the empowerment and rights for all women and girls,” concluded UN Women Deputy Executive Director.
Read here the full article published by UN Women on 24 September 2024.
In a groundbreaking event, delegates from Europe and Central Asia committed to accelerating progress on gender equality and making the lives of women and girls across this region better. The international conference “Charting the Future 30 Years after Beijing: Effective Institutional Mechanisms for the Advancement of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment” brought together over 80 officials from across Europe, Central Asia, and beyond1.
The event, organized by the UN Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia in partnership with the Government of Albania, contributes to the global review of the Beijing Declaration. This review will take place during the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. Focusing on assessing progress in implementing the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, as well as the outcomes of the 23rd special session of the General Assembly, the conference highlighted effective institutional mechanisms as the driving force behind sustainable gender equality strategies, emphasizing their critical role in advancing women's rights - a key area of focus in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
“We stand at a pivotal moment,” said Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, UN Women Deputy Executive Director for Normative Support, UN System Coordination and Programme Results. “As the UN General Assembly is meeting to shape the future, the 30th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action gives us the compass of the work that we do on advancing gender equality, the empowerment and rights for all women and girls,” concluded UN Women Deputy Executive Director.
Read here the full article published by UN Women on 24 September 2024.