By Rhonda Staudt (AWC Berlin)
October 29-30, 2019, UN Geneva
The Beijing+25 UNECE Regional Review Meeting provided an exceptional forum to review the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA), The Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs) in particular SDG 5...
By Rhonda Staudt (AWC Berlin)
28 October 2019, Geneva
Approximately 500 civil society stakeholders from across the UNECE region gathered to strengthen civil society cooperation and their role in UN processes on Beijing+25, and the interlinkages with the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), Convention to Eliminate all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Istanbul Convention and Agenda...
After the Civil Society Forum, some women's organizations did not endorse the Civil Society Statement presented at the UNECE intergovernmental meeting. Some had serious disagreements about language, process and positions. In the end, most of the NGOs represented at the Civil Society Forum acknowledged the diversity of the views represented in the opening statement. The far more important priority is...
Eight FAWCO members from Athens, Bern, Berlin, Paris, Vienna and Zürich attended the UN Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Beijing+25 Regional Review Meetings in Geneva, Oct. 29-30, as well as the preparatory Civil Society Forum on October 28.
From left to right: Paula Daeppen (AWC Zürich), Rhonda Staudt (AWC Berlin), Georgia Kallis (AWO Greece), Laurie Richardson, UN Liaison (AWA Vienna), Salle Chaballier (AAWE Paris), Pam Perraud...
Olga Algayerova, Under Secretary General and Executive Secretary, UNECE, opened the meeting on October 29, pointing out the need for more women’s political involvement and participation in decision making: “Let us work together so every girl and woman can live in safety and dignity.” Gender equality is both an objective and a driver of sustainable development. Despite significant progress and lessons...
FAWCO members will participate actively in Beijing+25 events around the world beginning in 2019, leading up to the 2020 reviews, civil society fora and intergovernmental meetings. Learn more about Beijing+25 and Generation Equality here.