59 session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world attend the session.
Priority theme
The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action: current challenges that affect its implementation and the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women
Review theme
The Commission will undertake a review of progress made in the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, 20 years after its adoption at the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995. The review (Beijing+20) will also include the outcomes of the 23rd special session of the General Assembly, the first five-year assessment conducted after the adoption of the Platform for Action, which highlighted further actions and initiatives.
Emerging issue
opportunities for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women in the post-2015 development agenda
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See also
- Achieving Beijing: the Role of Social Norms for Gender Equality (11 March 2015, side event)
- Live Twitter Q&A: Making women's voices heard from Beijing to Post-2015 in social media (12 March, from 10am EST/4pm GMT+1)
- Side event: Making women's voices heard from Beijing to Post-2015 in social media (17 March 2015, side event)