The official opening of the CSW 69th session has began. Let’s together reflect on the 30th years implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. The 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women is taken place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 10 March to 21 March 2025.
From 8 March to 15 March 2025 NGO-CEDAW, a coalition members organization coordinated the 5 women CSO representatives to join the CSW69 to learn and observe the reflection of the 30th years implementation of the commitments to make women’s status better. There were parallel sessions which allowed all the global participants who are civil societies, governments, activists, youth, and relevant stakeholders participate at their preferences. Below is list of events participated by our representatives:
- Opening session of the official CSW69 session
- Gender Equality: Where is the progress? Creating hope in a world in poly-crisis
- The proliferation of indigenous rights, women in power and leadership to end gender-based violence
- Threats and Opportunities of Digital Technologies: Women in the Public Eye
- Multistakeholder partnerships – leveraging generation equality to advance recommitment, accountability, and resourcing of the Beijing Platform for Action
- Testimonies from women journalists working in Gaza
- Nordic Council of Ministers: Turning Push-Back into Progress
- Stepping Up, Standing By and Speaking Out for Women’s Rights Movements
- Supporting the Mental Health of All Women and Girls
- Beyond Beijing +30: Sustainable Financing for Gender Equality – A Strategic Dialogue with Women’s Rights and Civil Society Organizations in the Global Context of Backlash
- Empowering Women, Protecting Futures: Tackling Online Sexual Exploitation Through Technology and Legal Frameworks
- Care at the Core: ASEAN Leadership in Advancing Gender Equality through the Care Economy (Hosted by Lao w/ MOWA speaker)
- The LBTQ+ Movement in Asia: Reflections on the Past and Future Directions
- Advancing the Beijing Platform for Action through Feminist Foreign Policy
- Transforming Care Systems for a Changing World: A South-South Dialogue (Hosted by Cambodia w/ Minister Ing Kantha Phavi as speaker)
- Including sex workers in policy frameworks for gender equality
- Civil Society Uniting: Feminist GBV Networks Organizing Beyond CSW
- Solidarity meet-up for people working in Southeast Asia
- Group of Friends on Elimination of Violence against Women
- Remedy for textile and garment women workers through binding agreements
- Advancing Trauma-Informed Care for Gender Equality and Survivor Empowerment
- “Beijing@30”: a dialogue with youth representatives (official CSW session)
