Beijing + 15 • 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) • March 1-12, 2010

15-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995) and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (2000)

November 2, 2009, United Nations, Geneva: Margot Baruch presents the North America & Others High Income Countries statement at the Beijing + 15 European Commission of Europe (ECE) Regional Meeting. Click on photo for larger view.

Regional Meetings

• Asia Pacific NGO Forum on Beijing+15, Weaving Wisdom, Confronting Crises, Forging the Future, Manila, Philippines, October 2009.
  • No Outcome Document But US 1billion equivalent: A serious plenary discussion on a conference outcome document turned into joyful pass-the-hat session in the Marian Theatre of Miriam College, making the convener Patricia Licuanan beam and express, "This is better than a statement."
  • Asia Pacific NGO Forum on Beijing+15 Speeches
  • NGO Recommendations: Final Declaration of the Asia and Pacific NGO Forum on Beijing +15
• European Commission for Europe (ECE) NGO Roundtable Meeting on the Beijing+15 Regional Review Meeting, The Challenges of Gender Equality in the Context of the Economic and Financial Crisis, Geneva, Switzerland, October 2009.
  • Presentation by Margot Baruch, Center for Women's Global Leadership, delivered during the official governmental session, North America & Others High Income Countries
  • Presentation by June Zeitlin, representing the GEAR Campaign, delivered during the official governmental session, A Partnership between the United Nations and the Women’s Movement
  • UN NGLS Beijing +15 ECE Regional Review Meeting; challenges remain written
  • NGO Recommendations Delivered at the UN ECE Preparatory Meeting on Beijing+15:
    • Overall Recommendations
    • Thematic NGO Recommendations
    • Subregional NGO Recommendations
  • NGO ECE Meeting GEAR Caucus Report, October 31, 2009
    
    
• Africa Beijing+15 NGO Review Processes, Eighth Africa Regional Conference on Women (Beijing +15), Gambia, November 2009
  • FEMNET Press Release: African Governments Challenged to Live-up to Commitments in the Beijing Platform for Action

Resources

• United Nations
  • Official United Nations website for Beijing+15
  • Questionnaire to Member States on Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action (1995) and the Outcome of the Twenty-Third Special Session of the General Assembly (2000)
  • Economic Commission Members
    • Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC)
    • Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
    • Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
    • Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
    • Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
• CWGL
  • Beijing+15 Overview and Regional Activities (Español, Français)
  • Important Anniversaries (2009-2010)
  • Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR) Campaign

Events

• NGO
  • February 27-28, 2010: 2010 NGO Global Forum for Women: Beijing +15, NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY
  • March 6, 2010: CWGL's 20th Anniversary Symposium, more details to follow in the coming months, NY

Archive

• 2005 World Summit, September 2005
• Women 2000: Beijing+5 Special Session