Beijing + 20 National and Regional Reviews

Date: 
Monday, March 9, 2015
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
General Women, Peace and Security
United Nation Theme: 
Background

The fifty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 9 to 20 March 2015.

The main focus of the session will be on the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, including current challenges that affect its implementation and the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women. 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. 

In preparation of the session, the regional commissions of the United Nations will undertake regional reviews. Both the national and regional review processes will feed into the global review. 

Click here for more information on the national-level review of implementation

Click here for more information on the regional 20-year review processes.