OUR PRIORITIES AT CSW69

2025 marks the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995) at the Fourth World Conference on Women. CSW69 will focus on reviewing: the implementation of the Platform for Action; the current challenges that affect its implementation, the achievement of gender equality, and the empowerment of women; and its contribution toward realizing Sustainable Development Goals.

Though adopting the Platform for Action was the most comprehensive commitment to gender equality at the time, many governments have failed to follow through with their commitments to policy reform. Women and girls still face systemic inequality worldwide, especially with the renewed efforts of various governments to reduce rights. Gender-environment data reveals these implementation gaps while providing essential evidence to hold governments accountable for their commitments and advocate for policies that address women’s unique environmental experiences and realities.

WEDO is sending a delegation to CSW69 to convene and connect with our coalition partners and other gender advocates as we collectively work to identify how we will mobilize in this moment, how we will hold the line on progress, and where we have opportunities to learn and grow.

Throughout CSW69, the WEDO team will work closely with other members of the Women and Gender Constituency, Gender + Environment Data Alliance (GEDA), Women’s Major Group (WMG), and SRHR and Climate Justice Coalition, among others, as part of our commitment towards collective advocacy for gender-just policies.