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Asia-Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting on the Seventieth Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 70): “Ensuring and strengthening access to justice for all women and girls, including by promoting inclusive and equitable legal systems, eliminating discriminatory laws, policies, and practices, and addressing structural barriers”
The Asia-Pacific preparatory meeting will be jointly convened by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Bangkok Regional Hub, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) East Asia and Pacific Regional Office.
The objective of the regional preparatory meeting is to provide an interactive forum for both state and non-state actors from relevant institutions (gender equality and women’s empowerment, and Justice) from ESCAP member States and key stakeholders in Asia and the Pacific to examine ways to accelerate progress on key Human Rights instruments and frameworks, including the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (in particular following the recent commemorations of Beijing+30), the 25th anniversary of Security Council Resolution 1325, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - through the centering of access to justice as critical to the dignity, freedom, voice, and agency of women and girls.
The outcome of the Asia-Pacific regional preparatory meeting for CSW70 will be a set of suggested actions for accelerated progress, in line with the Priority Theme for CSW70. The suggested actions will feed into CSW70 and can inform membership contributions to the Agreed Conclusions.
More information, visit the event page: Asia-Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting on the Seventieth Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 70) | ESCAP
