30 Years since Beijing Declaration: Breaking Barriers for Girls’ Rights and Gender Equality for ALL
A girl born in 1995, the year governments made their promises in Beijing, is now a young woman who is yet to experience gender equality
We are present at the United Nations (UN) on behalf of our IBVM/CJ members and network of over 200,000 students, teachers, co-workers and associates, primarily women and children. We communicate the insights, experiences, needs, and perspectives of the people we live and work with, particularly those most marginalised.
One way we do this is by submitting written statements and oral statements (speaking on the floor of the UN) on behalf of those who cannot be present. This enables us to voice the concerns and lived experiences of those on the ground to the member states and observers at the UN.
A girl born in 1995, the year governments made their promises in Beijing, is now a young woman who is yet to experience gender equality
Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged us to accelerate action, saying, “we must not let up on our 2030 promise to end poverty, protect the planet
We were given the opportunity at the 63rd Session of the Commission on Social Development to intervene and deliver an Oral Statement on the theme
And let us make the case, powerfully, for equality. Let the world hear what we have asserted over the past two weeks: that gender equality
We welcome the 62nd Session on the Commission on Social Development’s focus on social justice as a critical principle for development and social policies to
All people must enjoy a basic standard of living, including through social protection systems. UN 2030 Agenda Tweet On 26 April 2023 a virtual townhall
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