In Focus: Beijing+30 in Asia Pacific

The 30th anniversary of Beijing opens new opportunities to reconnect, regenerate commitment, charge up political will and mobilize the public and to take stock of progress made and actions required to address barriers to gender equality more

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UN conference calls for renewed, bold efforts to make gender equality commitments a reality in Asia and the Pacific

The Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+30 Review opened today, bringing together over 1,200 delegates from governments, civil society and youth groups, the private sector and academia to discuss progress and priority actions to support gender equality and women’s empowerment ... more

Opinion | Faster, bolder action needed to empower women across the Asia-Pacific

[By Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana and Sima Bahous]: Great strides have been made since the 1995 Beijing Declaration of women’s rights but progress is still uneven and often fragile ... more

‘We deserve to be safe’ – With better access to gender-based violence services, women in the Solomon Islands are speaking up

“Women run to us crying, saying [perpetrators] are coming to get them. But in Neo Island, where we live, there is no police presence; there is no hospital,” says Sophie Rolyn ... more

Myanmar flood recovery: Supporting the resilience of women and girls

Almost two months after Myanmar was impacted by severe flooding, more than 1 million people have been affected, including approximately 600,000 women and girls who face unique and heightened challenges ... more

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