Beijing+25 Asia-Pacific Youth Blog
The Beijing +25 Youth Blog is an online space for young activists from across Asia and the Pacific to raise their ideas, concerns and expectations in relation to gender equality and women’s empowerment. Every month, a youth’s submission is posted on the blog.
Do you want to contribute to the blog? Find the submission guidelines here.
On occasion of the 25th anniversary of the of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific is relaunching its Youth Blog to offer young people from across the region with an online advocacy space to raise their ideas, concerns and expectations in relation to gender equality and women’s rights.
The Beijing+25 Asia-Pacific Youth Blog[1] will be hosted on the UN Women Asia-Pacific website and will accept submissions from young people aged 14 to 30 years from any country in the region.
The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was adopted in 1995 by 189 governments committed to taking strategic, bold action in 12 critical areas of concern: Poverty, education and training, health, violence, armed conflict, economy, power and decision-making, institutional mechanisms, human rights, media, environment and the girl child.
The year 2020 will also mark the five-year review of the Sustainable Development Goals, the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Security Council resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, and the 10th anniversary of the creation of UN Women.
To apply, please read the submission guidelines and send your entry to asiapacific@news.unwomen.org
by: Jenny Mei
By: Dia Yonzon
By: Soundarya Baskaran
By: Anandita Mishra
By: Rima Sultana Rimu
