Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development: SDG 5 Roundtable (Gender Equality) – Breakout Group Discussion on Women's Leadership

Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development: SDG 5 Roundtable (Gender Equality) – Breakout Group Discussion on Women's Leadership
The Breakout Group Discussion will bring together diverse stakeholders to explore pathways for "Enhancing equal and inclusive representation and leadership of women in governance and decision-making institutions and processes", with a view to accelerating SDG 5. Full details ▼
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Start date: 27 February 2025 | Start time: 09:00 UTC +00:00
End date: 27 February 2025 | End time: 11:15 UTC +00:00
Location: Meeting Room A, United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC), Bangkok, Thailand

Event description

Date: 27 February 2025
Time: 9:00 – 11:15 GMT+7

APFSD

The Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) is an annual, inclusive intergovernmental forum to support follow-up and review of progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the regional level.

The SDG 5 Roundtable (Gender Equality) on 27 February 2025 will include a Breakout Group Discussion on Women's Leadership organized by UN Women in partnership with the UN Development Programme.

The Breakout Group Discussion will bring together diverse stakeholders to explore pathways for "Enhancing equal and inclusive representation and leadership of women in governance and decision-making institutions and processes", with a view to accelerating SDG 5.

Lead Discussants

  • Bandana Rana, Member of the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (Nepal)
  • Danielle Sever, Director, Global Development Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Government of Australia (Australia)
  • Hye Joon Lee, Programme Officer, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) (Regional civil society organization)

Moderator

Norul Rashid, Regional Policy Advisor on Governance, Peace and Security for Asia and the Pacific, UN Women

The expected outcome is to generate three innovative and progressive recommendations for accelerating women’s full, equal and meaningful participation and leadership, in the lead up to the culmination of the 2030 Agenda.

For more information about this Breakout Group Discussion on Women’s Leadership please contact:

Ms Georgia Westaway
Specialist - Governance, Peace and Security
UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
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See also:

APFSD will also cover SDG 3 (health and well-being); 8 (decent work and economic growth); 14 (life below water); and 17 (partnership for the Goals), over the course of 25-28 February 2025. Visit the APFSD website