Twenty years ago, world leaders gathered in Beijing to define a policy framework and roadmap for achieving gender equality and women's rights. Where do we stand two decades years later, and how are we monitoring our commitment? The European Union and its Member States are determined to implement the Beijing Platform for Action and have introduced, with the support of...
The Beijing+20 Regional Review Meeting will address key areas of progress and challenges in the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Acton in the UNECE member States with a focus on the Women and Economy area in the context of the current economic situation and demographic trends in the UNECE region. As it will mark the 20-year anniversary of the...
The NGO Forum will convene over three days. • Day 1 afternoon: Opening ceremony and plenary review of major achievements and challenges for gender equality in the ECE region • Day 2 all day: Interactive round tables on selected substantive issues among the BPfA 12 critical areas of concern and identified emerging issues, with a sub-regional perspective • Day 3...
The consultation meeting on Female Genital Mutilation risk estimation in the EU Member States will take place on 30 October 2014. The meeting will focus on the methodological approaches to estimate FGM risk in the EU, as well as policy recommendations for tackling FGM in the EU. The participants will share their experiences on quantitative and qualitative component on the...
Representatives of the European Institute for Gender Equality and European Women's Lobby are going to make presentations on their reports on Bejing + 20. To support better informed policy-making at EU and Member State levels, EIGE focuses on providing support to the Presidencies of the Council of the EU. We do so by delivering high-quality reports on the progress of...