The Impact of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action on the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals
In accordance with its multi-year programme of work (ECOSOC resolution 2009/15), theCommission on the Status of Women (CSW), at its fifty-fourth session from 1-12 March 2010,will review the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly and its contribution to shaping a gender perspective towards the full realization of the Millennium Development Goals. In order to contribute to a further understanding of the issue and to assist the Commission in its deliberations, the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), convened an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) hosted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE) from 11 – 13 November 2009 in Geneva,Switzerland.
The Expert Group Meeting examined the status of gender equality and women’s empowerment within the context of current progress towards the achievement of the MDGs. It considered the reasons for the uneven performance and stressed the continued relevance of the Beijing Platform for Action. The meeting discussed the social and economic costs of inaction on policies and commitments on gender equality. It proposed a set of policy recommendations, including ten key interventions for meeting the MDGs and accelerating the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, as well as additional policies and interventions in specific areas.
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