[Pdf-women] BEIJING +25 NEWSLETTER | JULY 2019

Tue Aug 27 17:28:10 MDT 2019

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Regards,

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On behalf of the UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, please find below and attached the first Asia and the Pacific Beijing+25 Newsletter.

Kind regards,

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Anne Rehagen
Gender Group Coordinator
UN Women Fiji Multi-Country Office
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From: Montira Narkvichien <montira.narkvichien at unwomen.org>
Sent: Tuesday, 30 July 2019 8:48 PM
To: UN Women Asia and the Pacific <unwomen.asiapacific at unwomen.org>; UN WOMEN Communications <communications.all at unwomen.org>
Subject: BEIJING +25 NEWSLETTER | JULY 2019

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to share with you our first Asia and the Pacific Beijing+25 Newsletter. Please feel encouraged to disseminate it to your network of partners with the printer-friendly version in PDF, enclosed.

Thank you and best regards,

Regional Communications Unit

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UN Women Asia and the Pacific
Beijing +25 Newsletter | July 2019<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fasiapacific.unwomen.org%2fen%2fget-involved%2fbeijing-plus-25&c=E,1,GJ6mnJ-Qw5X31opuPvTCZJlD4xNhhmvf7TD1aHQEUx-4KbI_mBTjeQ7VfL85rAYus1o_Z2NrY_6x3XUegIKAylkbT9bToa1MG8Ps6KhA0ccRaA,,&typo=1>

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Adopted in 1995 by 189 countries, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action is considered the foundational document for international agreements on gender equality. Twenty-five years later, governments, civil society, and activists are coming together to review the implementation of this agenda. This newsletter highlights the voices and stories behind the Beijing movement in Asia and the Pacific.

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Asia-Pacific Beijing+25 Conference<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fasiapacific.unwomen.org%2fen%2fnews-and-events%2fevents%2f2019%2f11%2fbeijing-25-review&c=E,1,SUVfhHgNCFa82WytgORAXwQ0lXFSJAuuOPYFxwkog9lQmw6UGMW537DKMSyOVqGzeFE3ahTxfQcvxDqKHaMLaOcfZXTVZyem-qfu85KzKvCA&typo=1>

The regional review will culminate in the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+25 Review, which will take place in November 2019, United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok.

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Beijing+25 Asia-Pacific Youth Blog<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fasiapacific.unwomen.org%2fen%2fget-involved%2fbeijing-plus-25%2fblogs&c=E,1,GESgWYJW50BgOBS7PZ464doewJS0Hbol1dn3PkKQ0TJG_ATMbFugo0Ze9sZgghluCmUYErQ1AlOywhAKejmEOGWVz2hZEvQS6ExguGaaUpFSOeo,&typo=1>

[Call for submissions] 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 within the context of the Beijing agenda. To apply, please read the submission guidelines here.<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fasiapacific.unwomen.org%2fen%2fget-involved%2fbeijing-plus-25%2fblogs&c=E,1,GiFISoG-b-uMbnv1Letab-oq1cYDeWkHIu4QBwIdeNSDCu0-h0ouplwPIzaEw7RGSoQqHJbS5SX7GoRNGJ-ZSwiTmW3PHdNQvdglkgfJPDbXOKc,&typo=1>

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The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs with the support of UN Women have discussed and prepared for Viet Nam’s review report on the 25-year implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, one of the world’s most comprehensive documents on women’s rights and the empowerment of women.

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The Thai Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, the national women’s machinery and UN Women met to discuss and brainstorm the gains and remaining challenges in the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

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Nepalese activist Durga Sob founded the Feminist Dalit Organization in 1994, just ahead of the adoption of the visionary Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

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Seventy-two officials representing 24 Bangladeshi ministries met in Dhaka to review and discuss the progress and challenges in the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action after 25 years of its adoption.

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UN Women Pacific supported a discussion session about regional and global processes on gender equality and women’s empowerment, working towards the Beijing +25 review and consultations.

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UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacfic

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For further information, contact: Montira Narkvichien
Email: montira.narkvichien at unwomen.org<mailto:montira.narkvichien at unwomen.org>

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