The annual UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meets to address the widespread inequalities, violence and discrimination women continue to face around the world.
A woman mends a laptop at her phone and computer maintenance shop in Taiz, Yemen.
5. Walking the talk
Solutions to end women’s poverty are widely recognised, from investing in policies and programmes that address gender inequalities and boosting women’s agency and leadership to closing gender gaps in employment.
Doing so would lift more than 100 million women and girls out of poverty, create 300 million jobs and boost the per capita gross domestic product (GDP) by 20 per cent across all regions.
The 2025 session (#CSW69) will convene at UN Headquarters from 10 to 21 March, with its 45 members and thousands of participants from around the world.
The main focus will be on the review and appraisal of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which will include an assessment of current challenges that affect its implementation and the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women and its contribution towards the full realisation of the 2030 Agenda.