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Opening the event, Ema Meçaj, Youth Activist from Albania, had a conversation with the Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous, on the impact of civil society in gender equality movements. “Gender Equality is not granted from above; it is demanded from below and it is seized with defiance, fought for with persistence; and won through collective power,” said the Executive Director, outlining the 6 +1 Action Agenda for advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment and emphasizing the need for accountability, relevance and unity as key elements to achieving gender equality.
Cai Cai, Chief of the Gender Section at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) highlighted the importance of regional civil society steering committees in ensuring that the diverse perspectives of regional constituencies were reflected in intergovernmental decision-making forums. Cai Cai emphasized that Beijing+30 presents a pivotal opportunity to define concrete pathways forward.
The event also featured a panel discussion, moderated by Cai Yiping, Executive Committee member of Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN), where representatives from five regional civil society steering committees shared their insights from the Beijing+30 regional review processes. Speakers identified key barriers, including language limitations, restricted access to official consultations, and political resistance to gender equality commitments.
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