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** Sonke Gender Justice at CSW69 ([link removed])
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We are pleased to announce our participation in the 69th Commission on the Status of Women, taking place from the 10^th to the 21^st of March 2025, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA. This year’s theme focuses on Reviewing the Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
Are you attending the conference? We invite you to join us at our various side events to engage in meaningful conversations that drive progress toward a more equitable future.
Let’s amplify voices and push for sustainable change! Attend our events as follows


** Event Schedule
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** 11 Mar 2025
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** Roundtable -Partnering for change: Working with faith actors to uphold women and girl's rights ([link removed])
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Join us for a roundtable event with governments, UN representatives, faith-based actors and women’s rights organizations to share best practices, challenges and opportunities in working with faith actors to advance gender equality and uphold the rights of women and girls. Now is the time to address the challenges and opportunities for faith actors’ engagement in this area for the years to come.

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Venue: Scandinavia House, New York City
Time: 10:00am - 11:30am with coffee & refreshments from 9:30am

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** 12 Mar 2025
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** Men and boys as agents of change to feminism and tackling barriers to solidarity ([link removed])
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The session will exchange and explore various examples and lessons of the work with men and boys and on transforming masculinities, for the last two decades, and it’s impacts at practice, programs and policy levels, towards the realisation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
Venue: Permanent Mission of Rwanda in New York, 124 East 39th Street New York, NY 10016, New York City
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
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** 14 Mar 2025
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** Transforming care :Progress, challenges and future directions in men's involvement in care work ([link removed])
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The event will focus on progress, challenges, and opportunities in reshaping care policies and practices to promote gender equality, with a particular emphasis on the role of men in caregiving. The discussion will take place in the context of the Beijing+30 review, providing a platform to assess advancements since the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action while setting the stage for new commitments to accelerate gender-transformative care initiatives.

Venue: Conference Room 12, UN Headquarters
Time: 15h00 – 16h15 ET
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** 14 Mar 2025
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** Beijing 30+:Gains, losses, what next? ([link removed])
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Sonke Gender Justice in Collaboration with MenEngage Africa, UN Women , Frontline AIDS, Y+ Global and Rutgers is organizing a side event session at the 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) titled Beijing 30+: Gains, Losses , What Next? The session will bring together veteran gender justice advocates and today's young leaders to reflect on the progress made since the 1995 Beijing Conference , examine emerging challenges , and chart a way forward for gender equality in Africa and beyond

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Venue: UN Women Office US/Conference Room 2029,220 East 42nd Street New York
Time: 18h00 – 20h00 EAT
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