Ministers and high-level officials from 45 countries in the Asia-Pacific region have committed to prioritising women’s rights for an equal future.
The ‘Asia-Pacific Declaration on Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Beijing+25 Review’ was adopted after intense negotiations at a three-day Ministerial Conference, organised by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the UN Women’s Regional Office for Asia-Pacific.
Armida Alisjahbana, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP, said, “The 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action is an opportunity for us to take stock of our progress and accelerate efforts. I am delighted member states from across Asia-Pacific have agreed on an ambitious, forward-looking Declaration, which strengthens the region’s commitment to action on gender equality and women’s empowerment.”
Paul Arkwright
Publisher
