Beijing+30 programme

 

 

On this page, you can find more information on the sessions that are planned for the campaign surrounding Beijing+30 and the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA). More information on why we are organising these sessions can be found here.

• FFP - a new tool to revitalise Beijing +30? 

By WO=MEN, Cordaid

Date: week of 13 January 2025

Details to be confirmed.

 

• CSW69 NGO Briefing 

By OCW in collaboration with WO=MEN 

Date: 27 January 2025
Time: tbc
Location: Ministry of OCW, The Hague

Language: Dutch & English (interpretation will be available)

Details to be confirmed.

 

• Wikipedia Writing afternoon - Women's rights
  

By Atria en WO=MEN
Date: Friday 31 January
Time: 13:00

Location: Bibliotheek van Atria, Vijzelstraat 20, Amsterdam
Language: Dutch & English 

In 1995, 17,000 delegates and 30,000 activists from around the world united in Beijing to attend the Fourth World Conference on Women. This was one of the largest meetings to promote women's rights ever held. This is why Atria and WO=MEN Dutch Gender Platform, in collaboration with Wikimedia NL and Ihlia, are organising a Wikipedia writing afternoon about this World Conference on Women and the new themes and issues of gender equality.

• We, Displaced Women: Leading the Transformation to Shape Peaceful Green Futures from Gender Justice to Climate Justice 

By New Women Connectors 

Datum: week of 24 February 2025
Details to be confirmed. 

 

Events organised in light of 'Beijing+30 in Netherlands: Reflect, Engage and Act Together for Gender Justice' 

• Kick-off meeting: Beijing+30 and CSW69 - Monday 14 October

By WO=MEN Dutch Gender Platform and Atria  

On Monday afternoon, 14 October, we organised an annual kick-off meeting in preparation for the upcoming women's summit in New York: the UN Commission on the Status of Women.

 

Want to read more about what was discussed during this kick-off? Read more about it in the blog Sofia Gkaits wrote (in Dutch only).

• Gender/ Equality/ Climate Crisis: Women's Climate Leadership in Pakistan & The Philippines - Thursday 31 October

By Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF) and CARE Netherlands 
When a climate disaster hits, will menstrual products be made available to those that are displaced? A crucial question for anybody with a period, but unfortunately one that is unlikely to be answered if only men are a part of designing disaster response policies and measures.

 

• Regional Beijing+30 meeting: civil society debriefing - Tuesday 5 November

By WO=MEN and others
The UNECE Regional Review of Beijing+30 took place 21 - 22 October 2024 in Geneva. In the weekend prior to this formal review between Member States, a civil society forum was organised by NGO CSW Geneva. Several WO=MEN staff and members did participate in (one or both of) these events. We used this informal debriefing space to share experiences and reflections of these meetings, respond to questions, and consider implications for follow-up towards Beijing+30 in New York in March 2025.

 

By Mondiaal FNV and SekswerkExpertise
Sex workers are a highly marginalized and diverse group of precarious workers who often face severe pushback, exclusion and harassment. How do sex workers’ rights translate to a UN context? How do you de-conflate sex work and trafficking? How can you be a feminist ally to sex workers? That was what this session was about.

 

 We find ourselves, as members of the broad Dutch civil society, navigating uncharted waters with the recent shift to a right-wing government. For many working on gender-related issues, this period has been marked by unexpected setbacks and new challenges. In light of the UN Women's call for revitalization in the lead-up to Beijing 30+, we view this moment as an opportunity for collective reflection and renewal, tapping into the ongoing revitalization process of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) spearheaded by UN Women. 

 

The interactive session was led by Joana Cavaco, known for her fierce advocacy and groundbreaking work in advancing gender equality, particularly through her leadership in mobilizing civil society efforts in global forums. Together, we explored how to work more effectively toward systemic change, critically examining our relationship with the state as feminists and queer led organizations, while devising strategies for independent action in both the Development Cooperation sector and within the CSW process.

 

• Strong together for male allyship! (Dutch only) - Wednesday 27 November

By Politica, Emancipator en WO=MEN
Het was een bijeenkomst over 'Samen sterk voor mannen bondgenootschap' van Politica, waar partnerorganisaties WO=MEN en Emancipator hun kennis en netwerk bundelden!

In deze interactieve bijeenkomst gingen we met elkaar in gesprek over de rol van mannen als bondgenoot, in bijvoorbeeld de politiek of in het tegengaan van de pushback op gendergelijkheid. Welke rol kunnen mannen hierin spelen? Welk kansen zijn er voor mannenemancipatie? Welke concrete stappen kunnen we zetten, klein of groot?
 

• The Criminalisation of Women in Poverty: A Case Study on Sex Work in the Netherlands - Thursday 28 November 

By Penal Reform International
As global discussions on women’s rights progress, it is crucial to include sexworkers’ voices and advocate decriminalisationand gender-sensitive legal reforms to build a more inclusive and equitable society. The discussion was on ''𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲: 𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐱 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬.'' 

By Community of Practice on Disability Justice and SRHR of Share-Net Netherlands en Liliane Fonds en DCDD 
Together with our expert panel Lieke Scheewe (DCDD) and Vilda Atieno & Susan Sabano (Liliane Fonds’ Regional Council for Youth with Disabilities), we dove into:

• Priorities for women with disabilities
• Best practices for inclusive advocacy
• How to be an ally and accomplice for disability activists

Together, we can advance inclusive SRHR and gender equality for women with disabilities. 

• Webinar: Exploring Transformative Equality for Combating Gendered Power Dynamics - Tuesday 17 December

By RE-WIRING project en Politica
The 30th Anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and platform for action marks an important milestone, celebrating the progress made while also taking stock of the work that still lies ahead in achieving true gender equality. It was an insightful webinar on the RE-WIRING Project, designed to shed light on foundational strategies for addressing gendered power hierarchies and fostering Transformative Equality.