Welcome to the UNECE Beijing+15 page
The Beijing + 15 Regional Review Meeting will be held in Geneva on 2-3 November 2009.
Programme of the meeting
Session Documents and Report, including the Chairperson's Conclusions
Detailed information about NGO accreditation can be found here.
How to register: information for member States and for accredited NGOs.
National answers to the Beijing+15 questionnaire are posted on the National Responses page.
At the sixty-second session of the Commission in 2007, the ECE member States agreed to convene a regional meeting in preparation for the 15-year review of implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action.
The main objectives of this meeting on “New challenges and opportunities for gender equality in the ECE region: key issues and policy responses” are to:
- Take stock of the progress made in the region on gender equality and women’s empowerment, and address the major challenges ahead;
- Discuss gender-sensitive economic policies, taking into account the impact of the financial crisis on the countries of the region;
- Facilitate policy design and implementation based on successful experiences in engendering economic and labour market policies;
- Promote partnerships to increase gender equality in the region;
- Create a forum for discussing forward-looking action.
- Contribute to the global 15-year review of implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action;
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