Beijing +25 and the Global Goals

On October 1st (October 2nd in Australia), a high-level meeting was held at the United Nations General Assembly to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Women’s Conference. Global Goals Australia was proud to be in virtual attendance.

The Fourth Conference on Women was held in September of 1995 in Beijing. It was here that the Beijing Platform for Action was agreed upon, marking the conference a turning point in global gender equality. The Platform for Action covered 12 main components of women’s economic, social and environmental inclusion and empowerment. These were as follows:

1. Women and poverty
2. Education and training of women
3. Women and health
4. Violence against women
5. Women and armed conflict
6. Women and the economy
7. Women in power and decision-making
8. Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
9. Human rights of women
10. Women and the media
11. Women and the environment
12. The girl child

The details of these objectives spanned 240 pages of the complete report on the conference and its outcomes.