GOAL OF THE MONTH \u2013 Goal<\/span> 5<\/span>: <\/span>Gender Equality<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n___________\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Where We Are<\/strong><\/h3>\nGender equality is a fundamental human right and a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world. Empowering women and girls is crucial for accelerating sustainable development, promoting economic growth, and building inclusive societies. However, the world is far off track in achieving gender equality by 2030. At current rates, it is estimated that another 176 years are required to reach parity in women\u2019s participation in management positions. Action is urgently needed to change biased social norms, eliminate harmful practices against women and girls, and eliminate discriminatory laws that halt progress on SDG 5.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe Pact for the Future<\/span><\/b> strengthens commitments to gender equality, the empowerment of women and girls, and the elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls. It calls for a significant increase in investments to close the gender gap, including in the care and support economy, and for reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSDG 5 in Numbers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- While women hold 40% of global employment, they only occupied 27.5% of managerial positions in 2022, the same share as in 2016.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- As of January 2024, women occupied 26.9% of seats in national parliaments, a modest increase from 22.3% in 2015. Only six countries had 50% or more women in the lower or single chamber.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Women carry an unfair burden of unpaid domestic care work, spending 2.5 times more hours a day on it than men.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Over 230 million girls and women have undergone female genital mutilation. Some countries have made strides towards ending it, but new estimates show an increase of 30 million cases compared to eight years ago.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nUN News Feature<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n\u2018She had a syringe, razor blade, and bandages\u2019: Surviving genital mutilation<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nExplainer: How family planning saves lives<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nUN Women <\/span>Explainer: Women\u2019s Rights in 2025<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nStories of women leading change\u202fin Morocco<\/a>\u202f|\u202fBrazil<\/a>\u202f|\u202fAlbania<\/a>\u202f|\u202fPhilippines<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SG-photo-circle.png\")
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\u201cHard-won gains for gender equality are being erased by a war on the fundamental rights of women <\/span>and<\/span> girls\u2014endangering lives, restricting <\/span>choices<\/span> and<\/span> limiting futures. It is time for the world to step up and help transform the vision <\/span>and<\/span> aspirations of women <\/span>and<\/span> girls into reality.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201d <\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\u2013 Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span>UN Secretary-General\u202f(<\/span>10 <\/span>October<\/span> 2024<\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>In Focus<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>8 March | <\/span><\/b>International Women\u2019s Day<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/womens_day_2025-1024x379.jpg\")
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International Women’s Day is a call to action to advance women’s rights, promote gender equality and empower all women and girls. With the theme “For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment,” this year the day calls on all partners to help us march forward on women\u2019s rights and gender equality. With five years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, we need all hands on deck to deliver a future of rights, equality, and empowerment for all women and girls. More information is available <\/span>here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nUN Women will also be celebrating the UN\u2019s 50th observance of International Women\u2019s Day and 30 years since the revolutionary Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action with inspiring global women leaders and a Broadway cast performance. An event will be held at the 91ÇÑ×Ó in New York, on 7 March 2025. Registration details are available <\/span>here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\n10-21 March | Commission on the Status of Women 69\/Beijing +30<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/69sessioncommissionwomen-240x300.png\")
The sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) will take place from 10 to 21 March 2025 at UN Headquarters in New York. This session also marks the thirtieth anniversary of the <\/span>Fourth World Conference on Women<\/a><\/span> and the adoption of the <\/span>1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action<\/a><\/span>,<\/span> a pivotal framework for advancing women\u2019s rights. The main focus of this year\u2019s session will be to review these key frameworks and assess current implementation challenges to ensure the achievement of gender equality by 2030. More information on the 69<\/span>th<\/span> session and side events can be found <\/span>here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Key Events<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>4-7 March<\/span> |<\/span> 56<\/span><\/span>th<\/span><\/span> UN Statistical Commission\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/statistical-commission-300x129.jpg\")
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The 56th session of the Statistical Commission will take place at UN Headquarters<\/span> in New York<\/span> from 4 to 7 March 2025. <\/span>The Commission brings together s<\/span>tatisticians worldwide<\/span> to discuss<\/span> crucial matters such as the 2025 Systems of National Accounts, the 2030 World Population and Housing Census <\/span>Programme<\/span>, SDG indicators, and data governance. Side events include a seminar on <\/span>capacity<\/span> development for resilient statistical systems and a high-level forum on official statistics. Lean<\/span> more about the Commission <\/span><\/span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>. <\/span>Details<\/span>, <\/span>along with UN WebTV links, will be available <\/span><\/span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>12-13 March | ECOSOC Development Cooperation Forum<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DCF-BANNER-Copy-300x140.jpg\")
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The ECOSOC Development Cooperation Forum is set for 12 and 13 March 2025 in New York. This event, held every two years, gathers diverse stakeholders to evaluate international development cooperation trends and challenges. The 2025 Forum will focus on aligning development efforts with the Sustainable Development Goals, addressing financing gaps, and building effective partnerships to combat global challenges.<\/span> Registration details and further information can be found <\/span><\/span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>International Days and Years<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Where We Are<\/strong><\/h3>\nGender equality is a fundamental human right and a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world. Empowering women and girls is crucial for accelerating sustainable development, promoting economic growth, and building inclusive societies. However, the world is far off track in achieving gender equality by 2030. At current rates, it is estimated that another 176 years are required to reach parity in women\u2019s participation in management positions. Action is urgently needed to change biased social norms, eliminate harmful practices against women and girls, and eliminate discriminatory laws that halt progress on SDG 5.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe Pact for the Future<\/span><\/b> strengthens commitments to gender equality, the empowerment of women and girls, and the elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls. It calls for a significant increase in investments to close the gender gap, including in the care and support economy, and for reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSDG 5 in Numbers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- While women hold 40% of global employment, they only occupied 27.5% of managerial positions in 2022, the same share as in 2016.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- As of January 2024, women occupied 26.9% of seats in national parliaments, a modest increase from 22.3% in 2015. Only six countries had 50% or more women in the lower or single chamber.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Women carry an unfair burden of unpaid domestic care work, spending 2.5 times more hours a day on it than men.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Over 230 million girls and women have undergone female genital mutilation. Some countries have made strides towards ending it, but new estimates show an increase of 30 million cases compared to eight years ago.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nUN News Feature<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n\u2018She had a syringe, razor blade, and bandages\u2019: Surviving genital mutilation<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nExplainer: How family planning saves lives<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nUN Women <\/span>Explainer: Women\u2019s Rights in 2025<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nStories of women leading change\u202fin Morocco<\/a>\u202f|\u202fBrazil<\/a>\u202f|\u202fAlbania<\/a>\u202f|\u202fPhilippines<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n
\u201cHard-won gains for gender equality are being erased by a war on the fundamental rights of women <\/span>and<\/span> girls\u2014endangering lives, restricting <\/span>choices<\/span> and<\/span> limiting futures. It is time for the world to step up and help transform the vision <\/span>and<\/span> aspirations of women <\/span>and<\/span> girls into reality.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201d <\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\u2013 Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span>UN Secretary-General\u202f(<\/span>10 <\/span>October<\/span> 2024<\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>In Focus<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>8 March | <\/span><\/b>International Women\u2019s Day<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
International Women’s Day is a call to action to advance women’s rights, promote gender equality and empower all women and girls. With the theme “For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment,” this year the day calls on all partners to help us march forward on women\u2019s rights and gender equality. With five years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, we need all hands on deck to deliver a future of rights, equality, and empowerment for all women and girls. More information is available <\/span>here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nUN Women will also be celebrating the UN\u2019s 50th observance of International Women\u2019s Day and 30 years since the revolutionary Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action with inspiring global women leaders and a Broadway cast performance. An event will be held at the 91ÇÑ×Ó in New York, on 7 March 2025. Registration details are available <\/span>here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\n10-21 March | Commission on the Status of Women 69\/Beijing +30<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) will take place from 10 to 21 March 2025 at UN Headquarters in New York. This session also marks the thirtieth anniversary of the <\/span>Fourth World Conference on Women<\/a><\/span> and the adoption of the <\/span>1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action<\/a><\/span>,<\/span> a pivotal framework for advancing women\u2019s rights. The main focus of this year\u2019s session will be to review these key frameworks and assess current implementation challenges to ensure the achievement of gender equality by 2030. More information on the 69<\/span>th<\/span> session and side events can be found <\/span>here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Key Events<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>4-7 March<\/span> |<\/span> 56<\/span><\/span>th<\/span><\/span> UN Statistical Commission\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The 56th session of the Statistical Commission will take place at UN Headquarters<\/span> in New York<\/span> from 4 to 7 March 2025. <\/span>The Commission brings together s<\/span>tatisticians worldwide<\/span> to discuss<\/span> crucial matters such as the 2025 Systems of National Accounts, the 2030 World Population and Housing Census <\/span>Programme<\/span>, SDG indicators, and data governance. Side events include a seminar on <\/span>capacity<\/span> development for resilient statistical systems and a high-level forum on official statistics. Lean<\/span> more about the Commission <\/span><\/span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>. <\/span>Details<\/span>, <\/span>along with UN WebTV links, will be available <\/span><\/span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>12-13 March | ECOSOC Development Cooperation Forum<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The ECOSOC Development Cooperation Forum is set for 12 and 13 March 2025 in New York. This event, held every two years, gathers diverse stakeholders to evaluate international development cooperation trends and challenges. The 2025 Forum will focus on aligning development efforts with the Sustainable Development Goals, addressing financing gaps, and building effective partnerships to combat global challenges.<\/span> Registration details and further information can be found <\/span><\/span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>International Days and Years<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
The Pact for the Future<\/span><\/b> strengthens commitments to gender equality, the empowerment of women and girls, and the elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls. It calls for a significant increase in investments to close the gender gap, including in the care and support economy, and for reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n SDG 5 in Numbers<\/strong><\/p>\n UN News Feature<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n \u2018She had a syringe, razor blade, and bandages\u2019: Surviving genital mutilation<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Explainer: How family planning saves lives<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n UN Women <\/span>Explainer: Women\u2019s Rights in 2025<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Stories of women leading change\u202fin Morocco<\/a>\u202f|\u202fBrazil<\/a>\u202f|\u202fAlbania<\/a>\u202f|\u202fPhilippines<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> \u201cHard-won gains for gender equality are being erased by a war on the fundamental rights of women <\/span>and<\/span> girls\u2014endangering lives, restricting <\/span>choices<\/span> and<\/span> limiting futures. It is time for the world to step up and help transform the vision <\/span>and<\/span> aspirations of women <\/span>and<\/span> girls into reality.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201d <\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span> \u2013 Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span>UN Secretary-General\u202f(<\/span>10 <\/span>October<\/span> 2024<\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> 8 March | <\/span><\/b>International Women\u2019s Day<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n International Women’s Day is a call to action to advance women’s rights, promote gender equality and empower all women and girls. With the theme “For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment,” this year the day calls on all partners to help us march forward on women\u2019s rights and gender equality. With five years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, we need all hands on deck to deliver a future of rights, equality, and empowerment for all women and girls. More information is available <\/span>here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n UN Women will also be celebrating the UN\u2019s 50th observance of International Women\u2019s Day and 30 years since the revolutionary Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action with inspiring global women leaders and a Broadway cast performance. An event will be held at the 91ÇÑ×Ó in New York, on 7 March 2025. Registration details are available <\/span>here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n 10-21 March | Commission on the Status of Women 69\/Beijing +30<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n 4-7 March<\/span> |<\/span> 56<\/span><\/span>th<\/span><\/span> UN Statistical Commission\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The 56th session of the Statistical Commission will take place at UN Headquarters<\/span> in New York<\/span> from 4 to 7 March 2025. <\/span>The Commission brings together s<\/span>tatisticians worldwide<\/span> to discuss<\/span> crucial matters such as the 2025 Systems of National Accounts, the 2030 World Population and Housing Census <\/span>Programme<\/span>, SDG indicators, and data governance. Side events include a seminar on <\/span>capacity<\/span> development for resilient statistical systems and a high-level forum on official statistics. Lean<\/span> more about the Commission <\/span><\/span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>. <\/span>Details<\/span>, <\/span>along with UN WebTV links, will be available <\/span><\/span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> 12-13 March | ECOSOC Development Cooperation Forum<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The ECOSOC Development Cooperation Forum is set for 12 and 13 March 2025 in New York. This event, held every two years, gathers diverse stakeholders to evaluate international development cooperation trends and challenges. The 2025 Forum will focus on aligning development efforts with the Sustainable Development Goals, addressing financing gaps, and building effective partnerships to combat global challenges.<\/span> Registration details and further information can be found <\/span><\/span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\nThe sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) will take place from 10 to 21 March 2025 at UN Headquarters in New York. This session also marks the thirtieth anniversary of the <\/span>Fourth World Conference on Women<\/a><\/span> and the adoption of the <\/span>1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action<\/a><\/span>,<\/span> a pivotal framework for advancing women\u2019s rights. The main focus of this year\u2019s session will be to review these key frameworks and assess current implementation challenges to ensure the achievement of gender equality by 2030. More information on the 69<\/span>th<\/span> session and side events can be found <\/span>here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>Key Events<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>
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