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Implementation of 2030 Agenda to be focus at upcoming largest forum on women and girls

Xinhua, March 11, 2016 Adjust font size:

Following a milestone year in international development in which world leaders endorsed the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the 60th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will focus firmly on implementation of the ambitious agreement, said UN Women.

This year's Commission on the Status of Women, to be held from March 14 to 24 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, is the first after the adoption of the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

It is also the single largest forum for Member States and other stakeholders to commit to new actions for advancement of women and their empowerment, according to UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at a press conference here Thursday. She is also United Nations Under-Secretary-General.

The session thus will build on the momentum garnered in September 2015 when, in conjunction with the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, more than 90 governments answered UN Women's call for action to "Step It Up for Gender Equality," said Mlambo-Ngcuka.

"This gathering of so many of the key partners in the implementation of Agenda 2030 makes this a crucial opportunity to combine our strengths and align decisively around the central issues for action," said Mlambo-Ngcuka.

The priority theme for the 60th session will be women's empowerment and its link to sustainable development. Discussions by governments will focus on creating a conducive environment for gender-responsive implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, according to UN Women website.

This year over 1,000 NGOs have pre-registered 8,100 of their representatives for the forum. More than 200 side events will be hosted on the UN premises by Member States and UN entities, alongside 450 parallel events by NGOs, according to UN Women. Enditem