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Future organization and methods of work of the Commission on the

Status of Women

(based

on ECOSOC resolution

2015/6)

The Economic and Social Council,

PP1

Recalling

its resolution 2020/15 of 27 July 2020, in which it decided that the

Commission on the Status of Women should review, as appropriate, its methods of work,

adopted by the Economic and Social Council in its resolution

2015/6,

taking into

consideration the outcome of the process of alignment of the agendas of the General

Assembly and the Council and its subsidiary bodies, with a view to further enhancing the

impact of the work of the Commission,

AD REF

PP2

Reaffirming

the primary responsibility of the Commission for the follow-up to the

ourth World Conference on Women and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of

the General Assembly, entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for

the twenty-first

century”,

AD REF

PP3

Recognizing

that the organization of work of the Commission should contribute to

advancing the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

and the

outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly,

AD REF

PP4

Recognizing also

that the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for

Action, the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly and the

fulfilment of the obligations of States parties under the Convention on the Elimination of All

Forms of Discrimination against Women

are mutually reinforcing in achieving gender

equality and the empowerment of women and girls, as well as the realization of their human

rights,

AD REF

PP5

Reaffirming

that gender mainstreaming constitutes a critical strategy in the

implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the

twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, and underlining the catalytic role of

the Commission in promoting gender mainstreaming,

AD REF

PP6

Recognizing

the key role of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the

Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) in supporting the work of the Commission,

REF

PP6 bis

Reaffirming

the primary responsibility of Member States to respect, protect

and fulfil [all] human rights [and fundamental freedoms] for [all, including] all women

and girls and to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls,

and recognizing the efforts made by Member States in advancing the implementation

of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action,

PP7

Recognizing also

the importance of non-governmental organizations, as well as other

civil society actors, in advancing the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform

for Action and, in this respect, the work of the Commission,

AD REF

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General Assembly resolution S-23/2, annex, and resolution S-23/3, annex.

Report of the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 4–15 September 1995

(United Nations

publication, Sales No. E.96.IV.13), chap. I, resolution 1, annexes I and II.

United Nations,

Treaty Series,

vol. 1249, No. 20378.

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PP7 bis

Recognizing also

multi-stakeholder efforts on achievement of gender equality

and the empowerment of all women and girls, and taking note of all international,

regional and national initiatives;

PP8

Recalling

General Assembly resolutions

72/305, 75/290 A

and

75/325

which

requested the Economic and Social Council and its subsidiary bodies to further enhance their

contribution to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to

the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts,

and also requested the

Council to promote a coordinated follow-up to and implementation of the outcomes of

other major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social,

environmental and related fields, and that to that end, [the Council should also ensure

that the agenda, work programme and discussions in its segments and forums and] its

subsidiary bodies contribute to their implementation as well as the response to major

challenges to the achievement of sustainable development, while [ensuring that their

subsidiary bodies] delivering on their specific mandates and functions;

PP9

Reaffirming

the commitment to to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of

all women and girls contained in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and

acknowledging that the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women

and girls is crucial to making progress across all Sustainable Development Goals and targets,

and that the achievement of full human potential and of sustainable development

is not possible if women and girls are denied opportunities and the full realization

of their human rights;

Reaffirms

the primary responsibility of the Commission on the Status of Women

for the follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and the outcomes of the

twenty-third

special session of the General Assembly, entitled “Women 2000: gender

equality, development and peace for the twenty-first

century”,

and further reaffirms its

mandate and its important role in overall policymaking and in coordinating the

implementation and monitoring of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action,

which it is recognized that the full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms

of all women and girls is essential for the achievement of gender equality and the

empowerment of women and girls;

AD REF

1bis.

Also reaffirms

the importance of mainstreaming a gender perspective in the

process of implementation of the outcome of other major United Nations conferences

and summits and the need for a coordinated follow-up to all major conferences and

summits by Governments, regional organizations, and all of the bodies and

organizations of the United Nations system within their respective mandates;

1ter. And recognizes, in this regard, the need to increase cooperation

between the Commission and other [relevant] UN bodies, mechanisms and processes,

[as appropriate];

Reaffirms

that the Commission will continue to contribute to the

gender-

responsive

implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, so as to

accelerate the realization of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls:

as well as their full and equal enjoyment/realization of all [their] human rights;

Decides that the Commission will report on the aspects relating to gender

equality and the empowerment of women of the agreed main theme of the Economic and

Social Council, in order to contribute to its work;

AD REF

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Also decides

that the session of the Commission will continue to include a

ministerial segment to reaffirm and strengthen political commitment to the realization of

gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls as well as their human rights and

to ensure high-level engagement and the visibility of the deliberations of the Commission,

and that the segment will include ministerial round tables or other high-level interactive

dialogues to exchange experiences, lessons learned and good practices, as well as a general

discussion on the follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and to the twenty-

third special session of the General Assembly;

AD REF

4. bis

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Further decides

that the Commission will continue to hold, on an annual basis,

a general discussion that will commence during the ministerial segment on the follow-up to

the Fourth World Conference on Women and to the twenty-third special session of the

General Assembly, and recommends that statements identify goals attained, achievements

made and efforts under way to close gaps and meet challenges in relation to the priority

theme and the review theme;

AD REF

Decides

that statements made during the general discussion will continue to be

subject to strict time limits that will be determined prior to the session by the Bureau of the

Commission and consistently applied by the Chair;

AD REF

Also decides

that the Commission will continue to consider one priority theme

at each session, on the basis of the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcomes of the

twenty-third special session of the General Assembly and its linkages to the 2030 Agenda

for Sustainable Development;

AD REF

Further decides

that the consideration by the Commission of the priority theme

shall focus on ways and means to accelerate the implementation of commitments in the

context of current challenges, through not more than two interactive expert panels or other

interactive dialogues to identify key policy initiatives and strategies in order to accelerate

implementation on the basis of an exchange of national, regional and global experiences,

lessons learned, good practices and new insights based on evidence, research and evaluation,

with an emphasis on results achieved, and to strengthen dialogue and commitment for further

action, and that the expert panels could include experts from Governments, the United

Nations system, civil society and other stakeholder groups that work on the theme under

consideration;

AD REF

8. bis

Decides

that the Commission will maintain, and

encourages

it to consider ways,

to further enhance the interactive nature of the discussion on its priority theme, with the

participation of high-level representatives and of experts from a wide range of substantive

areas to share experiences and lessons learnt on the priority theme to strengthen commitment

for further action, and to continue engaging with civil society and other stakeholder groups

in this respect;

AD REF

Decides

that the outcome of the annual discussions on the priority theme shall

be in the form of short and succinct agreed conclusions, negotiated by all Member States,

which shall focus on action-oriented recommendations for steps and measures to close

remaining gaps, meet challenges and accelerate implementation, to be taken by

Governments, relevant intergovernmental bodies, mechanisms and entities of the United

Nations system and other relevant stakeholders, including civil society, and that the agreed

conclusions shall be widely disseminated to the United Nations system, and made widely

available by all Member States to the public in their own countries so as to encourage follow-

up action;

AD REF

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9.bis

Recognizes

that the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action together

with outcomes adopted by the Commission form the basis for [contribute to] further

progress towards the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all

women and girls and their enjoyment of human rights and

encourages

the Commission

to avoid renegotiation of previously agreed [conclusions] commitments [without

hindering progress] [for the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of

all women and girls and the enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms

by all women and girls in order to enable a greater focus on the priority theme and

make further progress;]

9. ter

Decides

that the Commission through its Bureau will present a zero draft

of the Commission’s outcome on the basis of the Secretary-General’s report on the

priority theme, and that the schedule of negotiations should be set in advance according

to a clear timetable, which allows for consultations and coordination in order to reach

a timely and substantial outcome;

9. ter ALT

Decides

that the Commission will continue the work on its outcomes

on the basis of the

Beijing Platform for Action and the outcomes of the twenty-third special

session of the General Assembly,

and that the schedule of negotiations should be set in

advance according to a clear timetable, giving due consideration to working hours,

which allows for consultations and coordination in order to reach a timely and

substantial outcome;

10.

Also decides

that the Commission will, as necessary, discuss emerging issues,

trends, focus areas and new approaches to questions affecting the situation of women and

girls, that require timely consideration, taking into account developments at the global and

regional levels as well as planned activities within the United Nations, where increased

attention to gender perspectives is required, and with attention to relevant issues on the

agenda of the Council, in particular its annual main theme, as applicable;

AD REF

11.

Requests

the Bureau of the Commission, prior to the session, to identify such an

emerging issue, trend, focus area or new approach, in consultation with all Member States,

through their regional groups, and taking into account inputs from other relevant

stakeholders, for consideration by the Commission through an interactive dialogue;

REF

12.

Decides

that the outcome of the discussion on that emerging issue, trend, focus

area or new approach will be in the form of a summary by the Chair of the Commission,

prepared in consultation with the regional groups, through the members of the Bureau;

REF

13.

Also decides

that, at each session, the Commission will evaluate progress in the

implementation of the agreed conclusions on a priority theme of a previous session, as its

review theme, through an interactive dialogue that includes:

(a) Member States of different regions, on a voluntary basis, presenting their lessons

learned, challenges and best practices that identify means for accelerated implementation

through national and regional experiences;

(b) Ways to support and achieve accelerated implementation, including through

addressing data gaps and challenges in the enhanced collection, reporting, use and analysis

of data with regard to the theme, at the national, regional and global levels;

AD REF

13. bis.

Invites

all Member States to meaningfully involve civil society organizations

and other relevant stakeholders in preparatory processes for the work of the Commission,

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including through considering holding consultations with them at the national level on the

priority theme and review theme;

AD REF

14.

Decides

that the outcome of the discussion on the review theme will be in the form of

a summary by the Chair of the Commission, prepared in consultation with the regional

groups, through the members of the Bureau;

AD REF

14.bis

Requests the Commission to consider ways to further strengthen the review theme

process;

AD REF

15.

Calls upon

the Commission to further enhance its catalytic role for gender

mainstreaming in the United Nations system, including in support of the

gender-responsive

implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

including through

cooperation with other functional commissions, the exchange of information on

programmes of work, joint informal panel discussions, the transmission of outcomes

of sessions, and participation in other relevant processes;

15.bis

Reaffirms

the role of the Commission to contribute to the work of the Economic

and Social Council from its substantive perspective and to continue to align, as appropriate,

its thematic priorities with those of the Council in order to provide effective and targeted

inputs from a gender perspective;

AD REF

16.

Invites

all gender-specific United Nations entities and other relevant United

Nations entities, including the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against

Women, to contribute, where appropriate, to the discussion of the Commission;

17.

Invites

the regional commissions to continue to contribute to the work of the

Commission;

AD REF

18.

Decides,

in view of the traditional importance of non-governmental

organizations in the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls,

that, in accordance with Council resolutions 1996/6 of 22 July 1996 and 1996/31 of 25 July

1996, such organizations should be encouraged to participate, to the maximum extent

possible, in the work of the Commission and in the monitoring and implementation process

relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women, and requests the Secretary-General to

make appropriate arrangements to ensure full utilization of existing channels of

communication with non-governmental organizations in order to facilitate broad-based

participation and the dissemination of information;

AD REF

19.

Also decides

to continue to strengthen existing opportunities for non-governmental

organizations, in accordance with Council resolutions 1996/6 and 1996/31, to contribute to

the work of the Commission, including by allocating time for them to deliver statements on

themes relevant to the session, during panels and interactive dialogues and at the end of the

general discussion, taking into account geographical distribution;

AD REF

19. bis and 19 ter ALT Calls upon the Commission to enhance the full and

meaningful participation of relevant stakeholders from all regions, including non-

governmental organisations, civil society and youth, so as to leave no one behind,

including through increased attention to accessibility, while reiterating that online

participation of NGOs does not substitute for their in-person participation;

19 ter

Decides

that the Commission will include an interactive dialogue with youth

in its annual programme of work;

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20.

Notes with appreciation

the continuation of the annual parliamentary meetings

organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and their contribution to the discussion of the

Commission, as well as the programme of side events held on the occasion of the sessions

of the Commission;

AD REF

21.

Encourages

all Member States to consider including in their delegations to the

Commission technical experts, planning and budgeting experts and statisticians, including

from ministries with expertise relevant to the themes under consideration, as well as

parliamentarians, members of national human rights institutions, where they exist, and

representatives of non-governmental organizations and other civil society actors,

including

youth,

as appropriate;

22.

Encourages

the Bureau of the Commission to continue to play a proactive role

in the preparations for the session, including through regular briefings and consultations with

Member States;

AD REF

23.

Also encourages

the Bureau of the Commission to continue to propose

interactive dialogues, such as high-level events and ministerial and expert workshops that

engage Member States and relevant stakeholders, so as to encourage dialogue and enhance

the impact of its work;

AD REF

24.

Encourages

Governments and all other stakeholders to undertake

comprehensive preparations for each session of the Commission, at the national, regional

and global levels, as applicable, so as to strengthen the basis for follow-up to outcomes and

implementation;

AD REF

25.

Requests

the Commission to continue to apply a thematic approach to its work

and to adopt a multi-year programme of work to allow for predictability and adequate time

for preparation; in selecting its priority theme, the Commission should take into

consideration, in addition to the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcomes of the twenty-

third special session of the General Assembly, the programme of work of the Council, as

well as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, so as to build synergies and

contribute to the work of the Council system and the high-level political forum on

sustainable development;

AD REF

26.

Requests

the Secretary-General to submit to the Commission, on an annual basis,

a report on the priority theme, including conclusions and recommendations for further

action;

AD REF

27.

Also requests

the Secretary-General to submit to the Commission, on an annual

basis, a report on progress made on the review theme at the national level;

AD REF

28.

Further requests

the Secretary-General to include in the annual report to the

Council on mainstreaming a gender perspective into all policies and programmes in the

United Nations system an assessment of the impact of the input of the Commission to

discussions within the United Nations system;

AD REF

29.

Decides

that at its seventy-first session, in 2027, the Commission should further

review, as appropriate, its methods of work.

AD REF

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Thirtieth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference of Women

The Economic and Social Council,

PP1

Recognizing

the significance of the Fourth World Conference on Women, held in

Beijing in September 1995,

AD REF

PP2

Recalling

that the Council, in its resolution

2020/15

of 27 July 2020, requested the

Commission on the Status of Women, to consider and make a recommendation at its sixty-

sixth session on how best to utilize the year 2025, on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary

of the Fourth World Conference on Women, so as to accelerate the achievement of gender

equality and the empowerment of all women and girls and the full realization of their human

rights,

AD REF

PP3

Reiterating

the commitment to using all opportunities and processes in 2025 and

beyond to accelerate and achieve the full and effective implementation of the Beijing

Declaration and Platform for Action,

in order to achieve concrete results in each review

cycle, and strive for the full realization of gender equality and the empowerment of all

women and girls by 2030, including through the contribution of a gender perspective to the

full realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,

PP3.bis.

Welcoming also

efforts on the empowerment of all women and girls, and taking

note of all international, regional and national initiatives, such as the Generation

Equality Forum, which was convened by UN-Women and co-chaired by France and

Mexico, in partnership with civil society,

Theme for the Commission on the Status of Women in 2025

Decides

that, at its sixty-ninth session, in 2025, the Commission on the Status of

Women will undertake a review and appraisal of the implementation of the Beijing

Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of

the General Assembly, including an assessment of current challenges that affect the

full,

effective and accelerated

implementation of the Platform for Action and the achievement

of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls,

and the full and equal

enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all women and girls

and

its contribution towards the full realization of the 2030 Agenda through a gender perspective;

Calls upon

all States to undertake comprehensive national-level reviews of the

progress made and challenges encountered in the implementation of the Beijing Declaration

and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General

Assembly; and encourage the regional commissions to undertake regional reviews so that

the outcomes of intergovernmental processes at the regional level can feed into the 2025

review to be undertaken by the Commission at its sixty-ninth session;

Strongly encourages

Governments to continue to support the role and contribution

of civil society, in particular NGOs and women’s organizations, as well as national human

rights institutions, where they exist, in the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and

Platform for Action and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General

Assembly, and in this regard calls upon Governments to collaborate with relevant

stakeholders

including youth

at all levels on preparations for the 2025 review so as to

benefit from their experience and expertise.

_______________

Report of the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 4–15 September 1995

(United Nations

publication, Sales No. E.96.IV.13), chap. I, resolution 1, annexes I and II.

General Assembly resolution

70/1.

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Themes for the Commission on the Status of Women in 2026 and beyond

Requests

the Commission at its sixty-ninth session to decide on its future multi-

year programme of work;

Requests

the Secretary-General to submit to the Commission at its sixty-ninth

session a report containing proposals on the Commission’s priority and review themes for

2026 and beyond.

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