Women in Migration Network, with members, friends and allies, will be spearheading several activities during the upcoming UN Commission on the Status of Women session in New York City – CSW69, which takes place 30 years since the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) was adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women.
Please join us! Check out the calendar and links below to key activities, including the launch of our new report assessing the progress of the BPfA. This year our WIMN delegation includes members from Argentina, Bahrain, Jordan, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, and the U.S.
Wednesday, 12 March:
- March and Rally, No Backlash to Women’s Rights. Co-sponsored by WIMN and allies. Gather at 12:15pm at Ralph Bunche Park for march to Dag Hammarskjold Plaza and 1 pm program.
Thursday, 13 March:
- Parallel event: Voices from the Ground: Taking Stock of Migrant Women’s Rights in 30 Years of the BPfA. 10:30am – 12:00pm, All Souls Congregation, 1157 Lexington Ave. at E 80th St.
- Launch of WIMN’s new report, Thirty years since Beijing: Women in Migration still seek inclusion in the Gender Equity and Equality Agenda
Monday, 17 March:
- Side Event – Advancing the rights protections of migrant women and girls over the next 30 years, 1:15 – 2:30pm, Conference Room 12 UNHQ. Click here to read the Concept Note.
Click here to view the list of WIMN member activities during CSW69
On the occasion of CSW69/Beijing+30, join the No Backlash to Women’s Rights rally—an independent civil society action—for gender equity!
- If you are joining us for the brief march, gather by 12:15 PM at Ralph Bunche Plaza (First Avenue & 43rd St.) by the “Isaiah Wall.” We will march across 42nd St. and up Second Avenue to Dag Hammarskjold Plaza (47th St. & Second Ave.).
- We rise against the global backlash on women’s rights, workers’ rights, migrant rights, trans rights, and the rights of occupied peoples. We demand reproductive justice, climate action, and gender equality for ALL women!
Stand with us to say: We Won’t Go Back! No Backlash to Women’s Rights!
Voices from the Ground: Taking Stock of Migrant Women’s Rights in 30 Years of the Beijing Platform for Action
This event will explore migration’s intersections within the Beijing Platform for Action, examine the specific impacts on women and gender diverse people in migration, and identify strategies to advance policies that advance the human rights of women in migration as part of the broader international gender equality agenda. By fostering dialogue among grassroot and labour activists this event aims to generate actionable insights and policy recommendations, amplifying migrant women’s voices and promoting their rights in alignment with the Platform’s objectives. During the event we are launching our new report (see below).
This is a hybrid event, with Spanish interpretation.
Please join in-person in New York at 1157 Lexington Ave. (at E. 80th), All Souls Congregation.
To join online, please register using the QR code at left, or click here.
Women in Migration Still Seek Inclusion in the Equity & Equality Agenda
As the world marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA), the Women in Migration Network (WIMN) is launching a new report, “Women in Migration Still Seek Inclusion in the Equity & Equality Agenda.” The report examines the state of women in migration and underscores the urgent need to position migration at the center of the global gender equality agenda. While the BPfA has advanced women’s rights, it has historically overlooked the complexities of migration and its profound impact on women and gender-diverse individuals.
Amid rising conflicts, political violence, climate crises, and growing authoritarianism, the report highlights the increasing vulnerabilities migrant women face. It calls for a bold, rights-based approach that moves beyond outdated protectionist frameworks and instead promotes agency, justice, and systemic transformation.
WIMN has also produced a 4-page summary of this report.