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The Fourth UN World Conference on Women was held in Beijing in 1995. At that time, member state govern- ments adopted the Beijing Platform for Action. Work by the women’s global movement and its strong desire to reach agreements were prerequisites for...July 2nd, 2014
There has not been a World Conference on Women’s Rights since 1995. Voices have been raised for a new conference, but there are also concerns of a potential backlash if the Platform for Action were to be rene- gotiated. There is a lack of international progress. An example of this is that UN member states could not reach common conclusions in 2012, at the Commission on the Status of Women, CSW. Other examples are the watered-down text on women’s empowerment and gender equality in the final document from Rio +20 and that the Millennium Development Goals that are fur- thest from being achieved are those involving women and gender equality.
