(Plenary, continued and Closing) High-level meeting convened by the President of the General Assembly on the 30th Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women - General Assembly, 80th session

High-level meeting convened by the President of the General Assembly on the 30th Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / General Assembly
• Video Length: 05:53:44
• Production Date: 22 September 2025
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: ANNALENA BAERBOCK
• Corporate Name: FOURTH WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN
• Subject Topical: ANNIVERSARIES; COMMEMORATION; CONFERENCES; UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION; WOMEN; WOMEN'S RIGHTS
• MAMS Id: 3449936
• Parent Id: 3449047; 3449050
• Alternate Title: MTG GA 80 SESSION HL PLENARY CLOSING 30 ANNIV FOURTH WORLD CONF WOMEN 22 SEP 2025 PM PART 2

Description

The high-level meeting convened by the President of the General Assembly is an opportunity for world leaders to demonstrate the political will and accountability required to realize the promise of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls and the full and equal enjoyment of their human rights and fundamental freedoms. With five years remaining in the SDG timeline, the high-level meeting will be leveraged to identify areas to prioritize for investment, acceleration and action, in alignment with national priorities, which are essential to achieve sustainable development, peace and human rights.

Plenary segment (continued)

Statements by Member States, members of the specialized agencies, and intergovernmental organizations and entities that have observer status with the General Assembly

Speakers:

• Andorra
• Sweden
• Mongolia
• Haiti
• Holy See
• Philippines
• Zambia
• Uruguay
• Mexico
• Sudan
• Zimbabwe
• Sierra Leone
• Tonga
• Maldives
• Congo
• French
• African Group
• Equatorial Guinea
• Russian Federation
• Kazakhstan
• Cuba
• Timor-Leste
• Ukraine
• Guatemala
• Poland

Closing segment

• Annalena Baerbock, President of the General Assembly

Guiding questions

1. Reaffirmation: What structural changes have been made in the last five years to achieve gender equality? What have been the impacts? How will these achievements be maintained and expanded?

2. Resources: What are some successful approaches to strengthening gender equality through public policy implementation and monitoring (budgeting, accountability mechanisms, collaboration with stakeholders, capacity development, etc.)? What are some innovative ways of resourcing that have been adopted, including for national gender equality machineries, to ensure the full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action?

3. Acceleration: What concrete commitments can be made to significantly accelerate progress toward national gender equality priorities, in line with the Beijing+30 process?

Related Sites and Documents

A/RES/79/228