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UN Commission on the Status of Women reaffirms the role of technology and innovation, and education in the digital age in accelerating gender equality

24.03.23

The 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women took place against the backdrop of continued backlash against women’s rights globally, from increased violence against women in the public space, to the gender impacts of the earthquakes in Syria and Turkey, to the daily horror that women and girls face in emergency and crisis settings including in Afghanistan, Ukraine and Iran.

In the first fully in-person session following three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, CSW67 registered very high numbers with more than 7,000 participants, including 4 heads of state and government and 116 ministers, 205 side events on UN premises, and about 700 NGO parallel events.

For the first time, the session included an interactive youth session with young people, youth representatives of delegations, civil society and United Nations organisations, engaging in dialogue and providing recommendations on how to ensure young women and girls are part of the digital transformation. The Commission also benefited from important contributions from a wide range of civil society organizations including the leaders and commitment makers of the Action Coalition on Technology and Innovation for Gender Equality, launched as part of the Generation Equality Forum. The Action Coalition on Technology and Innovation for Gender Equality has made a significant contribution in cementing alliances between Governments, private sector, civil society and the UN system and in driving momentum and commitments to advance gender equality through technology and innovation.

the UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality, the empowerment of all women and girls and their human rights—successfully closed its two-week long session today (6 to 17 March) with the acknowledgment of the critical role of technology and innovation in achieving gender equality. The agreed conclusions adopted by Member States provide a blueprint for all stakeholders, including governments, the private sector, civil society and youth to promote the full and equal participation and leadership of women and girls in the design, transformation and integration of digital technologies and innovation processes that fulfil the human rights and needs of women and girls.

The 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) successfully closed its two-week long session (6-17 March) with the acknowledgment of the critical role of technology and innovation in achieving gender equality.

At the conclusion of the negotiations, UN Women Executive Director, Sima Bahous, said: "This year’s Agreed Conclusions are game-changing and bring forward our vision of a more equal and connected world for women and girls in all their diversity. It is our job, as we leave here today, to translate them into reality. The ultimate success of these Agreed Conclusions lies beyond their finalization today, in how we will collectively take them forward. They bring us a vision of a more equal world. Let us translate them into reality for all women and girls."

Source https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-release/2023/03/press-release-un-commission-on-the-status-of-women-reaffirms-the-role-of-technology-and-innovation-and-education-in-the-digital-age-in-accelerating-gender-equality

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