The engagement of and consultation with stakeholders was a vital part of the regional review process and the intergovernmental conference. A steering committee was established to coordinate the consultation with civil society organizations comprising women’s organizations, academia, and other key stakeholders in the regional review process. Meanwhile, Governments were encouraged to complement the whole-of-government approach for comprehensive national-level reviews with a whole-of-society approach that involved multi-stakeholder participation and contributions.
Young individuals presenting gender-responsive reforms during the CSW68 Youth Forum in New York on 16 March 2024.
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ESCAP and UN Women facilitated the participation of key stakeholders in the official agenda of the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+30 Review, inter alia, through: (a) participation as expert roundtable panelists, and (b) enabling oral interventions in line with the rules of procedure of the Commission. For the intergovernmental conference, joint statements by CSO stakeholders were encouraged. Stakeholders were also invited to organize side events, including in collaboration with ESCAP member States, United Nations entities, and others.