The fifty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 59) will focus on the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, including challenges that affect its implementation and the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women. The Commission will undertake a review of progress made in the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, 20 years after its adoption at the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995. The Beijing+20 review will also include the outcomes of the 23rd special session of the UN General Assembly, the first five-year assessment conducted after the adoption of the Platform for Action. The session will also address opportunities for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women in the post-2015 development agenda.  

dates: 9-20 March 2015  
venue: UN Headquarters  
location: New York City, US  
contact: UN Women  
phone: +1 646 781-4400  
fax: +1 646 781-4444  
www: http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw59-2015
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