Monaco reaffirms its commitment to gender equality at the Commission on the Status of Women in New York

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The Principality participated in the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, held in New York from 10 to 21 March 2025.

During the general discussion of this session, which marked the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, Ms Alyson Calem-Sangiorgio, Second Secretary for the Permanent Mission of the Principality of Monaco to the United Nations, spoke of the Principality's response measures towards fulfilling the priorities of this fundamental instrument for the promotion of gender equality. Ms Calem-Sangiorgio highlighted the revision of outdated legislation, the establishment of the Committee for the Promotion and Protection of Women's Rights, Monegasque initiatives to improve women's access to education and healthcare, and the implementation of training to provide support for women who are victims of violence.

The Political Declaration, which was adopted by consensus, reaffirms the importance of implementing the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, given that significant hurdles remain in place even 30 years after the Fourth World Conference on Women.

As suggested by the Monegasque delegation, sport, which is recognised in the Beijing Declaration as a tool for empowering women and girls, has been incorporated in this year's political declaration*.

* Paragraph 11: Recognize the contributions of all women and girls, including adolescent girls, to their societies, and the opportunities to strengthen these contributions in decision-making processes and as agents of change, as well as ensure their equal access to safe, accessible and affordable digital technology and to inclusive and equitable quality education, including physical education and sports, and promote lifelong learning as well as access to healthcare services and to empower them and fulfil all their human rights and fundamental freedoms, and end all forms of violence and discrimination against them.