Beijing Platform for Action

News:To mark 25 years of the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action, Ministry of Women & Child Development(MWCD) has organized a National Consultation on the Review of Beijing+25.

Facts:

About Beijing Platform for Action:

  • The Beijing Declaration was a resolution adopted by the United Nations(UN) at the end of the Fourth World Conference on Women on 15 September 1995. 
  • The resolution adopted to promulgate a set of principles concerning the equality of men and women.
  • It covers 12 key critical matters of concern and areas for action considered to represent the main obstacles in women empowerment.