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The Global Call for Gender Equality: 30 Years After Beijing

International Women's Day 2025 emphasizes urgent global reflection on progress since the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA). The event, themed “Beijing +30,” calls for solidarity in advancing equal rights and opportunities for women and girls worldwide. Key challenges include climate change, ongoing conflicts, and a digital gender divide, especially with emerging AI technologies. Intergenerational dialogues seek to rejuvenate commitment to gender parity, featuring leaders like Tatiana Valovaya and Jürg Lauber. The occasion stresses the importance of empowering young women today to shape a more equitable world tomorrow. The BPfA remains a vital framework for systemic change in education, health, climate justice, and political participation. The call to ac...

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