India and UN Women co-host ministerial roundtable on women's empowerment at the 69th CSW in New York
India and UN Women co-hosted a Ministerial Roundtable on digital and financial inclusion for women on the sidelines of the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at UN Headquarters, New York, on 12 March 2025.
Summary
The Government of India and UN Women co-hosted a Ministerial Roundtable on 12 March 2025 at UN Headquarters in New York, alongside the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). Two roundtables were held, on 'Digital Public Infrastructure to accelerate women-led development' and 'Financing inclusion – Criticality of Core Resources', with a focus on implementing the 12 critical areas of concern of the Beijing Platform for Action. Women and Child Development Minister Annpurna Devi cited maternity benefits to nearly 38 million mothers and the POSHAN Tracker's real-time monitoring of over 100 million women and children. UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous spoke of digital payments under MGNREGA raising women's employment and autonomy.
Key facts
- Event
- India–UN Women Ministerial Roundtable, 12 March 2025, New York
- Occasion
- 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women
- Themes
- DPI for women-led development; Financing inclusion
- Framework
- Beijing Platform for Action — 12 critical areas
- Indian minister
- Annpurna Devi
- UN Women ED
- Sima Bahous
Practice MCQs 2 questions
On the sidelines of which session did India and UN Women co-host a Ministerial Roundtable on women's empowerment in March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women
The roundtable was held on 12 March 2025 at UN Headquarters, New York, alongside the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).
The India–UN Women roundtables of March 2025 focused on implementing how many critical areas of concern of the Beijing Platform for Action?
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Correct answer: C — 12
The roundtables discussed strategies to implement the 12 critical areas of concern in the Beijing Platform for Action.