US Women’s Caucus at the UN

Zonta USA Caucus is a Member of the US Women’s Caucus at the UN:

We are an alliance of US feminists collaborating to advance human rights and gender equity for women and girls worldwide.

We engage in joint advocacy at the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).
We research and exchange information on issues of vital interest to women.
We promote the principle of women’s human rights in embodied in:
- CEDAW (UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women)
- The Beijing Platform for Action
We advocate for greater gender equality at home and abroad with the US State Department, US Mission to the UN, the White House and the US Congress.

Through this collaboration, we hope to have a larger, louder, stronger voice by leveraging our collective knowledge and capabilities.

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Beijing +30 – 30 Years of mixed Progress

What is the Beijing Platform for Action?

The Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) is the outcome document of the UN Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing in 1995 that drew together 17,000 participants, including 6000 governmental representatives of UN member states, 4000 accredited NGO delegates, international civil servants, and the media. A parallel NGO Forum in nearby Huairou included over 30,000 women from around the world who followed the proceedings. Together they produced a comprehensive document that UN Women has called “the most progressive blueprint ever for advancing women’s rights.” Advocates from women’s organizations pressed leaders for specific commitments on women’s equality in 12 areas of concern. The blueprint diagnoses the problem and sets out strategic objectives and concrete actions for each area.