EESC Declaration at the 68th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

EESC Declaration at the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women

A gender lens on poverty

Working towards a more equal Europe and a more equal world is a founding principle of our Union, but it is also one of the main ambitions of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), as the house of organised civil society. The EU has made a lot of progress towards gender equality, but there is still a long way to go. We are committed to helping pave that way, and to work towards global gender equality.

Our commitment is also demonstrated by our first ever participation in 2024 in the annual meeting of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW68) .

As an official advisory body representing Europe’s organized civil society, the EESC will actively engage in the UN CSW to advocate for policies that contribute to advancing gender equality, including regarding actions to reduce poverty among women and girls and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective, in line with the EU’s priorities.