CEDAW -the UN treaty (1979) that protects women’s and girls’ equal rights - tackles gender stereotypes, demands equality before the law, and fights discrimination in public life and work. Knowing your rights is a feminist flex 💜 #CEDAW #WomensRights #Equality #WomensPlatformNI

At a pivotal moment for global leadership on gender equality, these words from Luc Frieden remind us that progress depends on renewed commitment and bolder action. #GenderEquality #GlobalLeadership #WomensPlatformNI #Feministfestivefocus

Backlash against gender equality is also a backlash against truth, freedom, and democracy. These words from Memory Kachambwa underline why civil society’s role remains essential. #CivilSociety #Democracy #WomensPlatformNI #Feministfestivefocus

These words from Queen Rania of Jordan are a stark reminder of one of the most destructive challenges facing women today. Rising violence undermines rights, equality, and progress. Staying focused on women’s rights matters, always. #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #WomensRights

A reminder that gender equality is not a concession or an extra. As these words from Nahla Haidar, Chair of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, make clear,equality is fundamental to justice, peace, & progress for all people. #festivefocus #Womensplatformni

In the festive season, we’re reflecting on what keeps our work focused. We’ll be sharing quotes that speak to this commitment, including these words from Sima Bahous, which remind us that the pursuit of gender equality goes beyond moments or milestones & continues year round.

As we mark Human Rights Day we are reminded that women's & girls' rights are fundamental human rights. We must fight online abuse, gender-based violence & ensure equality in education, pay, social protection & political participation #womensplatformni #humanrightsday2025 #allwomen

2024: Global Digital Compact set the 1st UN-wide standards for digital safety & AI governance. UNGA adopted a resolution on violence against women in digital environments.UN Statistical Commission began developing methods to measure tech-facilitated GBV. We must keep advocating!

We must act to stop digital abuse. #16DaysofActivism campaign calls on: Governments: pass laws criminalising violence & protecting data. Tech: ensure platform safety & remove harmful content.Donors:fund feminist orgs.Individuals:speak out, support survivors, challenge harmful norms.#EndDigitalAbuse

Digital tools are increasingly used to harm women & girls. This includes non-consensual sharing of intimate images (revenge porn), cyberbullying, online threats, sexual harassment, AI-generated deepfakes, and online hate speech or disinformation. #16DaysOfActivism #EndGenderBasedViolence

Violence against women and girls affects 1 in 3. As we mark 30 years since the Beijing Platform for Action, the UNiTE 2025 campaign highlights the urgent rise of digital violence. Digital safety is essential to gender equality, we all have a role to play. #UNiTE2025 #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #endVAWG

Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women & the launch of the UNiTE campaign. 16 days of activism run until Dec 10, Human Rights Day. This year, focus: online violence silencing women in politics, activism & journalism. #16DaysOfActivism #EndGBV

Without funding, women’s rights movements risk fading into silence. Cuts often come with repression and shrinking civic space, forcing WROs to focus on service provision instead of advocacy and leaving critical issues like gender-based violence, abortion, and LGBTIQ+ rights under-addressed. Report⬇️⬇️

“Now is not the time to reduce funding for women & girls, it is the time to strengthen it. Around the world, women are on the frontlines of peace-building, economic recovery, health care, education, & climate resilience. Cutting support now would not only reverse decades of progress.” More Below...

Evidence shows violence against women & girls (VAWG) is preventable. Women’s rights organisations (WROs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) are key to policy change & are often the only source of support for those facing violence or discrimination #WomensPlatformNI #EndVAWG

New UN Women report warns that aid cuts are exacerbating impunity, increasing risks for women & girls, & undermining decades of progress, putting SDG 5: Gender Equality, at serious risk. We need urgent, sustained investment & stronger feminist movements. Report linked below 👇

New #UNWomen report shows how global aid cuts are hitting women’s orgs & services.Aid cuts are forcing women’s orgs to scale back life-saving services & stop prevention programs.Nearly 90% report reduced access for women & girls Link www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/act

1 in 3 women globally face violence. Progress is stalling, and women’s rights organistions are on the frontlines, providing support and fighting back despite financial crises and growing threats. Read more (UN report) here: knowledge.unwomen.org/sites/defaul... #VAWG #WomensRights #WomensPlatformNI

We want to share the new @wrda-team.bsky.social toolkit, launched by Megan McClure Botha 🙌 at our Oct All‑Party Group meeting.It helps leaders push back against far‑right weaponisation of EVAWG campaigns.Includes messaging frameworks, media guidance, key facts & more. Email [email protected] to access.

Today, Oct 31 2025 marks 25 yrs of UN Resolution 1325, foundational for Women Peace & Security. Despite progress, women & girls still face grave violations in conflict zones. We must act to prevent the reversal of generational gains in rights. #WPS #UN1325

The UN’s Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, set out in UNSCR 1325, was meant to put women at the centre of peacebuilding but is often sidelined. With conflicts at their highest since 1946, feminist antimilitarist voices are more vital than ever. #WPS #UNSCR1325 #FeministPeace #WomensPlatformNI

Civil society remains indispensable: it drove the adoption of Resolution 1325, sustains its agenda, & continues to demand accountability and results.Without this pressure, the resolution risks losing substance. Defending the Women, Peace & Security Agenda is more urgent than ever #WomenPeaceSecurity

Many challenges remain for the WPS Agenda. Laws haven’t transformed women’s lives in conflict. Sexual violence continues with impunity, and participation in peace processes is still limited.To achieve sustainable peace, WPS must shift beyond securitisation to a truly feminist approach. #WPS

The Women, Peace & Security (WPS) agenda, born from UN Resolution 1325, recognises women as vital to preventing conflict and building peace. But civil society, especially women’s organisations, remains underfunded. It’s time to shift resources from hard security to sustainable, people-powered peace.

Key Lessons continued: 25 YEARS OF #WPS ✔️ Sustained support for women peacebuilders keeps women’s rights central to diplomacy. ✔️ Women’s leadership — especially young women — is key to prevention, resolution & lasting peace. #WomenPlatformNI #UNSCR1325 #Peacebuilding #GenderEquality

 Some key lessonS from 25 years of #WPS? ⚠️ Soft security matters. Progress under #UNSCR1325 risks being undermined by growing focus on hard security. ⚠️ Gendered disinformation is a real threat. Strong networks, online safety training & inclusion in National Action Plans are key.#WomenPlatformNI

As the world reflects on 25 years of the Women, Peace & Security agenda, and looks to the next decade, the message is clear: lasting peace depends on women’s leadership. When women lead, peace follows. 📷: © UN Photo/UN7742214 — General Assembly, Welcome to USA Ceremony, New York, 23 October 1946

2025 marks 25 years since the UN adopted the Women, Peace & Security agenda, recognising women’s essential roles in conflict prevention, peacebuilding, & recovery. The anniversary offers a chance to reflect on progress, confront persistent gaps, & push for more accountable action in the years ahead

When women lead, peace follows. We echo @unwomenchief Sima Bahous: this is no time for commemoration, it’s time to refocus, recommit & deliver on #WPS & #UNSCR1325.Gaza’s women face unimaginable suffering.We welcome @unitednations aid, but lasting peace demands women at the table .

As we reflect on UNSCR 1325, 4 key aspects of #WomenPeaceSecurity remain clear: 1️⃣ Women’s Role 2️⃣ Disproportionate Impact 3️⃣ Protection 4️⃣ Participation ✨ Friday RECAP: peace is stronger when women are at the table! #UNSCR1325 #WPS #Peacebuilding #GenderEquality #WomensPlatformNI

Adopted on 31 Oct 2000, UN Resolution 1325 recognised women’s vital role in preventing and resolving conflicts. It highlighted their contributions to peace talks, peacekeeping, humanitarian action, and recovery — and called for their full participation in all peace and security efforts. #WPS25

In Oct 2025, the UN marks 25 yrs of Resolution 1325, which launched the Women, Peace & Security agenda. The anniversary is both recognition of hard-won advocacy and a call for stronger global action to ensure women — especially those in conflict — are central to WPS. #UNSCR1325 #WomenPeaceSecurity

Women face the sharpest edge of conflict and climate crisis. In 2024, 676M lived near deadly conflict. By 2050, climate change could push 158M more into poverty—yet women remain sidelined in peace and climate planning. Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/articles/...

In 2024, 26.1% of women faced hunger vs 24.2% of men — that’s 64M more women. Women also spend 3 more years in poor health. By 2030, 1 in 3 women of reproductive age could live with anaemia..A society is only as strong as the health of its women. 🔗 www.who.int/data/gho/pub...

10% of women still live in extreme poverty. Without urgent action, 351M could be trapped by 2030. Women shoulder unpaid care, are locked out of land, jobs & finance. Investing in women could cut poverty to 2.7% by 2050—the smartest, fastest growth strategy. #TheGenderSnapshot2025

The numbers don’t lie — The Gender Snapshot 2025 shows progress for women is under threat. Poverty, hunger, war, climate disasters & backlash against feminism are eroding gains that took a generation to win. Equality is still possible — but only if we invest now. www.unwomen.org/en/resources...

The countdown to 2030 is on — & the clock is ticking. 2025 is a crossroads: deeper poverty and setbacks, or progress and equality. The Gender Snapshot '25 shows both the cost of failure & the gains within reach. Report: unstats.un.org/sdgs/gender-... Explainer: www.unwomen.org/en/articles/...

Tech is reshaping how violence against women & girls plays out online. Misogyny, AI-fuelled disinfo & the “manosphere” are driving hate & harassment. We must act to protect rights & safety. (Full PDF Report in #linkinbio) #WomensPlatformNI #EndVAW #StopMisogyny

What safeguards human rights defenders internationally? UDHR (1948): right to public life ICCPR (1966): right to take part in public affairs CEDAW (1979): right to equal, non-discriminatory participation HRD Declaration (1998): right to defend rights individually & collectively #knowyourrights!

Violence, including sexual violence, is used to silence women human rights defenders and limit their participation. This targeting comes amid declining funding for women’s rights. 📷 Protest against Gender Based violence in Ecuador: UN Women/Johis Alarcón 📷

Why are women human rights defenders specifically targeted. Like male activists, they face threats + restrictions.But women also face extra risks, rooted in stereotypes/ patriarchal ideas of “how women should act.” Defying these roles sparks hostility.#ProtectWomenDefenders #StandWithWomen #AllWomen

Want to take action on poverty? 🌍 Join Womens Spaces NI online Tues 16 Sept, 7pm. Explore the Anti-Poverty Toolkit, hear from Karen Sweeney & learn how to make your voice heard. RSVP 👉 wkf.ms/47rNTFu

Threats to women human rights defenders are rising worldwide. Backlash & anti-rights movements fuel violence, threats & gendered hate. A strong feminist movement is more vital now than ever to drive change & end violence against women.#womensplatformni #humanrightsawareness

Implementing #GenderResponsiveBudgeting takes political will, strong institutions, solid data & accountability. It ensures fair resource distribution & drives #SDG5—empowering women & girls by 2030. #GenderEquality #SDGs

Designing gender-responsive budgets: UN Women calls on governments to recognise women’s diverse needs, engage across backgrounds, increase transparency to follow the money, mandate laws with clear tools, and analyse gender gaps to shape & monitor budgets. Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/articles/...

What are gender-responsive budgets? They’re budgets designed to work for everyone by considering diverse needs. Ignoring women’s needs can create biased policies with negative impacts. Gender-responsive budgets promote fairness, accountability, and alignment with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Feminist government & feminist economics are interconnected frameworks challenging traditional systems. They focus on equality, dismantling inequalities & redefining governance. Gender-responsive budgets invest in care, fairness & community — because what we fund is what we value. #Womensplatformni

Wanting kids is one thing. Being able to is another. According to UNFPA’s State of World Population 2025, people worldwide say they need financial security, shared responsibility & access to care to plan a family with confidence. Read more: www.unfpa.org/swp2025

UNFPA’s State of World Population 2025 shows rising pressures are reshaping reproductive choices: 1 in 5 can’t decide if/when to have children. 2 in 5 say money, climate & uncertainty influence the decision. 🔗 www.unfpa.org/swp2025