Background
The theme of the 2025 High Level Political Forum (HLPF) is “Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs for leaving no one behind”. The 2025 HLPF will have an in-depth review of Sustainable Development Goals 3 – Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, 5 – Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls, 8 – Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all, 14 – Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development, and 17 – Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development.
In preparation for the review of SDG 5 – and its role in advancing sustainable development across the 2030 Agenda, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Sustainable Development Goals (UN-DESA/DSDG) and UN WOMEN, together with other partners, are organizing an Expert Group Meeting (EGM).
The objective of the meeting will be to take stock of progress towards SDG 5; to identify innovative solutions that could accelerate progress toward SDG 5 while also generating synergies and addressing trade-offs with other goals and targets; to consider new challenges that may have emerged since the Goal was last reviewed including in relation to the intensifying climate crisis, slow recovery from COVID-19, multiple conflicts, and economic turmoil among others; to identify lessons learned and good practices on SDG 5 implementation over the past 10 years; and to reflect on ways to harness the political momentum from the SDG Summit and the Summit of the Future to deliver on SDG 5 by 2030.
These discussions will help inform the HLPF, assist in planning its sessions, and contribute toward identifying collaborations and programmes of work on SDG 5 going forward from 2025.
Announcements
ECLAC
- The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Regional Gender Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean: gender indicators up to 2023 https://www.cepal.org/en/publications/69037-2030-agenda-sustainable-development-and-regional-gender-agenda-latin-america-and
ESCAP
- Valuing unpaid care and domestic work and investing in the care economy : a policymaker’s guide
- Charting new paths for gender equality and empowerment: Asia-Pacific regional report on Beijing+30 review
ESCWA
- Inequality in the Arab region: Crisis upon crisis https://www.unescwa.org/publications/inequality-arab-region-crisis
- Arab Sustainable Development Report 2024 https://www.unescwa.org/publications/arab-sustainable-development-report-2024
FAO
- CFS. 2024. CFS Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment in the Context of Food Security and Nutrition. FAO, Rome. https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/57cbc078-ef02-4050-bcd2-055733707dab
- FAO. 2024. The unjust climate – Measuring the impacts of climate change on the rural poor, women and youth: Summary. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc9638en
- FAO. 2024. Gender equality and social inclusion for youth organizations – Methodological guidelines. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cd0652en
- FAO. (forthcoming). Unpacking Conceptual and Practical Linkages between the Right to Adequate Food, Care, and Gender Equality: an FAO Scoping Paper. Rome.
- FAO. 2024. Women’s financial inclusion: Alternative collateral approaches for closing the credit gap for women in agrifood systems. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cd1487en
- FAO. 2024. Intersectionality: A pathway for more inclusive, youth-oriented and gender-responsive agrifood systems. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cd1375en
- FAO. 2023. The status of women in agrifood systems. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc5343en
- FAO. 2023. Eliminating gender-based violence and protecting rural communities through food security and agricultural interventions. Rome. https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/f5913465-2257-4d4e-85be-e9efbdc3a0b9
- Picot, L., Sisto, I. & Furst, M. 2023. Engaging women and men equally in managing biodiversity. Guidelines to address gender equality in policies and projects related to biodiversity. Rome, FAO. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc4257en
- Gavrilovic, M., Petrics, H. & Kangasniemi, M. 2023. Changing rural women's lives through gender transformative social protection – A paper on gender transformative social protection concepts, evidence and practice in the context of food security and nutrition. Rome, FAO. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc7789en
- FAO, IFAD, WFP & CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform. 2023. Guidelines for measuring gender transformative change in the context of food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture. Rome, FAO, IFAD, WFP and CGIAR. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc7940en
- FAO, IFAD and WFP. 2022. Guide to formulating gendered social norms indicators in the context of food security and nutrition. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc0673en
- FAO. 2022. Practical guide on how to eliminate gender-based violence and protect rural communities through food security and agriculture interventions – Guidance for FAO staff and partners. Second Edition. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc3347en
- Kenney, N. 2022. Achieving de facto gender equality in land, forest and fisheries tenure – Scaling up the adoption of temporary special measures in national legal frameworks. FAO Legal Papers No. 110. Rome, FAO. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb9701en
- Percy, R., Christensen, I., Safa Barraza, A., Berthelin, L. 2022. Gender, agrifood value chains and climate-resilient agriculture in Small Island Developing States. Rome, FAO. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb9989en
- Safa Barraza, A. and Berthelin, L. 2022. Climate resilience and disaster risk analysis for gender-sensitive value chains: A guidance note. Rome, FAO. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc0051en
- Country Gender Assessments
- English reports: https://www.fao.org/gender/resources/country-assessments/en
- French reports: https://www.fao.org/gender/resources/country-assessments/fr
ICAO
- 2nd Global Aviation Gender Summit, Call to Action
IFAD
IOM
- The Effects of Climate Mobility on Women and Girls in the MENA Region (https://migrantprotection.iom.int/en/resources/report/effects-climate-mobility-women-and-girls-mena-region)
- Gendered Reintegration Experiences and Gender-Sensitive/Responsive/Transformative Approaches to Reintegration Assistance (https://migrantprotection.iom.int/en/resources/study/gendered-reintegration-experiences-and-gender-sensitiveresponsivetransformative)
- Global Report: Mapping and Research to Strengthen Protection and Assistance Measures for Migrants with Diverse SOGIESC (https://migrantprotection.iom.int/en/resources/report/global-report-mapping-and-research-strengthen-protection-and-assistance-measures)
- Gender and Migration Data: A guide for evidence-based, gender-responsive migration governance (https://migrantprotection.iom.int/en/resources/report/gender-and-migration-data-guide-evidence-based-gender-responsive-migration)
- Beijing Platform for Action 30-year review observer paper prepared by International Organization for Migration
- Empowerment and Equality for Migrant Women and Girls: Progress and Opportunities in the Economic Commission for Europe Region
- Disability Inclusion Toolbox
- Observer paper for the Sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women: Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective.
- Empowerment and Equality for Migrant Women and Girls: Progress and Opportunities in the Economic Commission for Europe Region
- Additional resources related to SDG5 are also available in this link: https://migrantprotection.iom.int/en/global-search?keyword=health" HYPERLINK "https://migrantprotection.iom.int/en/resources/publications?keywords%5B0%5D=654
UNDRR
- Sendai Gender Action Plan: https://www.preventionweb.net/sendai-framework/sendai-framework-for-disaster-risk-reduction/SendaiGAP
- GAR Special Report 2024 Forensic Insights for Future Resilience: Learning from Past Disasters: https://www.undrr.org/gar/gar2024-special-report
- Disaster risk and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: https://www.undrr.org/disaster-risk-and-2030-agenda-sustainable-development
UNFPA
- The Future of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (https://www.unfpa.org/publications/future-sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-rights
- Adolescents in a changing world: the case for urgent investment (https://www.unfpa.org/publications/adolescents-changing-world-case-urgent-investment)
- A Guide to Better Understanding and Using Violence Against Women Prevalence Data (https://www.unfpa.org/publications/guide-better-understanding-and-using-violence-against-women-prevalence-data)
UNICEF
Key Asks 2023 Voluntary National Reviews Gender Equality Issue Brief SDG 5 https://www.unicef.org/documents/sdg-issue-brief-5
UNHCR
- Background Note on Gender Equality, Nationality Laws and Statelessness, 2024 (https://reporting.unhcr.org/background-note-gender-equality-nationality-laws-and-statelessness-7665)
- UNHCR policy on the Prevention of, risk mitigation and response to GBV (https://reporting.unhcr.org/policy-prevention-risk-mitigation-and-response-gender-based-violence)
- Gender Equality and the empowerment of women and girls, 2023 (https://reporting.unhcr.org/gender-equality-and-empowerment-women-and-girls)
- Gender Equality and Protection from GBV (https://globalcompactrefugees.org/pledges-contributions/multi-stakeholder-pledges-2023/multi-stakeholder-pledge-gender-equality-and)
- Closing the Digital Gender Gap (https://globalcompactrefugees.org/pledges-contributions/multi-stakeholder-pledges-2023/multi-stakeholder-pledge-closing-digital)
- Strengthening Protection and Inclusion of refugee women and girls through all phases of displacement (https://globalcompactrefugees.org/multi-stakeholder-pledge-avec-elles-strengthening-protection-and-inclusion-refugee-women-and-girls)
United Nations University
- Gender equality for health and well-being: Evaluative evidence of interlinkages with other SDGs https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2022/07/gender-equality-for-health-and-well-being
- ‘Empowering Your Minds: Generative AI & Media and Information Literacy Essentials’ https://unu.edu/macau/blog-post/empowering-your-minds-generative-ai-media-and-information-literacy-essentials
- ‘Beyond digital skills: women’s perceptions of digital literacy in Macau’ presented during the 30th Asian Media Information and Communication Center Annual Conference.
- ‘Leverage Digital Technology for Gender-Inclusive Peacebuilding in South-east Asia: A Social Media Analysis’. The report’s launch will align with the World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS) in July 2025 for authors and broader community’s interests.
World Bank
- Women, Business, and the Law Report Pathways to Prosperity for Adolescent Girls in Africa https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/a40a3f0d-198e-4258-aa83-341b15ba1352/content
- Global Financial Inclusion (Global Findex) Database https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/globalfindex
World Health Organization
- Target 5.4 (Value unpaid care and promote shared responsibility) : https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240082854 https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/fair-share-for-health-and-care-fact-sheet
- Target 5.5 (Ensure full participation in leadership and decision making): https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240025905
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism)
- “Gender Mainstreaming Guidelines for the Public Sector in Tourism” https://www.e-unwto.org/doi/abs/10.18111/9789284423248?role=tab
- “Gender-inclusive Strategy for Tourism Businesses” https://www.e-unwto.org/doi/book/10.18111/9789284423262
- “Informe regional de las mujeres en el turismo en América Latina y el Caribe” https://www.e-unwto.org/doi/10.18111/9789284425921
- “Snapshot of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in National Tourism Strategies” https://www.e-unwto.org/doi/epdf/10.18111/9789284424207
Gender equality and women’s empowerment
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