- IWPG participates at the 69th UN CSW to commemorate the 30th anniversary of BPfA
- IWPG and AU co-host platform to discuss women empowerment
- Chairwoman Hyun Sook Yoon, at Side Event hosted by the Philippines, “Female participation in the peacebuilding process is a requirement for a sustainable society.”
New York, March 19, 2025 The International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG, Chairwoman Hyun Sook Yoon), participated in the 69th UN Commission of the Status of Women (UN CSW) from Mar 10 to 21. IWPG hosted three major events to raise awareness on the importance of peace education and led efforts to bring justice and peace to women and girls in Africa.
On Mar 10, IWPG co-hosted a Side Event on the theme, “Fostering Critical Pathways for Reparations, Gender Justice and Peace for African Women and Girls: A Post 2025 Agenda,” with major African Union (AU) stakeholders, including Gender Is My Agenda Campaign (GIMAC); AU Women, Gender, Development and Youth Directorate (AU WGYD); AU International Center for Girl’s and Women’s Education in Africa (AU CIEFFA); and UN Women, at the Permanent Observer Mission to the UN Conference Hall.
This meaningful event celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) and 25th anniversary of the UN SCR 1325. Prestigious figures such as Simone Yankey-Ouattara, Acting Coordinator of AU CIEFFA; Jeon Na-Hyeong, Secretary General of IWPG; Melissa Ruvimbo Kubvoruno, Chairperson of GIMAC Young Women Network; Coumba Fall Venn, Executive Director of Femmes Africa Solidarité and GIMAC Network Coordinator; and Prudence Ngwenya, Director of AUC Women Gender & Youth Directorate, presented their speeches.
During her remarks as a panelist at the Side Event hosted by the Philippines on March 17 at a UN conference hall, IWPG Chairwoman Hyun Sook Yoon said, “Peace education enables women to become active agents of peace to resolve imminent issues. Let's us take action for our children so that there are more capable and empowered women in the world to make peace a reality.”
IWPG also prepared 2 other events apart from this Side Event. On Mar 12, the IWPG HQ hosted an online NGO parallel event themed “Women Learn Peace, Women Change the World.” Against the backdrop of escalating conflicts all around the world, IWPG emphasized the role of education in strengthening the role of women in peacebuilding.
At the online forum, 600 people from 00 countries joined to present exemplary cases of women’s peace education around the world and discuss the future roadmap. There were presentations on the positive impact of IWPG Women’s Peace Education in communities in Asia, Latin America, Europe, and much more.
Next, on Mar 18, IWPG, BMI Trust, All India Women’s Conference (AIWC) co-hosted an offline NGO parallel event on “Women Empowerment & Peace Education” at CCUN. This event introduced various discussions on women empowerment and the value of peace education. Gyusun Lee, Director-General of Peace Education of IWPG, gave a keynote speech on “The Necessity of Strengthening Women’s Rights and Expanding Peace Education.”
Ratna Joshi, Chairperson of BMIT, presented “Education is the basic ingredient for women’s empowerment and contributes to their full participation in the decision-making process and access to power, leading to equality, development, and peace.”
Mar 8 is International Women’s Day, celebrating the social, economic, political empowerment of women and promotion of gender equality. UN CSW is part of the series of events to commemorate this day, focusing on global discussions on gender equality and women rights advocacy. As this year marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action and the 25th anniversary of UN SCR 1325, IWPG’s events held during CSW hold more meaning and value in the history of the women’s movement.
IWPG Introduction
IWPG is an international women’s NGO registered in UN ECOSOC and UN DGC. It has 114 branches in 123 countries, and 808 partner organizations in 66 countries. Under the vision “achieving sustainable world peace,” IWPG is actively working to build peace networks, spread peace culture, conduct women’s peace education, and support the legislation of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW).
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