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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Veronica Maina",
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    "content": "During the Commission’s annual two weeks’ session, representatives for UN member States, civil society organizations and UN entities gather at UN Headquarters in New York. They discuss progress and gaps in the implementation of the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. The key global policy documents on gender equality and the 23rd Special Session of the General Assembly held in 2000, Beijing Plus 5, as well as emerging issues that affect gender equality and the empowerment of women. Member States agree on further action to accelerate progress and promote women's enjoyment of their rights in political economic and social fields. The outcome and recommendation of this Session have been forwarded to Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for follow-up Regarding methods of work, the Commission adopts a multi-year programme of work to appraise progress and make further recommendations to accelerate the implementation of the platform for action. These recommendations take the form of negotiated, agreed conclusions on a priority theme. The Commission also contributes to the follow-up to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development so as to accelerate the realisation of gender equality and the empowerment of women. Under its current methods of work at each Session, the Commission: (a) Convenes a Ministerial segment to reaffirm and strengthen political commitment to the realization of gender equality and empowerment of women and girls as well as their human rights and to ensure high-level engagement and the visibility of deliberations of the Commission, including through Ministerial round tables or other high-level interactive dialogues to exchange experiences, lessons learned and good practices. (b) Engages in general discussions on the status of gender equality identifying goals attained, achievements made and efforts underway to close gaps and meet challenges. (c) Convince interactive expert panel discussions and other interactive dialogues on steps and initiatives to accelerate implementation and measures to build capacities for mainstreaming gender equality across policies and programmes. (d) To also consider one priority based on the Beijing Declaration and platform for action and the outcome of the 23rd Special Session of the General Assembly and linkages to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. (e) Evaluate progress in implementing agreed conclusions from previous sessions as a review theme. (f) Discusses emerging issues, trends, focus areas, and new approaches to questions affecting the situation of women, including equality between women and men, that require timely consideration. (g) It considers enclosed meetings the report of its working group on communication. (h) Agrees on further action for the promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women by adopting agreed conclusions and dissolutions. (i) Contributes gender perspectives to the work of other Inter-Governmental bodies and processes. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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