MONFEMNET Participates in the Asia Pacific Regional CSW68 CSO Forum

The MONFEMNET National Network participated in the Asia Pacific Regional CSW68 Civil Society Organisation Forum in Bangkok, Thailand, joining civil society representatives from across the region to identify key regional priorities and develop recommendations for collective advocacy at the regional and global levels.

The Forum brought together 49 civil society representatives from 22 countries and was jointly organised by UN Women Asia and the Pacific, the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD), Asia-Pacific Women’s Watch, Asia Pacific Alliance, and the Fiji Women’s Rights Movement.

Throughout the Forum, participants discussed key challenges and priorities affecting women and girls across the Asia-Pacific region, with a particular focus on poverty, gender-responsive institutions, and financing for gender equality. The discussions also provided a space for civil society organisations to identify shared advocacy priorities and strengthen collective strategies for engagement at both regional and international levels.

The recommendations developed through the Forum were prepared for submission to the Asia Pacific Regional Consultation on CSW68 and to inform broader civil society advocacy around the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68).

CSW68 focused on the priority theme: “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.”

MONFEMNET’s participation in the Forum contributed to regional civil society discussions and collective efforts to ensure that the experiences, priorities, and recommendations of women’s rights organisations from across the Asia-Pacific region are reflected in regional and global policy processes.