Empowering Voices: Gender Dynamics and Women’s Engagement in Russia’s BRICS+ 2024 Presidency

... Valentina Matvienko, Speaker of the Federation Council, emphasises the Eurasian Women’s Forum's role as a unifying platform when a fair multipolar world order takes shape. The Forum reaffirmed its commitment to the fundamental UN documents related to women’s rights and gender equality, including the 1979 Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted in 2015. Interestingly, the ...