Agenda

UNGIS is the United Nations system-wide inter-agency mechanism for digital cooperation, jointly bringing together 31 Member Entities and 17 Observers. Further information is available in the UNGIS brochure and on our website at www.ungis.org. 

The proposed side event aims to showcase UNGIS and its partners’ ongoing and strengthened efforts to advance gender mainstreaming. 

The side-event responds to the mandate outlined in the newly adopted World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) resolution, which stresses the importance of ensuring that women and girls are able to participate in and contribute to society on equal terms and without discrimination. It reaffirms that the full, equal, and meaningful participation of women and girls in the digital age is critical to achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women. The resolution also calls for the urgent need to counter and address all forms of violence, including gender-based violence, that occur through or are amplified by the use of technology. These efforts are fully aligned with the priority theme of CSW70 and with UNGIS mandate to advance policy coherence and coordination on digital development across the United Nations system. 
In response, UNGIS members are initiating a coordinated process to develop a WSIS Action Plan on Women and Girls, working with the WSIS Women and Girls Trendsetters, Action Line Facilitators, and stakeholders. 

Objectives 

• Present the WSIS+20 mandates related to Women and Girls
• Highlight the WSIS Women and Girls Trendsetter initiative
• Engage UNGIS members and WSIS Action Lines Facilitators on integrating Women and Girls across their domains
• Gather stakeholder input for the WSIS Action Plan on Women and Girls