Women`s Right Defender Advocacy in National & Global levels: Overview 2019. E-News from LPW President Desk

1. LPW is active member of Women`s Major Group

League of Professional Women (LPW) from Ukraine is active member of the Women`s Major Group (WMG) in global and regional (Europe\UNICE levels). WMG is facilitate women’s civil society perspectives, active participation and information sharing within the policy space and processes of the United Nations related to sustainable development. WMG is self-organized and open and evolving. More here www.womenmajorgroup.org

Main area of WMG: Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development (formerly post-2015), including the Sustainable Development Goals and Indicators, the Technology Facilitation Mechanism and the High Level Political Forum (the primary space for follow-up and review of Agenda 2030 and related processes).

How WMG work?

• Position Paper
• Strategy Meeting and Morning Caucus Meetings
• Official Side Event
• Input to HLPF Roundtable Sessions
• Input to Ministerial Declaration
• Communications and Outreach
• Coordination with HLPF Coordination Mechanism
• Pre-HLPF Meeting and Morning Coordination Meetings
• VNR Questions and Engagement
• Events

2. LPW contributes to 2019 Women’s Major Group 2019 HLPF Position Paper

LPW contributes to 2019 Women’s Major Group 2019 High Level Political Forum Position Paper “Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality” 1 April 2019 (p.30-31).

3. LPW Case studyfor the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), March 2019

Olena Lazorenko (2019). LPW Case study on "Start Up National Advocacy in Adult Learning Policy in Ukraine" for the round table on SDG 4 “Learning without Limits” for the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). See: Report of the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE region on its third session, Geneva, 21-22 March 2019, p.6

4. LPW`s Thematic Reporton SDG4-Education 2030. Input to 2019 HLPF: Ukraine.25 of May 2019

The High-level Political Forum, United Nations central platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals.

League of Professional Women Thematic Report on SDG4-Education 2030. Input to 2019 HLPF: Ukraine. May 25, 2019

League of Professional Women - Para 89 - HLPF 2019\\Inputs to the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. USA, New York. 2019

LPW thanks lead author, contributors and editor of this report: Dr. Olena Lazorenko (lead author), Prof. Olga Gomilko, Dr. Rodion Kolishko, Dr. Marfa Skoryk and Ms.Nelly Rasse-Dijols for the inputs and insights for pro bono drafting process from March to May 2019.

5. Photos from NGOs National Consultations on Beijing Plus 25 in Ukraine

June, August 2019: Photos-NGOs National Consultations on Beijing Plus 25 in Ukraine

6. Dr.Olena Lazorenko, LPW President, is co-author and mentor of the "National Parallel Report on Beijing Plus 25: Ukraine", October 2019

Olena Lazorenko, LPW president is co-author and mentor of the "National Parallel Report on Beijing Plus 25: Ukraine".

It was shared with UNECE (Geneva), NGO CSW/NY.

You can see the full text of the Report in English by this links

The Report shared with UNECE (Geneva), NGO CSW/NY.

SUBMITTED NGO PARALLEL REPORTS: Ukraine

7. Launch this National Parallel Report publication in English in October 24, 2019.

During working meeting on preparation of governmental and non-governmental delegations of Ukraine for the Regional Meeting on the Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action on Women's Rights in Geneva, launched this National Parallel Report publication in English. The working meeting holds in October 24, 2019 in Kyiv, Ukraine and host by the National Press and Television Press Center of Ukraine.

8. Next steps: Feminist and Women’s Action Plan for Beijing+25

The celebration of Beijing + 25 must have a concrete outcome and a roadmap to achieve a Feminist and Women’s Movement Action Plan with generation equality.