On July 29 of this year, a regular meeting of the National Assembly-Civil Society Platform was held. The meeting was devoted to the Beijing+25 processes and it specifically focused on commitments undertaken by Armenia within the framework of the critical area of concern Women and Armed Conflict highlighted in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
Participating in the meeting were MPs, representatives of the Government and state structures, representatives of civil society, and experts.
Presented during the meeting were:
- Information regarding the global process of implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, as well as activities carried out by the Republic of Armenia in this respect.
- The section of the alternative report on An Analysis of Implementation of Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action devoted to the critical area of concern on Women and Armed Conflict.
- Details regarding the process of realization of the 2019-2021 National Action Plan on implementation of the provisions of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security.
The meeting was convened within the framework of the project Modern Parliament for a Modern Armenia. The UNDP “Modern Parliament for a Modern Armenia” project is co-implemented with the OxYGen Foundation, the International Center for Human Development, and the Westminster Foundation for Democracy, in cooperation with the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia. The project is funded by the United Kingdom’s Good Governance Fund and the Government of Sweden.
