On 19 March 2025, ICA-AP and its Committee on Women will organize a virtual parallel event at the NGO Commission on Status of Women (CSW) 69 Forum on the topic, “Policy Actions Matter: Cooperatives in Asia-Pacific and Their Initiatives to Foster SDG 5 (Gender Equality)” under the theme “Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women”.

The event will showcase good case practices from the cooperative sector in Asia and the Pacific, highlighting gender-based policies and institutional mechanisms that have been put in place to advance women’s empowerment in the cooperative sector. It will also showcase the initiatives taken by cooperatives in different countries to foster SDG 5 and the steps being taken to make these initiatives successful.

It will be held from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm IST. Interested participants can register here.