Statement at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) 2025

This oral statement was delivered at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2025 (HLPF). Click here to watch the statement.

I am from the Asian Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women, ARROW and I make this statement on behalf of the Women’s Major Group.

Urgent actions for effective, responsive multilateral systems setting global standards and holding key actors accountable include:

  • Strengthen the UN system and ensure the system is fit for purpose, adequately funded to effectively deliver on advancing human rights, gender equality and the rights and empowerment of marginalised groups including women and girls in all their diversities.
  • Further commitment, fast track actions to fulfil the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, including CEDAW, the ICPD Programme of Action, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA), and the 2030 Agenda commitments
  • Gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights and economic justice are key pivots in realising the SDGs, especially decent work and health and well-being for all. With an annual 4 trillion gap in resourcing the SDGs, it is important to ensure financing the SDGs through domestic resourcing as well as ODA accountability from donor countries.
  • Ensure inclusive and gender responsive policy making, financing and programming
  • Ensure leadership, meaningful participation of women in decision making including in planning, implementation and monitoring, and guarding against backsliding in democratic spaces
  • Invest in robust data collection and monitoring systems to review, measure and assess progress
  • Improve public investment in health and develop social protection systems for universal, quality, stigma-free health care, including mental health services and SRHR
  • Recognise reproductive economy by factoring and redistributing unpaid and domestic care work.
  • Finally, connect UN processes especially CSW to FfD to the WSSD, including the HRC processes to ensure a cohesive development agenda and commitment of Member States to realise this agenda

Thank you.

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Sri Lanka

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  • Youth Advocacy Network – Sri Lanka (YANSL)

Singapore

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  • Reproductive Rights (WGNRR)

Philippines

  • Democratic Socalist Women of the Philippines (DSWP);
  • Galang;
  • Healthcare Without Harm;
  • Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities;
  • Likhaan Centre for Women’s Health;
  • Nisa UI Haqq Fi Bangsamoro;
  • PATH Foundation Inc. (PFPI);
  • Women’s Global Network for
    Reproductive Rights (WGNRR)

Pakistan

  • Aahung, Centre for Social Policy Development (CSPD);
  • Forum for Dignity Initiative (FDI);
  • Gravity Development Organization; Green Circle Organization;
  • Indus Resources Center (IRC);
  • Idara-e-Taleem-O-Aaghai (ITA);
  • Rehnuma – Family Planning Association Pakistan;
  • Shelter
    Participatory Organisation;
  • Shirkat Gah;
  • The Enlight Lab

Nepal

  • Beyond Beijing Committee (BBC);
  • Blind Youth Association of Nepal;
  • Blue Diamond Society (BDS);
  • Nepalese Youth for Climate Action (NYCA);
  • Visible Impact;
  • Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC);
  • YPEER Nepal;
  • YUWA

Myanmar

  • Colourful Girls Organization;
  • Green Lotus Myanmar

Maldives

  • Hope for Women;
  • Society for Health Education (SHE)

Malaysia

  • Federation of Reproductive Health Associations of Malaysia (FRHAM);
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  • Justice for Sisters (JFS);
  • Reproductive Health Association of
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  • Reproductive Rights Advocacy Alliance Malaysia (RRAAM);
  • Sisters in Islam (SIS)

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Indonesia

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  • CEDAW Working Group;
  • Hollaback! Jakarta;
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  • Kalyanamitra;
  • Komnas Perempuan;
  • Remaja Independen Papua/Independent Youth
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  • Perkumpulan Pamflet Generasi;
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  • Sanggar SWARA;
  • Women on Web;
  • Yayasan Kesehatan Perempuan (YKP); 
  • YIFOS Indonesia

India

  • CommonHealth;
  • Love Matters India;
  • Pravah;
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  • Sahaj;
  • Sahiyo;
  • SAMA – Resource Group for Women and Health;
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Statement at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) 2025

This oral statement was delivered at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2025 (HLPF). Click here to watch the statement.

I am from the Asian Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women, ARROW and I make this statement on behalf of the Women’s Major Group.

Urgent actions for effective, responsive multilateral systems setting global standards and holding key actors accountable include:

  • Strengthen the UN system and ensure the system is fit for purpose, adequately funded to effectively deliver on advancing human rights, gender equality and the rights and empowerment of marginalised groups including women and girls in all their diversities.
  • Further commitment, fast track actions to fulfil the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, including CEDAW, the ICPD Programme of Action, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA), and the 2030 Agenda commitments
  • Gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights and economic justice are key pivots in realising the SDGs, especially decent work and health and well-being for all. With an annual 4 trillion gap in resourcing the SDGs, it is important to ensure financing the SDGs through domestic resourcing as well as ODA accountability from donor countries.
  • Ensure inclusive and gender responsive policy making, financing and programming
  • Ensure leadership, meaningful participation of women in decision making including in planning, implementation and monitoring, and guarding against backsliding in democratic spaces
  • Invest in robust data collection and monitoring systems to review, measure and assess progress
  • Improve public investment in health and develop social protection systems for universal, quality, stigma-free health care, including mental health services and SRHR
  • Recognise reproductive economy by factoring and redistributing unpaid and domestic care work.
  • Finally, connect UN processes especially CSW to FfD to the WSSD, including the HRC processes to ensure a cohesive development agenda and commitment of Member States to realise this agenda

Thank you.

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Maldives

  • Hope for Women
  • Society for Health Education (SHE)

Mongolia

  • MONFEMNET National Network