AGIP’s Event at the 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69)
Co-hosts: Adolescent Girls Investment Plan, Government of Canada, Government of Sierra Leone, UNFPA
Schedule: 14th March, Friday, 15:00-17:00 EST (including 30 mins for refreshments and networking)
Venue: Orange Café at UNFPA Headquarters – 605, 3rd Avenue, New York City
Livestream and interpretation: The event will be live-streamed in English with interpretation in French and Spanish. Register here using this link
In-person attendees: Please review the participant briefing here.
Background Context
The 30th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) comes at a critical juncture
marked by shifting political leadership, increasing rollbacks on girls’ rights, and shrinking resources for
social development.
As world leaders convene at CSW69 in March 2025, the Adolescent Girls Investment Plan (AGIP) calls
for renewed accountability on girl-centred commitments made in the BPfA and subsequent global
policy frameworks. This moment demands urgent action to safeguard and advance investments in
adolescent girls’ rights, ensuring their meaningful inclusion in formal accountability mechanisms.
Over the past two years, AGIP has been working closely with governments and other allies to establish
a dedicated multi-stakeholder group that champions girls’ leadership and girl-centred accountability.
At the Summit of the Future Action Days in September 2024, AGIP launched the Girl-Centred
Accountability Charter and introduced its first Global Accountability Champions from Canada and
Sierra Leone. [Read more here.]
Event Overview
This event will spotlight the critical need for girl-centred accountability mechanisms, featuring:
- The launch of AGIP-ICRW latest research publication on girl-centered accountability.
- A multi-stakeholder panel discussion on strategies to protect and advance girls’ inclusion in
accountability processes. - Spotlight interventions sharing key recommendations to strengthen girls’ participation in
formal accountability frameworks.
Attendees will also be invited to endorse the Girl-Centred Accountability Charter, a concise eight
point framework urging stakeholders to move beyond commitments and take concrete action in
adopting girl-centred accountability.
Call to action
- More governments express willingness to become Champions and sign-on to the Girl
centred Accountability Charter. - More girl-centered organizations and UN entities engage with the topic of accountability,
embed it into their own advocacy, and endorse the Girl-Centered Accountability Charter. - More girls, youth, and sector peers gain insights from the latest AGIP research on ‘Investing
into Adolescent Girls’ and ‘Girl-led accountability’ to use in their own advocacy.
✅ GOVERMENTS: Urgently reaffirm and strengthen girl-centred commitments and champion accountability.
✅ DONORS: Increase flexible, multi-year, evidence-informed investment for adolescent girls and girl-led organisations.
✅ ALLIES: Walk the talk on meaningful inclusion, and accountability with and for adolescent girls.