Dr Sapna Sangra attends United Nations 69th Commission on Status of Women
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JAMMU: Dr. Sapna Sangra, Senior Faculty Member at the Department of Sociology, University of Jammu, participated in the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from March 10 to 21, 2025. Her participation follows her engagement in the UN Women Asia-Pacific Review of Beijing +30 in Bangkok in November 2024.
As a UN Women CSO Steering Committee Member for the Beijing +30 Review, Dr. Sangra has been pivotal in planning, organizing, and moderating virtual and in-person consultations at regional and national levels.
Working alongside Gender at Work and Point of View as the anchoring agencies, she has been instrumental in ensuring the representation of diverse voices, particularly those from marginalized and rural border communities.
Dr. Sangra’s nomination for CSW69 was put forward by IT for Change, Bangalore, in recognition of her extensive contributions to Women, Peace, and Security. With a distinguished career spanning over two decades, she has been at the forefront of efforts to empower women in conflict-affected regions.
Her participation at CSW69 underscores her dedication to amplifying grassroots women’s voices on the global stage and advocating for inclusive policies that drive meaningful change.
In addition to attending key sessions hosted by the UN Women’s Commission, Dr. Sangra actively participated in high-level side events led by the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations.
She attended the Ministerial-Level Roundtable Meeting, co-chaired by India and UN Women, where India’s Hon’ble Minister of Women and Child Development, Madam Annpurna Devi, led discussions on digital and financial inclusion for women’s empowerment and the criticality of core resources for financing women’s empowerment.
Dr. Sangra also contributed as a panelist at an NGO CSW69 Forum discussion, titled Feminist Approaches to Justice: A Reassessment of the Beijing Platform for Action. The event was organized by the International Sociological Association and sponsored by the Division of Feminist Criminology of the American Society of Criminology and the World Society of Victimology.
Dr. Sangra’s engagement at CSW69 reaffirms her unwavering commitment to gender justice and policy advocacy, ensuring that the lived experiences of women in border and conflict-affected regions remain at the heart of global discussions on gender equality and empowerment.
