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The fourth Commonwealth Women’s Forum will be held in Apia, Samoa between 21-22 October 2024 on the margins of the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

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Collective Action for a Resilient Commonwealth: Solidarity for Gender Equality

The Commonwealth Women's Forum brings together delegates from around the Commonwealth to highlight women’s political, economic and societal contributions while identifying policies to advance gender equality and peace for all.

Outcomes from the forum will inform discussions among Commonwealth leaders on promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment – helping to ensure that women and girls are included at the highest level of decision-making on issues directly affecting them.

The programme includes lead-up consultative events, substantive plenary sessions and parallel workshops, providing the opportunity for participants to focus on four priority areas, namely:

  • Women in leadership
  • Women’s economic empowerment
  • Gender and climate change
  • Ending violence against women and girls

Set up in 2015, the Commonwealth Women’s Forum sits alongside three other stakeholder meetings – the Commonwealth Business Forum, Youth Forum and People’s Forum.

 

Programme


Livestream recordings

All CHOGM recordings are available on the Radio 2AP YouTube channel

Webinars

Ahead of the Women’s Forum in Apia, Samoa, the Commonwealth Secretariat hosted two events to make consultations as inclusive as possible. These include:

Event 1: Women’s economic empowerment - a key component for development

10 March 2024

This hybrid event was held on 10 March 2024 to consult governments and women’s rights groups on ways to empower women in the economy as a means towards achieving sustainable development.

Held alongside the 68th Session of the United Nations Consultations on the Status of Women in New York City, the event was attended by more than 120 delegates from more than 20 Commonwealth countries.


Event 2: What is working in ending gender-based violence (GBV) in the Commonwealth

4 June 2024

This virtual event was a platform for Commonwealth governments and civil society groups to showcase innovative initiatives that have successfully reduced cases of gender-based violence.

It also facilitated the sharing of good practices and the latest research guiding national response to gender-based violence. Recommendations from this event will inform deliberations at the Commonwealth Women’s Forum in October. Read more about this event. 

Watch recordings from the event