Beijing+30: From words to action

“Beijing+30: From words to action” is a five-part policy paper series produced by UN Women under the ACT to End Violence against Women Programme, a transformative partnership with the European Union. Released as part of the 30-year review of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the series offers governments, practitioners, and advocates practical guidance to accelerate efforts to end violence against women and girls. Each paper focuses on a critical pillar for change:

• Prevention – addressing root causes and risk factors to stop violence before it occurs.
• Data and research – strengthening evidence through ethical, comparable data systems.
• National action plans – designing whole-government, multisectoral frameworks with clear budgets and accountability.
• Support services – ensuring coordinated, survivor-centered responses, and access to justice and essential services.
• Women’s rights organizations – investing in and enabling feminist movements as drivers of sustainable progress.

Developed through extensive global consultation, the series highlights normative standards, promising practices, and tools to turn political commitments into results. It underscores that bold investments, robust data, comprehensive policies, and the leadership of women’s rights organizations are indispensable to achieving lasting change. Together, these papers equip Member States and stakeholders with actionable steps to implement prevention measures, strengthen services and institutions, and foster enabling environments that uphold the rights and dignity of all women and girls.