UN Women’s Seventh Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces Global Leaders’ Forum
Date:
26 – 28 August 2025 | Zanzibar City, Tanzania
Theme: Localization of the Beijing+30 Action Agenda
From 26 to 28 August 2025, more than 150 leaders and experts from 21 countries will gather in Zanzibar City, Tanzania, for the Seventh Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces Global Leaders’ Forum, co-hosted by Zanzibar City and UN Women. The Forum, to be officially opened by H.E. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar, will spotlight strategic and effective approaches to creating safe and empowering public spaces for women and girls. This year’s event is especially significant, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the landmark Beijing Platform for Action.
The biennial Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces Forum is the only global gathering dedicated exclusively to advancing women’s safety in cities and public spaces. The Zanzibar Forum will highlight bold new commitments from mayors and leaders worldwide to end violence against women and girls; elevate the voices of women and girls contributing to building safe communities that address their needs and concerns, and showcase cutting-edge urban safety solutions, from locally driven data on the nature and extent of violence against women and girls in shaping public policies in different sectors, to community policing, and gender-responsive urban and transportation planning that are reshaping cities across Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, North America, and beyond.
Participants will include mayors and local and regional governments, alongside representatives of women’s rights organizations, grassroots women and girls, development partners, researchers, the private sector, and global women’s safety networks.
When:
Tuesday 26 August – Thursday 28 August 2025
Where:
Zanzibar City, Tanzania
Key sessions:
- Opening Ceremony (26 August): Featuring remarks by H.E. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar, the Mayor of Zanzibar City, and UN Women leadership.
- National Day (26 August): Tanzania-focused plenaries and concurrent sessions showcasing local efforts to end violence against women and girls in public spaces.
- International Sessions (27–28 August): Expert-led panels and exchanges on localizing the Beijing+30 Action Agenda, non-traditional partnerships, grassroots women’s leadership, and good practices in creating safer urban environments.
Media Opportunities:
- Interview opportunities with UN Women leadership, government representatives, mayors, and grassroots women leaders available on request.
- Access to session highlights and press materials.
Contact:
Adelaide Malweyi
UN Women Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office
+254 722 856 910
Hanna Mtango
UN Women Tanzania
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