World Conference on Women

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United Nations world conference on women global intergovernmental meeting international conference on women series of United Nations conferences

The World Conference on Women is a series of major global gatherings convened to advance gender equality and women's rights, most notably producing the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action.

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All labels observed (22)

Label	Occurrences
World Conference of the International Women’s Year	6
Fourth World Conference on Women	3
First World Conference on Women	2
World Conference on Women 1980	2
World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women	2
1995 Beijing World Conference on Women	1
Fourth World Conference on Women plenary	1
Second World Conference on Women	1
Third World Conference on Women	1
United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women	1
United Nations World Conference on Women	1
United Nations conferences on women’s rights	1
World Conference of the International Women’s Year in Mexico City	1
World Conference of the International Women’s Year, Mexico City	1
World Conference of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace	1
World Conference on Women canonical	1
World Conference on Women 1975	1
World Conference on Women 1985	1
World Conference on Women 1995	1
World Conference on Women in Copenhagen	1
World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women in Nairobi	1
first UN world conference on women	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2537010 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: World Conference on Women
Context triple: [United Nations conferences, includes, World Conference on Women]

A. Commission on the Status of Women
The Commission on the Status of Women is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council dedicated to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women worldwide.
B. Council of Women World Leaders
The Council of Women World Leaders is an international network of current and former women presidents, prime ministers, and heads of government dedicated to advancing women’s leadership and gender equality in public life.
C. General Commission on the Status and Role of Women
The General Commission on the Status and Role of Women is an official United Methodist Church agency that advocates for gender equity, monitors and addresses sexism, and promotes the full participation of women in the life and leadership of the church.
D. World Conference
The World Conference is the highest legislative and decision-making assembly of the Community of Christ, where delegates from around the world gather to set church policies and direction.
E. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is a landmark 1979 United Nations human rights treaty that defines and commits states to eliminate discrimination against women in all areas of life.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: World Conference on Women
Target entity description: The World Conference on Women is a series of major global gatherings convened to advance gender equality and women's rights, most notably producing the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action.

A. Commission on the Status of Women
The Commission on the Status of Women is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council dedicated to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women worldwide.
B. Council of Women World Leaders
The Council of Women World Leaders is an international network of current and former women presidents, prime ministers, and heads of government dedicated to advancing women’s leadership and gender equality in public life.
C. General Commission on the Status and Role of Women
The General Commission on the Status and Role of Women is an official United Methodist Church agency that advocates for gender equity, monitors and addresses sexism, and promotes the full participation of women in the life and leadership of the church.
D. World Conference
The World Conference is the highest legislative and decision-making assembly of the Community of Christ, where delegates from around the world gather to set church policies and direction.
E. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is a landmark 1979 United Nations human rights treaty that defines and commits states to eliminate discrimination against women in all areas of life.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations world conference on women ⓘ United Nations world conference on women ⓘ United Nations world conference on women ⓘ United Nations world conference on women ⓘ global intergovernmental meeting ⓘ international conference on women ⓘ series of United Nations conferences ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	First World Conference on Women ⓘ linked to: World Conference on Women Fourth World Conference on Women ⓘ linked to: World Conference on Women Second World Conference on Women ⓘ linked to: World Conference on Women Third World Conference on Women ⓘ linked to: World Conference on Women
convenedBy	United Nations ⓘ
country	China ⓘ Denmark ⓘ Kenya ⓘ Mexico ⓘ
focusesOn	education of women and girls ⓘ elimination of discrimination against women ⓘ gender equality in law and practice ⓘ health and reproductive rights ⓘ institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women ⓘ violence against women ⓘ women and peace ⓘ women’s economic empowerment ⓘ women’s human rights ⓘ women’s participation in development ⓘ women’s political participation ⓘ
hasEdition	World Conference on Women 1975 ⓘ linked to: World Conference on Women World Conference on Women 1980 ⓘ linked to: World Conference on Women World Conference on Women 1985 ⓘ linked to: World Conference on Women World Conference on Women 1995 ⓘ linked to: World Conference on Women
hasLanguage	United Nations official languages ⓘ
hasOutcome	Beijing Declaration ⓘ linked to: Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action Beijing Platform for Action ⓘ linked to: Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action Copenhagen Programme of Action ⓘ Mexico Declaration on the Equality of Women and Their Contribution to Development and Peace ⓘ Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women ⓘ World Plan of Action for the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Women’s Year ⓘ
hasParticipants	UN member states ⓘ intergovernmental organizations ⓘ non-governmental organizations ⓘ women’s rights activists ⓘ
hasPurpose	advance gender equality ⓘ mainstream gender in international policy ⓘ promote women’s rights ⓘ
hasTheme	equality, development and peace ⓘ
heldIn	Beijing ⓘ Copenhagen ⓘ Mexico City ⓘ Nairobi ⓘ
linkedTo	Commission on the Status of Women ⓘ Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ⓘ
notableFor	adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action in 1995 ⓘ
organizedBy	United Nations ⓘ
startTime	1975 ⓘ 1980 ⓘ 1985 ⓘ 1995 ⓘ
timePeriod	International Women’s Year ⓘ United Nations Decade for Women ⓘ

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