In this episode of Who Rules the World?, hosted by the EU Delegation to the United Nations, we're diving into one of the most important events for gender equality this year: the 69th Commission on the Status of Women, or CSW69, and the 30-year anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

Three decades after world leaders gathered in Beijing to set an ambitious agenda for women's rights, where do we stand today? Have we truly made progress, or are we still facing the same systemic barriers? And how can young people play a bigger role in shaping gender equality policies?

To help us answer these questions, Giulia is in coversation with an incredible guest: Ishaan Shah. Ishaan is a young leader deeply engaged in intergovernmental processes and a strong advocate for gender equality, human rights, and multilateralism. He advises UN Women, the UN Youth Office, UNODC, UN Foundation, and the Global Commission on Modern Slavery. His work focuses on building trust in global institutions and ensuring that youth voices are not just included, but meaningfully centred.

In this episode, we’ll discuss his journey, the efforts to revitalize CSW, and why youth inclusion in decision-making is key to achieving gender equality. We’ll also reflect on what’s changed – and what hasn’t – in the 30 years since the landmark Beijing Declaration.