A group of women faith leaders in the United Nations are advocating for recommitment to a milestone human rights platform that will celebrate its 14th anniversary this month.

Adopted in 1995 at the Fourth World Conference on Women, the Beijing Platform for Action has taken a seat at the back of the political arena until now according to the Ecumenical Women at the United Nations, a faith-based non-profit coalition focusing on women's rights internationally.

To help bring the platform back to the forefront, the women's has launched an advocacy campaign entitled, "Resurrect Beijing! Calling for a Renewed Commitment to Women's Rights," with the first meeting of the campaign scheduled for October 7 in New York hosted by the National Council of Churches of Christ.

With activities scheduled to be held in North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia, the "Resurrect Beijing!" campaign will run until March 2010, where its conclusions will be shared at the meeting of the UN's Commission on the Status of Women (CSW-53).

"Millions of women worked for years to create the Beijing Platform, but its goals have been eclipsed by other political agendas" said Emily Davila, chair of Ecumenical Women at the United Nations. "We are calling on women of faith from around the world to come together in their churches and ask, 'Have these goals for women's leadership, education and development been met in our communities?'"

Ecumenical Women is an international coalition of church denominations and ecumenical organizations which have status with the Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC) at the United Nations. These bodies share and are committed to a common mission and vision. Grounded in Christian faith and commitment to global justice, Ecumenical Women trains and empowers its network to advocate for gender equality at the United Nations.