On Tuesday, March 22, UN Women held a Civil Society Briefing with the facilitator for the Agreed Conclusions, Ambassador of Germany to the UN Antje Leendertse. Ambassador Leendertse said there is an optimistic and constructive spirit in the negotiations. She told us (not direct quotes, but closely following the transcription of the briefing):
CSW66 is the first time the Commission...
The Feminist Economic Transformation or FET Project is a participatory discussion series bringing together feminist leaders in global conversations to look at key elements of feminist economic transformation - laying the groundwork for advocacy for a more equal, inclusive and sustainable economic model. Ideas and recommendations ranged from the care economy and collective approaches to a care-centered economic model, to economic...
Every year, in addition to the Priority Theme, CSW reviews progress on the Priority Theme from five years before. At CSW66, the Review Theme is Women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work (agreed conclusions of the sixty-first session). On March 15, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and IT for Change co-sponsored a parallel event on the Review Theme, to look into how the digital world of work...
The North America and Europe Caucus (NA/E Caucus) for CSW is a group of activists who are interested in equality for women and girls and work at the UN to ensure that this is progressed.
At the first NA/E Caucus meeting during CSW66 on March 17th, 2022, over 125 participated during the call.
- The establishment of public delegates within the...
March 15, 2022
“Conversation Circles are one of the most popular aspects of the annual NGO CSW Forum. This year, for CSW66 and the NGO CSW66 Forum, all Conversation Circles will address the intersections between selected themes and climate justice in alignment with the CSW66 priority theme. Participants from around the globe and all...
After Secretary General António Guterres’ words at the beginning of the Town Hall meeting during CSW66 on Wednesday, March 16, my thoughts are still spinning anxiously two days later.
Listening to his opening remarks (available in full here), all the important aspects on the Status of Women are touched upon; more is not possible in the...