One “human right” that I disagree with is Article 17m which is the “right to own things.” It states: “Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.”
First I want to make a distinction between personal property and private property.
April 2020
In March, I was looking forward to seeing my FAWCO colleagues at our Interim Meeting in Luxembourg and reporting on what the FAWCO Delegation experienced at CSW64. It was not to be, as the Coronavirus pandemic took over all of our lives and erased all of our plans. But our work advocating for women’s rights goes on! We...
FAWCO supports UN Sustainable Development Goal #4
FAWCO’s UN Reps collaborate with FAWCO's Education Team on education initiatives and promotion of the work of the UN Educational, Social and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The Education Team works together with an international school in Cologne and rural schools in...
FAWCO's UN Reps collaborate with FAWCO’s Global Issues Teams, Target Program and Youth Program, focusing on raising awareness, sharing information, promoting action, and participating in global campaigns.
FAWCO's UN Reps are actively engaged in issue and policy advocacy at the global level, and FAWCO club members provide hands-on support in their local communities. Read the advocacy statements and position papers FAWCO...
As an active member of the community of UN NGO stakeholders, FAWCO joins with partner organizations in advocacy work through statements, position papers and letters to UN agencies and commissions, including the Commission on the Status of Women.
In preparation for CSW67, FAWCO signed a written statement with 15 other women's NGO members of...
FAWCO is a United Nations accredited non-governmental organization (NGO) with special consultative status to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). FAWCO's UN Representatives in New York, Geneva, Vienna, Athens, Bonn and At-large and FAWCO UN Youth Reps attend UN meetings on behalf of FAWCO, focusing on issues related to women and children in FAWCO's priority areas: education, environment, health...
In 2025 at the sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) we will mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995). This is called Beijing +30 in shorthand.
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) will take place at...
FAWCO supports UN Sustainable Development Goal #5
FAWCO delegations participate actively in CSW at UN Headquarters in New York each year. FAWCO joins with other women's organizations in advocacy on gender equality issues through submitting written and oral statements to CSW. We partner with other NGOs...
FAWCO UN Rep Jane Politi is Vice Chair of the NGO Committee on Migration (NGO CoM) in New York. FAWCO is proud to support the NGO CoM's efforts, including co-sponsoring a position paper that was featured on a UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) blog.
In September 2019, FAWCO UN Rep Jane Politi attended side...
FAWCO supports UN Sustainable Development Goal #3
Many FAWCO members contribute their time and talents to help women who have undergone surgery for breast cancer treatment, by creating and donating heart pillows to make their recovery more comfortable. The Health Team promotes heart pillow projects, and encourages FAWCO members to improve...
