Communications

2020 was a very different year for all of us, including the FAWCO UN Advocacy Team. A delegation of 14 FAWCO members were preparing to travel to UN Headquarters in New York to participate in the annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in early March, when we learned that CSW was cancelled. UN Women informed all registered delegates...

UN Advocacy: FAWCO Annual Report 2019

In 2019, FAWCO UN Reps continued to strengthen our advocacy and activism on gender equality, human rights, climate action and migration, and promoted the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Highlights of the year included the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW63) where FAWCO presented our first event at the NGO Forum and delivered...

FAWCO UN Liaison Annual Report 2017

20^th Anniversary of ECOSOC Consultative Status

2017 was the 20^th anniversary of FAWCO's consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). An article on the history of FAWCO's engagement at the UN – beginning in 1995 when seven FAWCO women attended the 4^th World Conference on Women in Beijing – appeared in...

2015 was a very busy year for the FAWCO UN NGO Rep Team, a year of milestones for the United Nations, and a year of challenges for the world. In 2015, the UN celebrated 70 years since its founding in the aftermath of World War II, adopted a new sustainable development agenda, and convened a major global conference on climate...

FAWCO UN Liaison Annual Report 2016

Many years of developing relationships with UN agencies and NGO partners have come to fruition in 2016. Through FAWCO UN Reps' active leadership on three NGO Committees on the Status of Women and the NGO Committee on Migration, we demonstrate the experience and expertise of FAWCO women, and make a significant contribution to the...