You can participate in one of the largest gathering of women's rights advocates in the world! The 60th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from March 14 – 24, 2016. Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from around the world will attend. In March 2015, FAWCO's delegation of 17 proudly participated alongside over 8,000 representatives of other international women's NGOs. It was a life-changing opportunity to learn, promote gender equality, expand our women's network, and celebrate International Women's Day marching in Manhattan with thousands of sisters and brothers.
The CSW60 Priority Theme is “Women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development.” The Review Theme is “The elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls.”
If you'd like to learn more, you can read about our experiences at CSW in March 2015 in the Summer FORUM (pages 2-3) and in our CSW59 blogs. And contact me with any questions.
Join the FAWCO delegation to CSW60! Please write no later than January 20 to register to attend.