The sixty-first session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 13 to 24 March 2017.
Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are invited to attend the session. FAWCO is sending a delegation of ten members from around the world, and they will be posting on the CSW61 Blog.
See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw61-2017#sthash.5Yges7P1.dpuf
By Jane McCall Politi, PhD, MSW
The CSW 61 emerging issue/focus area was empowerment of indigenous women. I attended a parallel event "Retos y Logros para el Empoderamiento de las Mujeres, las Jovenas, y Ninas Indigenas."
Representatives from Guatemala, Nicaragua, Cameroon, The Continental Network of Indigenous Women of the Americas (ECMIA), and Colombia described the issues particular to their countries and...
By Susan Alexander, AWC Bern
I had the privilege of attending the opening of the Commission on the Status of Women in the United Nations General Assembly Hall. The Chairman of the CSW, H.E. Mr. Antonio de Aguiar Patriota of Brazil, welcomed the members of the Commission and the NGOs in observance.
I work for the Universal Postal Union, a...
By Emily Lavallee (cousin of Rozanne VanRie, AWC Antwerp)
The entire Youth Forum of the Commission on the Status of Women was incredibly inspiring. However, some voices and quotes stood out to me. I will take the anecdotes and words of advice with me in all my endeavors.
The Deputy Secretary-General of the UN, H.E. Amina Mohammed delivered a touching...
Reflections on the Youth Forum of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
By Emily Lavallee (cousin of Rozanne VanRie, AWC Antwerp)
Empower. Engage. Entertain.
The MCs of the conference stressed that their main goal in the conference was to empower, engage, and entertain their audience. The entire conference succeeded in doing so. As an online/remote attendee, I did...