CSW Blogs


CSW63 banner

Featured

Women, Youth, Peace & Security Conversation Circle

By Karen Castellon, AWC Berlin and FAUSA

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...

Featured

Secretary-General's Town Hall with Civil Society: Reflections

By Karen Boeker, AWC Denmark

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...

Featured

Indigenous Women Working for a Better Tomorrow

By Tara Scott, AWC Central Scotland

FAWCO UN Rep Tara Scott was a delegate to COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021. Tara was deeply impressed by the many indigenous women who talked about their lives, their communities, and their work protecting the environment. She put together a presentation with beautiful artwork, photos of several indigenous women, and links to articles,

Featured

US Mission to the UN Briefing for Civil Society on US Priorities for CSW66

FAWCO UN Reps Erica Higbie and Pam Perraud and UN Liaison Laurie Richardson attended a virtual briefing on CSW66 by representatives of the US Mission, the White House Gender Policy Council, State Department Office of Global Women’s Affairs, and Department of Health and Human Services on March 10, 2022.

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield began her remarks acknowledging what is on all...

Visit Our Partners