FAWCO's delegation to CSW61 is getting ready to participate in a particularly important CSW in March. On March 12, many of us will attend NGO Consultation Day, where UN Liaison Laurie Richardson will help facilitate a working group on Ending All Forms of Forced Labour, Early Marriage, and Trafficking. FAWCO is co-sponsoring a parallel event on Monday March 13 with...

FAWCO's mission is to empower women and girls worldwide. Through our global programs, we raise awareness, promote action, advocate for policies, and support projects that contribute to achieving gender equality. FAWCO UN Reps are active in the NGO Committees on the Status of Women in New York, Geneva and Vienna, and we send delegations to the Commission on the Status...

There are many many words here. These are my notes from seven days of NGO Briefings and regional caucus meetings discussing the negotiations on the CSW Agreed Conclusions.

This is what our heads are full of after several days at CSW. Full of ideas, impressions, words: these are my notes from a 90-minute panel discussion on the SDGs. 

March 2016 marked five years since peaceful demonstrations and calls for democracy in Syria led to a government crack-down and bloody civil war which continues today. In recent weeks, the negotiated cease fire has made life somewhat easier, and the Syrian people have come out onto the streets again, calling for the same things they called for in demonstrations in...

Campaign for a Woman UN Secretary-General

FAWCO supports the Campaign for a Woman UN Secretary General. At the Interim Meeting in March, over 60 FAWCO women signed a petition calling for the next UN SG to be a woman. We passed the petitions on to the Campaign's Chair to demonstrate our commitment to this important cause. After 70 years...