Technical Background Documents for CSW56

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

The Commission on the Status of Women will hold the fifty-sixth session of their multi-year program, February 27th to March 9th 2012 at the United Nations in New York. The priority theme for this meeting is the Empowerment of Rural Women. Some key points of discussion will include agriculture, productive resources and financing, infrastructure, natural change resource management, climate adaptation and policies on rural development.

In preparation for 2012, UN Women in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) convened at an Expert Group Meeting…

Tags: Civil Society Participation, CSW, UN Women
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2010 GEAR Campaign CSW Report, and more!

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

New York, March 22 — Read on for GEAR’s report on the CSW, including the resolution on the new entity, the GEAR Statement, key messages and facts about the entity from the Deputy Secretary General’s (DSG) office and a photo of the campaigners in action.

GEAR CSW Report, March 22, 2010

The recent meeting of the 54th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) advanced the GEAR Campaign goal of continuing civil society pressure on governments to move forward in passing the resolution that creates the entity during this session of the General…

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Guide to the UN Commission on the Status of Women + WEDO Events

Monday, March 1st, 2010

New York, March 1 — What is the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)? What is its history and its organizational structure? WEDO has prepared an introductory guide to the CSW, including the role of NGOs, how WEDO participates, and what we hope to accomplish at this year’s CSW54. Additionally, there is a comprehensive list of all WEDO’s activities in the upcoming two weeks.

Guide to the UN Commission on the Status of Women

WEDO Events at CSW 54

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WEDO Calendar of Events for CSW 2008

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

This is a draft of the calendar of events in which WEDO will be involved throughout CSW this year.

WEDO Calendar of Events for CSW 2008 (pdf)

Tags: Climate Change, CSW
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