Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a functional commission of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality, women’s rights and the empowerment of women. CSW plays a lead role in the monitoring and review of implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action.
With Agenda 2030, there is an opportunity to bolster the achievement of the BPfA. At the same time, the WMG is clear that the full BPfA should not be subsumed or diminished by Agenda 2030.
During the annual CSW in New York, the Women’s Major Group typically holds open meetings and strategy meetings of the WMG, as well as hosts outreach and content-oriented side events related to the core work of the WMG and its links to the CSW theme. Recent themes have related to sustainable development: Women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development (2016); Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls (2015); and The empowerment of rural women and their role in poverty and hunger eradication, development and current challenges (2012).
Women’s Major Group at CSW67
As March wraps up, our advocacy is running in full force! Some of our members headed to the 67th UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) and began the process of strategizing for the High Level P [...]
WMG supports the Women’s Rights Caucus’ press release on CSW65
WMG supports the press release of our feminist ally constituency, Women's Rights Caucus, on CSW65. "The WRC welcomes the adoption of the agreed conclusions and the renewal of a global commitment to a [...]
WMG CSW65 Parallel Event
WMG was delighted to contribute to the discussions at the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, through its parallel event "5 years of SDGs & Feminist Paths to Just Recovery," whi [...]
CSW 63: Women’s Major Group Side Event on Callenges and Successes
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Solidarity Strike for Climate at CSW63
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CSW 62, 2018
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CSW 61 Side Event: “Sexual and Reproductive Rights Agendas, from 2030 Agenda to Catalan Agenda”
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CSW 61 Side Event: “On A Gender-Just & Sustainable Trade Agenda”
Save the Date and Join the Temple of Understanding and the Women’s Major Group on this Side Event!! This panel will consider the impacts of international trade on women’s empowerment in diverse coun [...]
Save the Date! Women’s Major Group Strategy Meeting “CSW61”
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CSW 61, Side Event: Roots of Change: Reclaiming Economics for Women and Community
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