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APFSD 2017: Eradicating Poverty and Promoting Prosperity in a Changing Asia-Pacific
"Pursuant to ESCAP resolution 72/6 Committing to the effective implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific, Governments and other stakeholders will convene [...]
Fifth Meeting of the IAEG-SDGs
This meeting will follow the same format as the 4th IAEG-SDG meeting, with a Members meeting taking place during the first two days (28 - 29 March) and a Plenary Session taking place during the sec [...]
Tenth Joint Annual Meetings of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee
The Tenth Joint Annual Meetings of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration and the Economic Commission for Africa’s Confere [...]
CSW 61 Side Event: “Sexual and Reproductive Rights Agendas, from 2030 Agenda to Catalan Agenda”
"The Sexual and Reproductive Rights in the Global and Catalonia Agenda (regional and local level) project was launched in 2014 by Creacion Positiva, Cooperaccio and Associació Planificació Familia [...]
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”
The WMG invites you for the Strategy Meeting during the Commission of Status of Women (CSW61). We would like to come together to envision and strategize on moving our work forward related to imple [...]
CSW 61, Side Event: Roots of Change: Reclaiming Economics for Women and Community
"Women’s opportunity and necessity has traditionally been in farming and textiles; it is crucial to re-vision women’s roles in a broader context. Women's economic empowerment needs to involve equi [...]
CSW 61, Side Event: Who Cares? Women, Labor, Justice & the SDG
"In 2017, the changing world of work is wrapped up in issues of gender equality, global economic systems, the care economy, climate change, human rights and access to resources.This event highligh [...]
The sixty-first session of the Commission on the Status of Women – CSW 61
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. Themes: Priority theme: Women’s economic em [...]
Women’s Major Group New Organizing Partners for 2017-2019
We are pleased to announce the Organizing Partners for the Women's Major Group 2017-2019: Asia Regional OP: Kate Lappin / Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development Middle East & North Af [...]