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CSW63 (2019)

The sixty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 11 to 22 March 2019.

Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are welcome to attend the session.

Priority theme: Social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls

Review theme: Women’s empowerment and the link to sustainable development (agreed conclusions of the sixtieth session)

Equality in Law for Women and girls

Equality in Law for Women and girls

April 12th 2019
Worldwide, 2.5 billion women and girls are affected by discriminatory laws and a lack of legal protection. Dr. Nina Smart reports from Equality in Law for Women and Girls by 2030: A Multistakeholder Strategy for Accelerated Action, addressing the legal needs of women and girls.
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CSW Do we make a difference?

CSW Do we make a difference?

March 22nd 2019
Many will know that for several years my main interest in CSW is its role in celebrating and promoting gender equality, reminding the world that we still have a long way to go to achieve this. Since 2015, SDG 5 has given a focus to gender equality, but as we keep reminding ourselves,  gender equality also features in all the other SDGs.
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FGM in the US – a panel discussion at CSW63

FGM in the US – a panel discussion at CSW63

March 22nd 2019
The audience heard that 200 million girls were alive today who had survived FGM and that an additional 68 million could be victims of this brutal practice in the by 2030. In addition, 500,000 women or girls living in the US were described as being at risk or having undergone FGM.
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