April 2020
In March, I was looking forward to seeing my FAWCO colleagues at our Interim Meeting in Luxembourg and reporting on what the FAWCO Delegation experienced at CSW64. It was not to be, as the Coronavirus pandemic took over all of our lives and erased all of our plans. But our work advocating for women’s rights goes on! We...
FAWCO supports UN Sustainable Development Goal #4
FAWCO’s UN Reps collaborate with FAWCO's Education Team on education initiatives and promotion of the work of the UN Educational, Social and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The Education Team works together with an international school in Cologne and rural schools...
FAWCO's UN Reps collaborate with FAWCO’s Global Issues Teams, Target Program and Youth Program, focusing on raising awareness, sharing information, promoting action, and participating in global campaigns.
FAWCO's UN Reps are actively engaged in issue and policy advocacy at the global level, and FAWCO club members provide hands-on support in their local communities. Read the advocacy statements and position papers FAWCO...
As an active member of the community of UN NGO stakeholders, FAWCO joins with partner organizations in advocacy work through statements, position papers and letters to UN agencies and commissions, including the Commission on the Status of Women.
In preparation for CSW67, FAWCO signed a written statement with 15 other women's NGO members of...
FAWCO is a United Nations accredited non-governmental organization (NGO) with special consultative status to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). FAWCO's UN Representatives in New York, Geneva, Vienna, Athens, Bonn and At-large and FAWCO UN Youth Reps attend UN meetings on behalf of FAWCO, focusing on issues related to women and children in FAWCO's priority areas: education, environment, health...
2020 was a year of UN landmarks: 75 years since the UN was founded in 1945; 25 years since the 4th World Conference on Women in Beijing (Beijing+25); 10 years since the launch of UN Women; and 5 years since the adoption of Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As the UN, UN Women,
FAWCO supports UN Sustainable Development Goal #5
FAWCO delegations participate actively in CSW at UN Headquarters in New York each year. FAWCO joins with other women's organizations in advocacy on gender equality issues through submitting written and oral statements to CSW. We partner with other...
FAWCO UN Rep Jane Politi is Vice Chair of the NGO Committee on Migration (NGO CoM) in New York. FAWCO is proud to support the NGO CoM's efforts, including co-sponsoring a position paper that was featured on a UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) blog.
In September 2019, FAWCO UN Rep Jane Politi attended side...
FAWCO supports UN Sustainable Development Goal #3
Many FAWCO members contribute their time and talents to help women who have undergone surgery for breast cancer treatment, by creating and donating heart pillows to make their recovery more comfortable. The Health Team promotes heart pillow projects, and encourages FAWCO members to...
FAWCO supports UN Sustainable Development Goal #13
At the FAWCO International Conference in Mumbai in April 2017, the delegates unanimously adopted a Resolution stating:
Having actively supported efforts to protect the environment for over thirty years and encouraging its members to be environmentally responsible citizens, FAWCO reconfirms its commitment to the UN...
