Commission on the Status of Women

 

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The UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), part of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), promotes gender equality and the advancement of women. Its charge is to measure progress towards equality and highlight challenges, set standards and formulate concrete policies to promote equality and women’s empowerment, and encourage mainstreaming of the gender perspective in all UN activities worldwide.

FAWCO is a member of the NGO Committees on the Status of Women (NGO CSWs) in NY, Geneva and Vienna. FAWCO members and UN Representatives regularly attend the annual CSW in New York. You can read blogs by members of FAWCO's delegations to CSW. 

FAWCO signs on to Written and Oral Statements submitted to UN Women for consideration by CSW, joining our partner women's NGOs with consultative status to ECOSOC. You can read these statements on the Advocacy page. 

 

Key Links
UN CSW http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw
NGO CSW New York www.ngocsw.org
NGO CSW Geneva www.ngocsw-geneva.ch/
NGO CSW Vienna https://ngocswvienna.org/



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Reflections on attending CSW69: Beijing+30

In November of 2024, I had the privilege of attending a FAWCO regional meeting hosted by AWC Berlin. There I asked a fellow member about her experience attending past CSW sessions. She used adjectives such as “amazing, inspiring, overwhelming” and enthusiastically encouraged me to go. After considering logistics for about five minutes, I was convinced. Four short months later, after...

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Meg's CSW Forum Volunteer Experience

by Meg Termote-Brew, AWC Amsterdam

 

This year, for the first time, I joined the United Nations Commission of the Status of Women (UN CSW69) for its second week. I was looking forward to exploring all avenues, attending a variety of sessions and venues offered, so in February when I received an email request for CSW Forum volunteers from NGO...

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Tricia's Impressions of CSW69

by Tricia R Saur, AIWC Cologne

 

This was my first time attending CSW in person – it was, as I was warned, overwhelming – in a very good way! As a newbie, being surrounded by FAWCO sisters throughout the three days I attended was wonderful. Alex and Karen gave helpful guidance in the weeks leading up to CSW69 and...

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Kirsten's UN Beijing+30 CSW69 Conference Experience

by Kirsten McKeon (guest)

 

My first impression was that I’ve never been in a room with so many women! I attended a predominately male technical college, then worked in the investment banking field, including training. While I’ve attended plenty of large conferences and have been fortunate enough to work with a number of internationally diverse groups, I have never...

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Reflections from CSW69: Turning Pledges into Progress

by Patricia A. DuCharme, DNP, RN, ANP-BC (guest)

Attending the 69th Commission on the Status of Women was a profoundly moving and urgent reminder of the unfinished business of gender equity. Over five packed days, I joined global changemakers to discuss what it takes to make structural progress for women and girls.

One standout session, hosted by the Nordic Council of...

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Bringing Home Solutions from CSW69

by Anna Roberts (daughter of Michelle Gates Roberts, FAUSA)

 

CSW pulls you in, and doesn’t let you go.

As a first-time attendee, I was struck by the synergistic nature of the programming. Though session titles ranged far and wide, from “Financing Facism and Fundamentalism” to “Putting the She in STI” to “Increasing Youth Political Participation with Global Scouting”– each...

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Michelle's CSW69 Blog Post #4

by Michelle Gates Roberts, FAUSA, AWC Korea

Blog 4 general UN pic with group Anna

The United Nations CSW69 was just as intense as CSW68, but the stakes were and are so much higher. It didn’t have to be said, IT COULD BE FELT.

While some governments are leaning towards isolationism, it’s clear – the world is small. We truly are all in this together – whether that’s...

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Michelle's CSW69 Blog Post #3

by Michelle Gates Roberts, FAUSA, AWC Korea

Ann R Blog UNGA photo CSW69

I learned so much in the >25% of my life spent studying, living and working in multiple countries. One of the largest lessons? The world is small. And we are all connected.

My time at the United Nations is one of my favorite times of the year. Yes, it’s tough hearing about how...

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Michelle's CSW69 Blog Post #2

by Michelle Gates Roberts, AWC Korea, FAUSA

CSW69 Girls Scout Back image Anna R pic

I have over 10 million reasons to feel hopeful about our future.

Walking into the room I could feel the familiar buzz of Girl Scout energy. Youthful, curious, vibrant, get-stuff-done. 

I felt right at home in the “Empowering Women through Non-Formal Education: Developing Leadership and Decision-Making Skills” session at CSW69 facilitated by Girl Scouts of...

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Michelle's CSW69 Blog Post #1

by Michelle Gates Roberts, FAUSA, AWC Korea

 

Financing Fascism and Fundamentalism – Sounds like fun conversation, right??

Extremism has been rearing its ugly head for quite some time now. It seems like it’s everywhere, all the time. That’s because it is. It’s threatening a wide range of rights and 

It’s.  Not.  Slowing.  Down.

The panelists of this CSW69 session...

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