CSW Word Cloud #2

There are many many words here. These are my notes from seven days of NGO Briefings and regional caucus meetings discussing the negotiations on the CSW Agreed Conclusions.

CSW60 Word Cloud #1

This is what our heads are full of after several days at CSW. Full of ideas, impressions, words: these are my notes from a 90-minute panel discussion on the SDGs. 

The Voices of Syrian Women Peace Activists

March 2016 marked five years since peaceful demonstrations and calls for democracy in Syria led to a government crack-down and bloody civil war which continues today. In recent weeks, the negotiated cease fire has made life somewhat easier, and the Syrian people have come out onto the streets again, calling for the same things they called for in demonstrations in...

Carol's CSW60 Experience

Carol Strametz of AWC Hamburg reported: 

I had the pleasure and privilege of attending three days of CSW60, the 60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), at United Nations Headquarters in New York. FAWCO had a delegation of 14 members, several of whom were present throughout the session.

In preparation for CSW60, FAWCO joined with other...

FAWCO Daughter Laurel Anderson on CSW60

Angela's Thoughts on CSW60

Reflections on CSW at the UN in March 2016 by Angela Anderson, AWC Shanghai

I left the Interim Meeting in Seeheim on Monday morning and rode to the Frankfurt airport on the shuttle bus with several conference attendees. Region 11 was well represented on the bus (China, India and Australia). Instead of heading back to Shanghai, I took a direct...

Rozanne's Reflections on CSW60

UN CSW: Rozanne VanRie (AWC Antwerp)

After a week long stint at the two week long UN Commission on the Status of Women this past March,, we were all asked to write a report about our experience in order to share with our colleagues at FAWCO.

So, after a my trans-Atlantic trip home to Belgium, I took a long hot...

FAWCO Co-Sponsored a Panel Discussion on Empowering Syrian Refugee Women and Children

On March 24, the final day of CSW60, the NGO Committee on Migration in NY, along with the Organization for Early Childhood Education, UNHCR, FAWCO and other organizations co-sponsored an important event: Empowering Syrian Refugee Women and Children for a Better Future: Challenges and Innovative Solutions in Early Childhood Development. The flyer for the event lists the impressive line-up of speakers.

FAWCO UN Liaison Calls for Protection of Women Refugees

Blogging from the UN East Lounge

I found a quiet place where I can take a breath, reflect and write about CSW60, so I can share my thoughts and experiences. I had the East Lounge to myself until about 11 AM, when it began to fill up with delegates and NGO reps eagerly talking and networking. Here is a photo of the view from my workspace, looking...

The Importance of Language in the CSW60 Negotiations

Monday March 21

Every morning at the 8.30 AM NGO Briefing, we hear updates on the negotiations on the Agreed Conclusions by the CSW delegations. On Monday March 21, as we started Week 2 of CSW, the third revised draft had been disseminated, and the lead facilitator of the negotiations talked about their progress and sticking points. Substantive improvements were...

FAWCO Statement on Refugees at NGO Briefing

Tuesday March 22

UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka attended the NGO Briefing at CSW this morning. She wanted to give us her impressions of the CSW work to date, and to hear from us about our priorities and concerns.It was a great honor to be invited to speak at this session. FAWCOs statement on protection of women...

FAWCO UN Liaison Moderates NGO Briefing

Wednesday March 16

FAWCO UN Liaison Laurie Richardson co moderated today's NGO Briefing at CSW 60, as a member of the NGO CSW in Vienna Executive Committee. Her co moderator was from the NGO CSW in Geneva. Click here to see the video in full size.

FAWCO at CSW60

A delegation of 14 FAWCO women attended CSW 60 at UN Headquarters in New York, March 14 to 24, 2016. Your voice at the UN, your concerns raised with the UN NGO community. Let us know what issues are important to you.