The North America and Europe Caucus (NA/E Caucus) for CSW is a group of activists who are interested in equality for women and girls and work at the UN to ensure that this is progressed.
At the first NA/E Caucus meeting during CSW66 on March 17th, 2022, over 125 participated during the call.
- The establishment of public delegates within the...
March 15, 2022
“Conversation Circles are one of the most popular aspects of the annual NGO CSW Forum. This year, for CSW66 and the NGO CSW66 Forum, all Conversation Circles will address the intersections between selected themes and climate justice in alignment with the CSW66 priority theme. Participants from around the globe and all...
After Secretary General António Guterres’ words at the beginning of the Town Hall meeting during CSW66 on Wednesday, March 16, my thoughts are still spinning anxiously two days later.
Listening to his opening remarks (available in full here), all the important aspects on the Status of Women are touched upon; more is not possible in the...
FAWCO UN Rep Tara Scott was a delegate to COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021. Tara was deeply impressed by the many indigenous women who talked about their lives, their communities, and their work protecting the environment. She put together a presentation with beautiful artwork, photos of several indigenous women, and links to articles,
FAWCO UN Reps Erica Higbie and Pam Perraud and UN Liaison Laurie Richardson attended a virtual briefing on CSW66 by representatives of the US Mission, the White House Gender Policy Council, State Department Office of Global Women’s Affairs, and Department of Health and Human Services on March 10, 2022.
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield began her remarks acknowledging what is on all...
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment David R. Boyd spoke at the virtual CSW66 Consultation Day organized by NGO CSW Geneva and NGO CSW Vienna. Our Consultation Day theme was based on the Human Rights Council Resolution on The Human Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment (HRC48/13)
David Boyd and Dunja Mijatović, Commissioner for Human...
The UN Commission on the Status of Women is the CSW. The 2022 meetings are the 66th Session of the Commission, therefore CSW66.
NGO CSW refers to NGO Committees on the Status of Women, made up of NGOs like FAWCO with consultative status with ECOSOC. There are NGO CSWs in NY, Geneva, Vienna, and four regional NGO CSWs: Africa, Latin...