For the first time in the history of the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), Member States have adopted an intergovernmental agreement, Agreed Conclusions, on the theme of ‘Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental and disaster risk...
The Countdown 2030 Europe Consortium welcomes the first report of the High-Level Commission on the Nairobi Summit on the ICPD25 Follow-up (HLC). The Commission’s mandate to review progress of the twelve Nairobi statement commitments and to advocate for meaningful follow-up of the 2019 Nairobi Summit, is critical. The Nairobi Summit was a...
By our partner in Spain, FPFE The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the main international intergovernmental body dedicated to the promotion of gender equality "and the empowerment of women". Its 64th session has been reduced to a day of meetings between governments set to approve a somewhat...
By Lucie Daniel, Equipop (C2030E partner) The 63rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) took place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 11 to 22 March 2019. Each year, representatives of UN institutions, Member-States, and UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) accredited NGOs...
By Cosmina Marian, IPPF EN We continue to work against our own interests by not prioritizing the empowerment of women and achieving gender equality. We continue to repeat the same mistakes. This is nothing new. Sexual and reproductive health, including access to contraception care, is constantly being taken hostage in...