53rd Commission on the Status of Women
March 2 - March 13, 2009
New York, NY
Events Co-Sponsored by the Global Justice Center
International Law and Women's Political Empowerment
Panel discussion featuring Nurgul Djanaeva, Forum of Women's NGOs of Kyrgyzstan; Pam Rajput, Women's Resource and Advocacy Centre, and AWPP India; Chinara Kartanbaeva, Forum of Women's NGOs of Kyrgyzstan; Andrea Friedman, Global Justice Center;Rashila Ramli, APWLD; and Yevgeniya Kozyreva, Feminist League
March 5th, 2009, 6pm
Grumman Room, Church Center(8th Fl.)
Sponsored by:
- Global Justice Center
- Forum of Women's NGOs of Kyrgyzstan
- Feminist League
Discussion of the role of BPFA, CEDAW, UN SCR 1325 and other international laws and their impact on country level of women's participation in political processes. Women's NGOs are using monitoring of CEDAW, BPFA and shadow report as tools to further advance women's political rights. There will be an analysis of our experience and plans. Experience and vision on working with UN SCR 1325, which also has paragraphs on women's participation in political processes is part of the discussion. There will be sharing vision or understanding or analysis of impact of implementation of international financial obligations under AAA and PD on women's participation in political processes, it would be useful for many of us in women's movement.
Roles of Burmese Women in Transition in Burma
Panel discussion featuring Janet Benshoof, Global Justice Center; Naw Htoo Paw, Women's League of Burma; and Khin Sann Htwe, Women's League of Burma
March 4, 2009, 4:30pm
Presbyterian United Nation Office
777 UN Plaza, 7th Floor
Corner of 44th St. and 1st Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Women's League of Burma and the Burma Fund-UN Office cordially invite you to a roundtable discussion.
RSVP: burma1un@igc.org or 212.338.0048
About CSW 2009: The Commission on the Status of Women is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), dedicated exclusively to gender equality and advancement of women. It is the principal global policy-making body. Every year, representatives of Member States gather at United Nations Headquarters in New York to evaluate progress on gender equality, identify challenges, set global standards and formulate concrete policies to promote gender equality and advancement of women worldwide. The Commission was established by ECOSOC resolution 11(II) of 21 June 1946 with the aim to prepare recommendations and reports to the Council on promoting women's rights in political, economic, civil, social and educational fields. The Commission also makes recommendations to the Council on urgent problems requiring immediate attention in the field of women's rights.
For more information, check out the CSW websiteComplete schedule of events put on by the UN Missions/Entities and INGOs