CSW 2018
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is one of the biggest events on the ISJC calendar, as we see about 100 events take place in our building in New York and host several delegates from across the Salvation Army world. 2018 marks the 62nd session.
- CSW 62's priority theme: ‘Challenges and Opportunities in Achieving Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Rural Women and Girls'
- Dates: 12 to 23 March 2018
Here we will post regular updates on the goings-on at CSW, regular reports, pictures, videos and other content. We will also be posting much of this on social media and urge you to follow us to see the latest.
What is the CSW?
The Commission on the Status of Women is a global policy-making body and a part of the United Nation's Economic and Social Council. It is dedicated exclusively to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women. The Commission was established in 1946 with a mandate to prepare recommendations on promoting women’s rights in political, economic, civil, social and educational fields.
Every year, representatives of Member States, United Nations entities and non-governmental organizations in consultative status with ECOSOC gather at United Nations Headquarters in New York for the Commission’s annual session. The session provides an opportunity to review progress towards gender equality and the empowerment of women, identify challenges, set global standards and norms and formulate policies to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment worldwide. The session is also a key opportunity for policy makers, advocates, researchers and activists to network and strategize, mobilize and plan new initiatives and actions to further the cause of gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Reports
- (19 March 2018) Local Participatory Democracy and Rural Women Leadership: Key Issues to fulfill SDG 2
- (16 March 2018) Innovative Data Approaches for Measuring Progress on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment
- (15 March 2018) What Happens Now? Discussing Women and Girls' Issues Once the Mainstream Media has Moved on
- (15 March 2018) Economic Empowerment of Rural Women
- (14 March 2018) Lessons Learned by The Salvation Army From Working with Rural Women
- (14 March 2018) Global Call to Implement the Anti-Violence Against Women Act
- (14 March 2018) Challenges and Opportunity in Achieving Gender Equality to Conquer the Digital World
- (14 March 2018) End Violence Against Women - ACT
- (14 March 2018) Empowerment of Rural Women and Girls
- (13 March 2018) Empowering Women and Girls Through Access to Health
- (13 March 2018) From 1% to 100%: Creating Change in Pakistan through Entrepreneurship
- (12 March 2018) Town Hall with the Secretary General
- (12 March 2018) Towards Transformative Empowerment: The Case of Rural Women in Lebanon
- (12 March 2018) Ministerial Round Table: Good Practices in the Empowerment of Rural Women and Girls
- (12 March 2018) Living the Way, the Time is Now
- (12 March 2018) Role of Women as Governance towards Gender Equality
- (08 March 2018) The Time is Now - International Women's Day 2018