UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
59th Session • March 9 - 20, 2015
Implementing the Beijing Platform for Action
Statements
- Equality, Development and Peace: 2015 and Beyond
In preparation for the 59th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in March 2015, CWGL drafted a statement to encourage UN Member States to fulfill their human rights obligations toward the full realization of women’s rights.
CWGL Sponsored and Co-Sponsored Events
Click here to print flyer with full list of CWGL activities at CSW59
- March 9, 2015 (2:30-4pm): pdf Equality, Development and Peace: 2015 and Beyond , Armenian Convention Center, Ballroom 2, 630 2nd Ave (at 35th St), New York, NY.
- March 10, 2015 (11:30am-12:45pm): pdf Realizing Gender Equality, Women's Rights and Women's Empowerment Beyond the Post 2015 Development Agenda , UN Headquarters, Conference Room 11, New York, NY.
- March 10, 2015 (12:30-2pm): pdf Political Will & Public Will Fine Tuning for Gender Advocacy , Armenian Convention Center, Guild Hall, 630 2nd Ave (at 35th St), New York, NY. Sponsored by IFWLC, Due Diligence Project, WUNRN, Musawah and CWGL.
- March 10, 2015 (6:15-7:45pm): pdf Global Feminist Journey(s): Mexico, Copenhagen, Nairobi, Beijing and Beyond , Armenian Convention Center, Ballroom 1, 630 2nd Ave (at 35th St). Sponsored by ASR Resource Centre/Institute of Women’s Studies Lahore and CWGL.
- March 11, 2015 (6pm): pdf City University of New York Law School’s Dean’s Social Justice Award, 2015 recipient Charlotte Bunch, CWGL Founding Director & Senior Scholar , Dave Fields Auditorium, CUNY School of Law, 2 Court Square, Long Island City, NY.
- March 11, 2015 (6:15-7:45pm): A Transformative Women, Peace, and Security Agenda: the Need to Challenge Militarism, Church Center of the UN 777 1st Avenue,2nd floor, East 44th Street, New York. Sponsored by WPP, Consortium on Gender, Security & Human Rights, Saferworld, SAMYAK, WILPF, and CWGL.
- March 11, 2015 (8pm-12am): pdf CWGL Dance Party! Celebrating International Women's Day , Katra Lounge, 217 Bowery St (2 blocks south of Houston St), New York, NY.
- March 12, 2015 (10:30am-12pm): image Gender-Based Violence in Conflict and the Role of Donor Government Policies in Supporting Access to Comprehensive Post-Rape Care , Armenian Convention Center, Ballroom 1, 630 2nd Ave (at 35th St), New York, NY. Sponsored by CHANGE, Human Rights Watch, EngenderHealth and CWGL.
- March 12, 2015 (3-5pm): Post 2015 Women's Coalition General Meeting, Baha'i International Community offices, 866 UN Plaza, Suite 120, New York, NY.
- March 13, 2015 (10:30am-12pm): Ending Rape as a Weapon of War, Armenian Convention Center, Ballroom 1, 630 2nd Ave (at 35th St), New York, NY. Sponsored by MADRE, Center for Women’s Global Leadership, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, Circle of Health International and the International Campaign to Stop Rape and Gender Violence in Conflict.
- March 13, 2015 (4:30-6pm): pdf 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign Discussion , UN Church Center, Boss Room, 8th floor, 777 UN Plaza, New York, NY.
Other Events
- March 6, 2015 (9-5pm): Women Confronting ISIS: Local Strategies and States’ Responsibilities, Dave Fields Auditorium, CUNY School of Law, 2 Court Square, Long Island City, NY 11101. Sponsored by the Sorensen Center for International Peace and Justice, MADRE, the Organization for Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI), the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) and Nobel Women’s Initiative (NWI). Free and open to the public, lunch provided with RSVP, CLE credits available. For a full list of speakers and to register, visit https://publicsquare.law.cuny.edu/isis.
- March 13, 2015: pdf Gender Equality, Women's Empowerment and Globalization: from Goal to Governance , CWGL Faculty Director Radhika Balakrishnan will speak on gender-responsive macroeconomics and social protection policies in the wake of the global financial crisis, Columbia Club, West 43rd Street, New York, NY. pdf Program
- March 14, 2015: image Women's Human Rights and Equality in the Post 2015 Development Agenda , UN Church Center, 2nd floor, 777 UN Plaza, New York, NY.
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