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UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
57th Session • March 4 - 15, 2013
Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls

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CWGL Key Messages

CWGL Statements

Statement on Concerns of Women's Organizations over Negotiations on CSW 57 Outcome Document
We, the undersigned organisations and individuals across the globe, are again concerned that the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is wavering in its commitment to advance women’s human rights as demonstrated in the constant negotiation of the language in the outcome document . . ..

The Center is pleased to share the Joint Statement to Promote an End to Gender-Based Violence, submitted to the United Nations 57th Session on the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW57) on behalf of the 16 Days Campaign Partners.  We call on Member States to eliminate violence against women, facilitate disarmament and promote peace and human security, and respect, protect, promote and fulfill all human rights and take urgent and concrete measures to secure gender equality.

We were thrilled to receive over 130 signatures in 48 hours when we sent out our call for signatures in November 2012.  Many thanks to all of those who responded so quickly.  Please email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you would like to add your name and/or organization to the statement.

CWGL is also happy to share the Center for Women's Global Leadership Statement to CSW57, which calls on Member States to eliminate all forms of violence against women, implement their agreed recommendations, respect international human rights law and agreements, and commit to the principles and goals embodied within them.

CWGL Events (CWGL CSW General Events Flyer)

  • March 4, 2013 (10:30am-12pm): Investing in Peace? Violence Against Women, Militarism, and Budgeting for "Security", with Global Fund for Women and Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Salvation Army Auditorium, 221 East 52nd Street, New York, NY.
  • March 5, 2013 (2:30-4pm): 16 Days Campaign Open Forum. United Nations Church Center, Boss Room, 8th floor, 777 UN Plaza, New York, NY.
  • March 7, 2013 (8-11:30pm): International Women's Day Dance Party. The Culture Club, 20 West 39th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenue, New York, NY.
  • March 12, 2013 (11:30am-12:45pm): Austerity, Fiscal Policies and Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights: Vienna+20 - Where are Women Now?, with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. United Nations North Lawn Building, Conference Room D, 1st Avenue at East 46th Street, New York, NY. Must RSVP at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

CWGL Co-Sponsored Events

  • March 5, 2013 (10:30am-12pm): The Post 2015 Development Agenda: What's at Stake for the World's Women?, with Women's Coalition on Post-2015. Brief Report. United Nations Church Center Chapel, 1st floor, 777 UN Plaza, New York, NY.
  • March 5, 2013 (11:30am-12:45pm): Gender-Based Violence Prevention as a Human Right and a Legally Binding State Obligation, with Norway, South Africa, Sonke Gender Justice Network, The International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict. United Nations North Lawn Building, Conference Room D, 1st Avenue at East 46th Street, New York, NY.
  • March 5, 2013 (3-4:15pm): The Human Rights Universal Periodic Review and Violence Against Women and Girls, with OHCHR, International Federation of Women Lawyers, UN North Lawn Building, Conference Room B, 1st Avenue at East 46th Street, New York, NY.
  • March 5, 2013 (4:30-6pm): Killings and Violence Against Women Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, with COC Netherlands, ARC International, Transgender Europe. Armenian Convention Center, 630 2nd Avenue, New York, NY.
  • March 6, 2013 (2:30-4pm): Women, Peace and Security: Elusive Opportunity for Afro-Colombian Women in Conflict Zones, with Black Communities Process in Colombia. Armenian Convention Center, Y-Room, 630 2nd Avenue, New York, NY.
  • March 7, 2013 (10:30am-12pm): Women's Rights and LGBT Activists Share Anti-Violence Strategies, with MADRE and IGLHRC. Armenian Convention Center, Guild Hall, 630 2nd Avenue, New York, NY.
  • March 7, 2013 (12:30-2pm): Violence Against Migrant Women and the Human Rights Framework, with United Methodist Women and the Women and Global Migration Working Group. United Nations Church Center, 2nd floor, 777 UN Plaza, New York, NY.
  • March 8, 2013 (10am-12pm): International Women's Day March, with the Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) and United Methodist Women. First Avenue and 42nd Street, New York, NY. (English español français )
  • March 12, 2013 (11am-12:30pm): Women Human Rights Defenders - a resource at risk? Obligations and practical measures to support Women Human Rights Defenders and protect them from intimidation, reprisals and violence, with Ireland, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Amnesty International, and Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition. United Nations North Lawn Building, Conference Room B, 1st Avenue at East 46th Street, New York, NY.

CWGL Staff Speaking Engagements

  • March 4, 2013 (10:30am-12pm): Radhika Balakrishnan, Executive Director, speaking at Investing in Peace? Violence Against Women, Militarism, and Budgeting for "Security", CWGL with Global Fund for Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Salvation Army Auditorium, 221 East 52nd Street, New York, NY.
  • March 5, 2013 (3-4:15pm): Margot Baruch, Program Coordinator, speaking at The Human Rights Universal Periodic Review and Violence Against Women and Girls. UN North Lawn Building, Conference Room B, 1st Avenue at East 46th Street, New York, NY.
  • March 5, 2013 (2:30-4pm): Radhika Balakrishnan, Executive Director, and Savi Bisnath, Associate Director, moderating 16 Days Campaign Open Forum. United Nations Church Center, Boss Room, 8th floor, 777 UN Plaza, New York, NY.
  • March 6, 2013 (2:30-4pm): Margot Baruch, Program Coordinator, speaking at Women, Peace and Security: Elusive Opportunity for Afro-Colombian Women in Conflict Zones, with Black Communities Process in Colombia. Armenian Convention Center Y-Room, 630 2nd Avenue, New York, NY.
  • March 7, 2013 (12:30-2pm): Charlotte Bunch, Founding Director and Senior Scholar, speaking on Culture, Religion and Tradition: Affirming existing human rights agreements to strengthen the efforts to eradicate violence against women, International Civil Society Network (ICAN), Católicas por el Derecho a Decidir México, (CDD- Mexico), and AWID. United Nations Church Center, Chapel (1st floor) 777 UN Plaza, New York, NY.
  • March 8, 2013 (2:30-4pm): Charlotte Bunch, Founding Director and Senior Scholar, speaking on From Acceptance to Resistance: Changing Attitudes Surrounding Violence Against Women, United Nations Association of the United States of America, RSVP to Tanisha Dyall at 202-448-4670 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

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