Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
WHAT IS IT?
The Commission on the Status of Women is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women.
The sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 10 to 21 March 2025.
In 2025, the global community will mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995). Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are expected to attend the session.
WHICH ARE THIS YEARS THEMES?
Priority theme
The focus of the sixty-ninth session will be on the review and appraisal of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the 23rd special session of the General Assembly.
Review Theme
The review will include an assessment of current challenges that affect the implementation of the Platform for Action and the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women and its contribution towards the full realisation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
OUR MEMBERS SPEAK
HOW TO GET INVOLVED?
CIVICUS Co-led and Supported Events
1. A Historic First? Tracking State Response to Having a Feminist Woman UN Secretary General
Date: March 5, 2025 (Deadline to Register: March 2, 2025)
Time: 10:30-11:45 AM EST
Format: Hybrid
Venue: Bahai Center
2. The Role of Women’s Rights’ and Women-led Organisations, and Women Human Rights Defenders in Shaping, Leading and Reclaiming the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
Date: March 11, 2025
Time: 10:00-11:15 AM EST
Format: In-Person
Venue: Conference Room 8, United Nations Headquarters, New York
(Please ensure you have a UN badge or a CSW pass)
3. What do we really mean by intersectionality and inclusivity?
4. 1 for 8 Billion: A Call for the First Madam Secretary-General at the UN
Date: March 17, 2025
Time: 14:30 PM - 16:00 PM EST
Format: In-person
Venue: CCUN, 11th Floor
(Please ensure you have a UN badge or are registered on the WHOVA app here)
5. Financing the Gender Transformative Agenda
Date: March 20, 2025,
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST
Format: In-person
Location: CCUN, 8th Floor
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6. Gender Equity at the Highest Level: Electing a Woman Secretary-General
Date: March 21, 2025
Time: 12:30 PM – 14:00 PM EST
Format: In-person
Venue: Church Center on First Avenue and 44th Street; 10th floor.
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