Women’s full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls
NGO CSW New York announces first ever virtual Forum in 2021・The announcement concerns only the Forum which NGO CSW New York organizes usually on the Sunday before CSW (14th of March, 2021) will start.
The Human Rights Implications of the Covid-19 Pandemic The Human Rights Council this morning held its first ever virtual informal conversation with Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the implications of the COVID-19 crisis on human rights around the world. @UNHRC
It is with a heavy heart that we have to share this regretful news with you. Following the recommendation by the UN Secretary-General on the coronavirus sent on Friday, 28 February, and the 64th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW64) briefing held on 2 March, the NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York (NGO CSW/NY) Executive Committee has decided to cancel all NGO CSW64 Forum events due to the current threat posed by the coronavirus as per recommendations by the UN...