UN Advocacy
CSW65
BY CAROL S .
Kamala Harris , UN Opening Speech
FAWCO is a United Nations accredited non-governmental organization ( NGO ) with special consultative status to the UN Economic and Social Council ( ECOSOC ). The UN Commission on the Status of Women ( CSW ), part of the ECOSOC , promotes gender equality and the advancement of women . Its charge is to measure progress towards equality and highlight challenges , set standards , and formulate concrete policies to promote equality and women ’ s empowerment , and to encourage mainstreaming of the gender perspective in all UN activities worldwide .
FAWCO is a member of the NGO Committees on the Status of Women ( NGO CSWs ) in NY , Geneva , and Vienna . FAWCO members and UN representatives regularly attend the annual CSW in New York . FAWCO advocates through written and oral statements submitted to UN Women for consideration by CSW , joining our partner women ’ s NGOs with consultative status to ECOSOC . The 65th Commission on the
Status of Women ( CSW65 ) took place from March 15 – 26 , 2021 , for the first time in an all-virtual format . Over 60 FAWCO members registered to participate online . A highlight was the speech by Vice President Kamala Harris at the
Opening Session .
Read Laurie ’ s summary of CSW65 with lots of important links
here .
www . awchamburg . org 7