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Policy Review and Recommendations for Women’s Rights in ASEAN and EU
Joint Statement to the 53rd HRC, submitted by WFWPI with co-signers from NGO CSW Geneva
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Facilitating the Right to Development through Civil Society Engagement
Joint Statement to the 53rd HRC, submitted by WFWPI with co-signers from NGO CSW Geneva
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Advocacy for Indigenous Women and the Right to Self Determination
Joint Statement to the 53rd HRC, submitted by WFWPI with co-signers from NGO CSW Geneva
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Invitation: Commemorating the UN International Day of Peace – September 15, 2022
Please see the attached invitation Commemorating the UN International Day of Peace “No Peace Without Women”
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Europe and North American Caucus Statement on Ukraine and WPS
Please read the latest statement from the Europe and North American Caucus Statement on Ukraine and WPS.
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NGO CSW Advocacy & Research Group’s CSW66 Zero Draft Recommendations for CSW66
After months of collaborative research and outreach by members of the global and regional NGO Committees on the Status of Women: New York, Geneva, Vienna, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean, and MENA, we have identified critical concerns for “the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context…
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NGO CSW Advocacy & Research Group’s CSW66 Zero Draft Recommendations for CSW66
After months of collaborative research and outreach by members of the global and regional NGO Committees on the Status of Women: New York, Geneva, Vienna, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean, and MENA, we have identified critical concerns for “the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context…
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Join the Global Youth Conference on the Commission of the Status of the Women organized by the NGO CSW Geneva
You are invited to join us for the Global Youth Conference on the Commission on the Status of Women by NGO CSW Geneva. Theme of the Conference: Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental, and disaster risk reduction policies and programs. What is this…
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Written Statement by WFWPI on CSW 66
Please read our latest statement presented by the Women’s Federation for World Peace International (WFWPI) on behalf of its members in 97 countries, addressing the priority theme of the 66th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, “Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context…
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Written Statement to the UN Human Rights Council, and its Special Session on Afghanistan – August 24
Please read our written statement to the UN Human Rights Council, and its Special Session on Afghanistan on August 24: “Call for Immediate action to protect human rights and dignity in Afghanistan with special focus on women and girls.”
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Widows’ Rights International : Child widows and young widows – 4 September 2020
Click HERE to view and download the full document
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Widows’ Rights International: Economic Empowerment for Widows and Female Headed Households: Lessons Learnt from the MDGs
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International Day of the Girl 2016 – Flashmob Dance: the video!
NGO CSW Geneva celebrated the fifth anniversary of the International Day of the Girl by staging a flashmob dance outside the United Nations building in Geneva. Sponsored by the US Mission, United Nations Office of Geneva and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, this spirited event was an invitation to all actors…
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International Day of the Girl 2016 – Invitation to a Flashmob Dance
Dance with us as we celebrate the fifth anniversary of the International Day of the Girl. With this spirited event, we mean to engage all actors and gain their full commitment to investing in girls. Celebrating girls worldwide on 11 October raises awareness that states and their partners must take meaningful actions towards reaching Sustainable…
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Widows’ Rights International : Past, Present and Future: widowhood: What we have learnt and what is left to do – March 2015
Click HERE to view and download the full event flyer
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NGO CSW Geneva members deliver Joint Statement to UN Women Board Meeting on 17 June 2014
On 17 June, Paulette Senior, a representative from World YWCA delivered a joint Statement at the UN Women Board meeting in New York. Co-signed by 22 members of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women, the joint statement calls, among others, for additional support for UN Women and civil society groups working in the…
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Human Rights Council 25th Session: Women’s Rights Caucus on Child, Early and Forced Marriage on 6 March 2014
NGO CSW Geneva hosted a Women’s Rights Caucus during the UN Human Rights Council 25th Session that focussed on Child, Early and Forced Marriage. Speakers: Mirriam Michelo, survivor of child marriage, young woman from the YWCA of Zambia. Adwoa Kufuor, Human Rights Officer at the Women’s Rights and Gender Division, Office of the High Commissioner for Human…
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Special Diner with CEDAW member on 24 February 2014
A special diner, jointly organized by the World YWCA and the NGO Committee on the Status of Women Geneva, took place on 24 February 2014 at the Warwick Hotel, Geneva on Universal Application of CEDAW and Beijing+20 Review Download: Invitation
NGO CSW Geneva