CSW61 NY
Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are invited to attend the session. – See more at CSW 61 UN Page
CSW61 Agreed Conclusions (advance unedited version)
Priority theme:Women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work
The International Salvation Army ISJC & Anglican Alliance
- March 14, 12:30-2pm – Response to Human Trafficking around the world
Contact: Victoria_Edmonds@Salvationarmy.org
ACT Alliance
- Protecting bodies, protecting rights – Religious and customary law enabling economic empowerment; 1.00 PM – 3.00 PM, Orange Café UNFPA Contact : gunilla.hallonsten@actalliance.org
The Salvation Army ISJC
- March 15. 2:30-4pm- initiatives around the world to empower peoples and especially women through economic means, Salvation Army
Islamic Development Bank, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), UN Women, Islamic Relief Worldwide
- March 17, 3:00 PM-4:15 PM The Invisible Lives of Syrian Women & Overcoming Challenges to Employment, Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment Conference Room A – Conference Building
We Will Speak Out & Side By Side
- March 18, 10:30-11:30 Leaving No-one Behind: Women’s Economic Empowerment, SGBV and Faith
- WACC Summary
Additional Resources and Updates
- Official Documents from UN Women
- Submitted by Azza Karam, UNFPA: CSW 61 Faith-related Events 2017
- CSW61 Side Events Partner List from PaRD
Reports and statements:
- Update reports from Salvation Army ISJC: click here; and news
- Act Alliance CSW61 Statement; Faith & Feminism Working Group Statement
- LWF releases Gender Justice Policy
- PaRD Launches Gender Equality and Religion for the Gender Responsive Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Platform
- Speech by UN Women Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri
- Final Report to the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel (HLP) on Women’s Economic Empowerment
- UNAIDS report – When Women Lead Change Happens
- Report: Tightening Purse Strings: What Countering Terrorism Financing Costs Gender Equality and Security -Women’s Peacemakers program and International Human Rights Clinic Duke Law