The CSW 54 ended with lingering questions crying out for answers.
Were there any commitments to protect the universality of women’s rights, including sexual and reproductive rights?
Was there any significant progress on the proposal to set up a separate U.N. agency – officially called a gender entity – for women?
And were there any indications of increased funding for gender-related issues, including resources to battle sexual violence?
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54th Session on the UN Commission on the Status of Women Progress but Huge Political Challenges Ahead
Posted in Economic Justice, Education & Training, Environment, Health, Human Rights, Institutional Mechanisms, Media, Peace, Poverty, Power Sharing, Read before blogging, The Girl Child, Violence, tagged Beijing Plus 15, CSW, feminism, health, Human Rights, women rights on July 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
UN Commission on Women, 54th Session – Beijing+15, March 1, 2010
Posted in Education & Training, Media, Uncategorized on March 24, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Women’s Intercultural Network (WIN) hosted US Women Connect’s (USWC) stellar panel again at the UN Commission on Women, 54th Session – Beijing+15, March 1, 2010. The theme was “WINNING STRATEGIES FOR GENDER EQUALITY” and was introduced by Elahe Amani, Co-Chair, WIN, and moderated by Loretta Ross, National Coordinator, SisterSong. Here are videos of the speakers [...]
