The sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York takes place from March 11 through 22. CSW representatives of Member States, UN entities, and accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from around the world will convene to promote equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective
While many of the events at CSW are reserved for registered attendees, there are many parallel events that are free and open to the public. Please find events that Equality Now will be involved in at CSW below.
For more up-to-date news about our CSW engagement, check back on this blog, and for a list of all open parallel events, please visit ngocsw.org.
Where to find us at CSW68
Monday, March 11
2:30 – 4:00 pm: US Economic Inequality: The Equal Rights Amendment – Catalyst for Change
Location: CCUN Church Center | 777 United Nations Plaza (44th St. and 1st. Ave.) | 8th Fl.
Host: ERA Coalition & Equality Now | CSW 68 Parallel Event
Equality Now: S. Mona Sinha, Global Executive Director
4:45v – 6:00 pm: From Commitment to Action: Accelerating Achievements of Generation Equality Forum on Gender-Based Violence in Kenya
Location: Conference Room 1| UNHeadquarters| 405 E 45th St. (UNPass Required)
Host: Government of Kenya | CSW 68 Official Side Event
Equality Now: Faiza J. Mohamed, Director, Africa Office
Tuesday, March 12
10 am – 12 pm: Gender-sensitive parliaments: Advancing gender equality to end poverty
Location: ECOSOC Chamber | UN Headquarters | 405 E 45th St. (UN Pass Required)
Host: Inter-Parliamentary Union and UN Women
Equality Now: S. Mona Sinha, Global Executive Director
12:30 pm: LAC Regional CSO Panel on Addressing Poverty (Spanish, English)
Location: CCUN Church Center, United Nations | 777 UN Plaza (44th St. and 1st. Ave.) | 8th Fl.
Host: CoNGO CSW LAC | CSW 68 Parallel Event
Equality Now: Bárbara Jiménez Santiago, Regional Representative, Latin America and the Caribbean
3:00 – 4:15pm: Sexual Violence: Strengthening Institutions to Eradicate Barriers to Justice for Women & Girls with Disabilities (Spanish, English, International Sign Language)
Location: Conference Room C | UN Headquarters | 405 E 45th St. (UN Pass Required)
Hosts: Equality Now, UNFPA, INAMU, Costa Rica, OEA – CIM /MESECVI, EUROsociAL | CSW 68 Official Side Event
Equality Now: Bárbara Jiménez Santiago, Regional Representative, Latin America and the Caribbean (Chairing); Tamar Dekanosidze, Regional Representative, Eurasia (floor intervention)
Wednesday, March 13
7.30 – 10.00am: Cross-sector alliances to promote gender equality and women’s rights / Alianzas intersectoriales para promover la igualdad de género y los derechos de las mujeres
Location: Delegates Dining Room
Co-sponsors: Inter-American Commission of Women (OAS), Canada
Equality Now: Sofia Quiroga, Strategic Partnerships and Advocacy Officer for Latin America and the Caribbean
10.00 – 11.45am: Financing Women’s Justice Needs: Global Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence, And a Case Study on Uganda
Location: Virtual
Co-sponsors: UN Women, UNDP, the International Development Law Organization, the World Bank, and Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies
Equality Now: Antonia Kirkland, Global Lead, Legal Equality and Access to Justice (moderating)
5.30 – 7.00pm: The Economics of Family Law: A Domino Effect on Gender Equality
Location: Church of Sweden | 5 E. 48th St. | Chapel Room
CSW 68 Official Side Event
Equality Now: Hyshyama Hamin, Global Campaign Manager, Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law, and S. Mona Sinha, Global Executive Director
Thursday, March 14
3.00 – 04.15 pm: Better Protections for Women and Girls from Trafficking in Human Beings for the Purpose of Sexual Exploitation
Location: Conference Room D, Conference Building
CSW 68 Official Side Event
Equality Now: Antonia Kirkland, Global Lead, Legal Equality and Access to Justice
5.00 – 7.30pm: Launch of Phase III of the UNFPA – UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage at the Commission on the Status of Women
Location: Danny Kaye Visitors Cetnre, UNICEF House
Conveners: UNFPA and UNICEF
Equality Now: Sofia Quiroga, Strategic Partnerships and Advocacy Officer for Latin America and the Caribbean
Friday, March 15
9.00 – 12.00pm: Women’s Rights and Choices in a Digital World: Why We Need a Feminist Global Digital Compact
Location: Scandinavia House | 58 Park Ave. | 2nd Fl.
A conversation between Civil Society Organisations about how to make sure that gender is a key theme of the Global Digital Compact and Pact for the Future. | Conveners: Association for Progressive Communications, UNFPA; UN Women, the Alliance for Universal Digital Rights, Equality Now, Pollicy, Derechos Digitales, Digital Rights Foundation, Women at the Table, and the World Wide Web Foundation
AUDRi / Equality Now: Emma Gibson, Global Coordinator, Alliance for Universal Digital Rights (AUDRi)
1.00 – 3.00pm: Women’s Rights & Choices in a Digital World: Why We Need a Feminist Global Digital Compact
Location: Scandinavia House | 58 Park Ave. | 2nd Fl.
CSW 68 Official Side Event | Conveners: Association of Progressive Communications (APC); Alliance for Universal Digital Rights (AUDRi); Equality Now; Pollicy; Derechos Digitales; Digital Rights Foundation; Women at the Table and World Wide Web Foundation
AUDRi / Equality Now: Emma Gibson, Global Coordinator, Alliance for Universal Digital Rights (AUDRi)
Tuesday, March 19
4:45 – 6.00pm: Tech-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse: Strengthening national, regional, and international responses
Location: ECOSOC Chamber | UN Headquarters | 405 E 45th St. (UN Pass Required)
CSW 68 Official Side Event | Convener: Equality Now
Equality Now: Amanda Manyame, Digital Rights Advisor (Chairing), and Bárbara Jiménez Santiago, Regional Representative – Latin America and the Caribbean
Thursday, March 21
1.15 – 2.30pm: The Role of Women in Shaping Justice Systems: A Conversation on the Forthcoming CEDAW General Recommendation No. 40
Location: Conference Room 12 | General Assembly Building
CSW 68 Official Side Event | Host: International Development Law Organization (IDLO)
Equality Now: Antonia Kirkland, Global Lead, Legal Equality & Access to Justice
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