Updates

As we approach UN CSW 65th Session, the Asia Pacific NGO CSW youth team would like to invite you to join us in conversation for our Women’s Effective Participation in Decision-Making webinar.  We will discuss the challenges, developments and improvements impacting the effective participation of women at the decision making level.

Please see flyer below for event details.   Registration is essential

Please register to confirm your attendance at

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ppsIFflYT16RVSrZPhGmyQ?fbclid=IwAR3nU6c0eXou9zgpEcY_Ye8I2TOcVk5K7S7jg9iA0H4bLnpY8k5bHEY8Aoo

Join NGO CSW NY  to learn about and meet the NGO CSWs in the regions and their work during our May Monthly Meeting next Thursday, 21 May from 8-10AM EDT!

Register here 

This arrived from the IWHC …

On the day we would have gathered for IWHC’s Annual Dinner, join us online for a special film premiere celebrating our 2020 Joan B. Dunlop Honoree: Noelene Nabulivou. Be the first to see Noelene’s story and learn about her work advancing the health and rights of women, girls, LGBTQI people, and those most marginalized during times of crisis. While we can’t gather in person this year, we hope you’ll join our community online and celebrate the power and importance of women’s movements at this critical time.

Watch the Trailer

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IWHC Joan B. Dunlop Award 2020
Noelene Nabulivou, Fiji

Françoise Girard
President, IWHC

Civil Society Advisory Group to the Core Group

At the end of August, the 21-members of  Advisory Group to the Core Group (Advisory Group) were chosen by UN Women for the Generation Equality Forum.

The Civil Society Advisory Group to the Core Group (Advisory Group) will serve as the representative of civil society’s priorities for the Generation Equality Forum by guaranteeing participation on a co-equal basis of civil society with the other members of the Core Group.

The Advisory Group will champion civil society’s vision, inputs and expected outcomes of the Beijing+25 process by channelling information & opportunities from the Core Group. The Advisory Group will represent the diverse global women’s rights movement by consulting with the Advisory Working Group regularly.

Find the names and bios of the 21 Advisory Group members here.

Asia-Pacific Regional Review of the 25th Anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action: Beijing+25 Review

27 – 29 November, 2019, UN Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand

The Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+25 Review will bring together Ministers and senior officials from relevant line Ministries (Ministries of Women, National Planning, Finance), civil society and other key stakeholders from across the Asia-Pacific region to

• identify key strategic areas and actions required to overcome barriers to gender equality and the empowerment of women.
• provide a platform to highlight innovative solutions and exchange good practices and lessons learned on strategies for change.
• invigorate the momentum to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women through increased engagement with stakeholders of all ages.

Call for Proposals for Side events and Exhibitions

Side events and exhibitions will provide space to share knowledge and experience as well as to showcase good practices, innovative initiatives and cutting edge thinking to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment.

The Call for proposals for side events and exhibitions is inviting interested Member States, UN partners, Civil Society, Academia and international organizations to submit concept notes using the downloadable template by 20 August 2019.

More information can be found here: https://www.unescap.org/intergovernmental-meetings/asia-pacific-regional-review-25th-anniversary-beijing-declaration