Commission on the Status of Women

It was established by ECOSOC to prepare reports on matters concerning the promotion of women’s rights in the political, economic,social and educational fields.

The Commission’s principal output is the Agreed Conclusions on the priority theme for the year.

In addition to the Agreed Conclusions, the Commission can adopt resolutions on women’s rights issues.

The Commission meets annually for 10 working days, usually in late February or early March

www.unwomen.org/csw

Commission for Social Development

It was established by ECOSOC and its purpose was to advise it on social policies of a general character and, in particular, on all matters in the social fields not covered by the specialized inter-governmental agencies.

Since 2006, the Commission has taken up key social development themes as part of its follow up to the outcome of the Copenhagen Summit.

It meets annually, usually in February.

social.un.org (follow link under »Secretariat for »)

Open-ended Working Group on Ageing

For the purpose of strengthening the protection of the human rights of older persons.

It was established in December 2010 by a General Assembly resolution and to date it has met once or twice a year.

Its mandate includes consideration and drafting of proposals to be included in an international legal instrument to promote and protect the rights and dignity of older persons.

Social.un.org/ageing-working-group

Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

It was established when the Convention entered into force in 2005.

The States Parties meet regularly to consider any matter with regards to implementation of the Convention.

The Conference has met annually since 2008.

www.un.org/disabilities

UN NY Reports and Papers

You are able to download UN New York Reports and Papers from our IIW UN Representatives:

• 13th Session of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Day 2 - Dec 2020
• 13th Session of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Day 1 - Dec 2020
• International Day of Eliminating Violence against Women - November 2020
• Paving the Way to Open Ending Working Group on Ageing 11^th session.
• International Expert Group Meeting: Indigenous Peoples And Pandemics
• International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2020
• Climate Rights as Human Rights: the future of environmental justice. 
• International Day of People with Disabilities 2020
• Commemoration of the 25^th Anniversary of the World Summit for Social Development
• UN Women launches a Youth Journey to Generation Equality
• International Day of the Girl 2020
• UNGA High-level meeting, New York, 2 October 2020
• International Day of Older Persons_ 1 October 2020, New York
• 25th Anniversary of the Beijing Declaration on Women’s Rights
• From Insight to Action, gender equality in the wake of COVID-19
• World Humanitarian Day Commemoration
• International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (August 2020)
• Virtual Town Hall, New York (31st August 2020)
• Digital Inclusion of Older Persons (11th August 2020)
• Older Persons and COVID-19, virtual meeting (28th July 2020)
• SDG5 Why Gender Equality Matters (July 2020)
• UNICEF launches a New Era for Girls (4th March 2020)
• Commission on the Status of Women (CSW64)
• Recommendations to be Implemented
• 10th session of the Conference of
  Sates Parties to the CRPD
• 16th Session of the United Nations
  Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
• 61st Session of the Commission
  on the Status of Women
• Commission on Population and
  Development
• CoNGO board Report 2017
• CSW61 Youth Forum 11-12 March
  2017
• NGO Committee on the Status of
  Women New York
• OEWGGA 5-7 July 2017 UN
  Headquarters New York
• Permanent Forum on Indigenous
  Issues
• Launch of the International Year of Indigenous Languages
• 57 th Commission for Social Development 11-21 February 2019

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