The 63rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW63) commenced in United Nations Headquarters in New York on March 11. The conference will last until March 22, and this year’s theme is: Social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
Speaking at the opening session, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that there is a “pushback” on women’s rights globally.
“Around the world, there is a pushback on women’s rights,” the UN chief said, noting that the “pushback is deep, pervasive, and relentless.”
“We witness increased violence against women, especially human rights defenders and women running for political office,” he added.
“We see online harassment and abuse of women who speak out,” Guterres said. “In some countries, homicide rates are going down, but murders of women are going up. In others, we see a rollback of legal protection against domestic violence or even female genital mutilation (FGM).”
The High-level interactive dialogue among ministers on the priority theme, “building alliances to promote social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls” took place on March 12, 2019, from 15:00 to 18:00. Vice Presidents from Iran and Kiribati, Ministers from 45 countries, Vice Ministers from 12 countries, and High-Level participants from 13 countries participated in the High-level interactive dialogue.
During the parliamentary session on March 13, MSEAP members – Afghanistan, Armenia, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao PDR, Latvia, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar, North Macedonia, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Vietnam – and Intergovernmental organizations and other entities such as International Development Law Organization (IDLO), Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), World Health Organization (WHO), International Labor Organization (ILO), World Food Programme, and International Organization for Migration (IOM) will participate in the General Discussions and High-level interactive dialogues.
The High-level interactive dialogue among parliamentarians will be on “accelerating implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action: Exchange of best practices in preparation for the Beijing+25 review and appraisal”, where legislators will share good practices and progress in their approach to the comprehensive national-level reviews.
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