The UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was established in 1946 and meets annually in New York. Comprised of 45 Member States the CSW is the principal global policy-making body dedicated exclusively to gender equality and advancement of women with the sole aim of promoting women’s rights in political, economic, civil, social, and educational fields. Its mandate is to ensure the full implementation of existing international agreements on women’s human rights and gender equality.

Documentation of Previous CSWs

• Impact of the 55th Commission on the Status of Women
• Conservatives Target Women and Girls at UN’s 55th Commission on the Status of Women
• Like-Minded Advocates for Gender Equality
• Akimbo at the UN, and Impressions from the First-Ever IWHC Staff Advocacy in Practice Training

Resources & History

• IWHC report back: United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (New York, 2007) Government delegates and advocates from around the world convened for a ten day conference on eliminating violence and discrimination against girls and women worldwide.   Read more>>
• The UN has an online catalog of the official documents from the 1992-2010 CSWs.

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