UN Commission on the Status of Women

The Commission on the Status of Women is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), dedicated exclusively to gender equality and advancement of women. It is the principal global policy-making body. Every year, representatives of Member States gather at United Nations Headquarters in New York to evaluate progress on gender equality, identify challenges, set global standards and formulate concrete policies to promote gender equality and advancement of women worldwide.

The Commission was established by ECOSOC resolution 11(II) of 21 June 1946 with the aim to prepare recommendations and reports to the Council on promoting women's rights in political, economic, civil, social and educational fields. The Commission also makes recommendations to the Council on urgent problems requiring immediate attention in the field of women's rights.

Website: www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/index.html

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Report on the fifty-seventh session (4-15 March 2013) March 2013 \| Publisher: UN Commission on the Status of Women \| Document type: Sessional Reports
Report on the fifty-sixth session (14 March 2011, 27 February-9 March and 15 March 2012) 15 March 2012 \| Publisher: UN Commission on the Status of Women \| Document type: Sessional Reports
Emerging practices in providing support services and primary prevention of violence against women and girls 9 March 2012 \| Publisher: UN Commission on the Status of Women \| Document type: Sessional Reports
Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls 9 March 2012 \| Publisher: UN Commission on the Status of Women \| Document type: Sessional Reports
Provision of support services to women and girls victims/survivors of violence 9 March 2012 \| Publisher: UN Commission on the Status of Women \| Document type: Sessional Reports
Report on the fifty-fifth session (12 March 2010, 22 February-4 March and 14 March 2011) 14 March 2011 \| Publisher: UN Commission on the Status of Women \| Document type: Sessional Reports
Progress in mainstreaming a gender perspective in the development, implementation and evaluation of national policies and programmes, with a particular focus on access and participation of women and girls in education, training, science and technology, including for the promotion of women's equal access to full employment and decent work - Report of the Secretary-General 3 December 2010 \| Publisher: UN Commission on the Status of Women \| Document type: Sessional Reports
Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women - Report of the Secretary General 12 October 2010 \| Publisher: UN Commission on the Status of Women \| Document type: Sessional Reports
Report on the fifty-fourth session (13 March and 14 October 2009 and 1-12 March 2010) 12 March 2010 \| Publisher: UN Commission on the Status of Women \| Document type: Sessional Reports
Report on the fifty-third session (2-13 March 2009) 13 March 2009 \| Publisher: UN Commission on the Status of Women \| Document type: Sessional Reports

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