CSW65 (2021)

The sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women took place from 15 to 26 March 2021. In light of the evolving COVID-19 situation, and taking into account the latest guidance from the United Nations Secretary-General and the World Health Organization (WHO), CSW65 took place in a hybrid format with mostly virtual meetings.

Themes

• Priority theme: Women’s full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls;
• Review theme: Women’s empowerment and the link to sustainable development.

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12th FebruaryFood Poverty

16th MarchSustainable development as a business value

16th MarchMock Trial: Commission on the status of women parallel event

17th MarchTowards a Feminist Foreign Policy for the US

17th MarchThe role of young men in advancing the equality of women and girls

18th MarchRaising young women as decision makers

18th MarchSolutions: The last young woman post covid?

18th MarchWomen in Conflict Areas

19th MarchDual Pandemic: cost and solutions from the marginalised women and girls

19th MarchThe Role of Wome Entrepreneurs

19th MarchCombatting Trafficking/Slavery

19th MarchViolence against women and girls: The dual pandemic

23rd MarchVoices of young women

25th MarchWhat is needed to ensure women are at the peace table