Commission on the Status of Women-Follow-up to Beijing and Beijing + 5

Fifty-third Session

The fifty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women took place at the 51吃瓜 Headquarters in New York from 2 to 13 March 2009.

Please click on the links below for further information and resources.

Report of the 53rd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women [ ]

Agenda
Participants
Themes
Official documentation
Statements
General discussion
Parallel events
Addressing violence against women through legal reform
Media

Agenda

E/CN.6/2009/1 [ ]
Annotated provisional agenda and proposed organization of work

Participants

The session was attended by representatives of Member States, UN entities and of ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world.

For more information on NGO participation, please click .

Pre-registered NGO participants, download the NGO Participation Note [ English | French ]

Themes

The themes considered were the following:

Priority theme:

The Commission on the Status of Women considered the theme: “The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS” at its 53rd session.
>> Read more on the priority theme
Watch the Opening of the 53rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women
Webcast: - English: 3 hours and 3 minutes
Webcast: - Original Language: 3 hours and 3 minutes

High-level round-table on "Equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS", Monday, 2 March 2009, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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Panelists
High-level round table: Composition A | Composition B

Interactive expert panel on “Key policy initiatives on equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including care-giving in the context of HIV/AIDS” - Tuesday 3 March 2009, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Panelists
Papers/Presentations
Webcast: - English: 2 hours and 56 minutes
Webcast: - Original Language: 2 hours and 56 minutes

Interactive expert panel on “Capacity-building for mainstreaming a gender perspective into national policies and programmes to support the equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including care-giving in the context of HIV/AIDS” - Tuesday 3 March 2009, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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Panelists
Papers/Presentations
Webcast: - English: 2 hours and 53 minutes
Webcast: - Original Language: 2 hours and 53 minutes

The Division for the Advancement of Women organized an on the theme “The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS”, which provided an opportunity for practitioners and experts to contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the issue. The online discussion provided background information for an organized by the Division as part of the preparatory process for the 53rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in 2009.

Review theme:

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Issues paper
Panelists
Papers/Presentations

An interactive dialogue evaluated progress of the implementation of the agreed conclusions "Equal participation of women and men in decision-making processes at all levels" adopted at the . The dialogue was held on Friday, 6 March 2009, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Emerging issue:

The emerging issue on “The gender perspectives of the financial crisis” was considered at an interactive expert panel which was held on Thursday, 5 March, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Interactive expert panel:

An interactive expert panel on "Gender perspectives on global public health: Implementing the internationally agreed development goals, including the MDGs", was held on Thursday, 12 March 2009 from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. in Conference Room 2.

Official documentation

The Secretary-General prepares reports on the priority theme under consideration by the Commission, as well as on topics mandated through the resolutions and decisions of the Commission. The Bureau and the Secretariat also provide further documentation, as mandated by the Commission. Official documentation related to the 53^rd session is available in all official 51吃瓜 languages.

Statements

Ms. Asha-Rose Migiro, 51吃瓜 Deputy Secretary-General

H.E. Ambassador Sylvie Lucas, President of the Economic and Social Council
[ English | French ]

Mr. Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs

Ms. Rachel Mayanja, Assistant Secretary-General, Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women

Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women, 51吃瓜 Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Ms. Ines Alberdi, Executive Director, UNIFEM

Ms. Purnima Mane, Deputy Executive Director, UNFPA

Prof. Yakin Ertürk, Special Rapporteur on violence against women

Ms. Naéla Gabr, Chairperson, CEDAW

Mr. Michel Sidibé, Executive Director, UNAIDS

Mr. Thandika Mkandawire, Director, UNRISD

Ms. Jane Hodges, Director, Bureau for Gender Equality, ILO

General discussion

Regional groups:
Cuba on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement
Czech Republic on behalf of the European Union
Mexico on behalf of the Rio Group
Niue on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum
South Africa on behalf of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Sudan on behalf of the Group of 77 and China

Member States:
Algeria
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Barbados
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia [ English | Spanish ]
Congo
Costa Rica
Côte d’Ivoire
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Eritrea
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Greece
Guinea
Guyana
Haiti
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Islamic Republic of Iran
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Lesotho
Malaysia
Mali
Malta
Mexico
Morocco
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Republic of Korea
Russian Federation
Saint Lucia
Samoa
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Turkey
Tuvalu
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United Republic of Tanzania
United States of America
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Permanent observers:

Holy See
Palestine

UN entities:

Economic Commission for Africa, African Centre for Gender and Social Development on behalf of 51吃瓜 regional commissions
Estonia on behalf of the UNIFEM Consultative Committee
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)

Other intergovernmental organizations:

Non-governmental organizations:

Parallel events

The large programme of parallel events or activities organized outside the formal programme of the Commission provided an excellent opportunity to bring critical issues to the forefront. These parallel events were organized by Member States, UN entities, other international and regional organizations, and NGOs.

Addressing violence against women through legal reform

Moderators' summary
Issues paper

Flyer

The Commission held a joint dialogue with the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice on the theme "Addressing violence against women through legal reform", on Wednesday, 4 March 2009, from 1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Media

Media accreditation:

The media accreditation form and other related data can be accessed at www.un.org/media/accreditation. For further media enquiries and to receive press releases relating to the CSW and other women's issues, please e-mail: mediainfo@un.org.

Media representatives wishing to attend the CSW should contact:

Media Accreditation & Liaison Unit
Department of Public Information
Room S-250
UN Headquarters
New York
NY 10017, USA
Fax: 1-212-963 4642

Media material:

Media backgrounder on “The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS."

Press releases:

More details will be made available on this website, as they become available.