Commission on the Status of Women

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of genderrefers to a social construct which places cultural and social expectations on individuals based on their assigned sex. More equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
Established in 1946, it is a functional commission of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

Every year, the CSW convenes in New York, in what is the largest annual gathering of stakeholders committed to advancing women’s human rights.

On that occasion, representatives of Member States, UN entities, and civil society discuss progress and gaps in the implementation of the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and the 23rd special session of the General Assembly (Beijing+5), as well as a number of issues that affect gender equality and the empowerment of women.

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How does ILGA engage with the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)?

As part of the organisation’s work at the Commission on the Status of Women, ILGA is committed to raise visibility and awareness of issues affecting lesbianadjective/noun to describe a woman whose enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction is to other women. Women and non-binary people may use this term to describe themselves. More, bisexualadjective used to describe a person who has the capacity to form enduring physical, romantic, and/ or emotional attractions to those of the same gender or to those of other genders. More, transadjective/umbrella term to describe a person whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth. More and intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings - and discriminated against. More persons.

We provide expert support to partner and member organisations as they engage with the Commission on the Status of Women, and we participate actively in the CSW LBTI Caucus, a group of NGOs and human rights defenders who advocate the inclusion of the rights of lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons at the United Nationsan international organisation comprising 193 member States. It has the mission of maintaining peace and security, protecting human rights, providing humanitarian aid and ensuring economic and social development across the globe. It is a network of many different bodies and agencies, each of which has a particular role and responsibility. More Commission on the Status of Women.