Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)

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The Minister of State for Women and Child Development to participate in the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW-70) at the United Nations Headquarters.

About Commission on the Status of Women

• It is a functional commission of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
• It was established by ECOSOC resolution of 21 June 1946.

• It is the principal global intergovernmental body dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women.
• It is part of the United Nations, and works to promote women’s political, economic, civil, social, and educational rights. 
• Mandate: It is instrumental in promoting women’s and girls’ rights, documenting the reality of their lives throughout the world, and shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
• In 1996, ECOSOC expanded the Commission’s mandate
  • It was decided that it should take a leading role in monitoring and reviewing progress and problems in the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and in mainstreaming a gender perspective in UN activities.
  • The Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action, adopted by 189 countries, is the most comprehensive and transformative global agenda for the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
• Member States: Forty-five Member States of the United Nations serve as members of the Commission at any one time.
  • Member States elected by the Economic and Social Council on the basis of equitable geographical distribution:
  • Members are elected for a period of four years.

Source: PIB

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