{"id":31200,"date":"2026-03-08T12:22:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T06:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=31200"},"modified":"2026-03-09T16:52:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T11:22:32","slug":"commission-on-the-status-of-women-csw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/commission-on-the-status-of-women-csw\/","title":{"rendered":"Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Commission on the Status of Women Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Commission on the Status of Women<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a functional<\/span><b> commission of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>It was established by ECOSOC resolution of 21 June 1946.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>principal global intergovernmental body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dedicated to the <\/span><b>promotion of gender equality <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the empowerment of women.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>part of the United Nations,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and works to promote women\u2019s political, economic, civil, social, and educational rights.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mandate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is instrumental in promoting women\u2019s and girls\u2019 rights, documenting the reality of their lives throughout the world, and <\/span><b>shaping global standards on gender equality<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the empowerment of women and girls.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1996, ECOSOC<\/span><b> expanded<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>Commission\u2019s mandate<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was decided that it should take a leading role in monitoring and reviewing progress and problems in the implementation of <\/span><b>the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and in mainstreaming a gender perspective in UN activities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action, <\/span><b>adopted by 189<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> countries, is the most comprehensive and transformative global agenda for the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Member States:<\/b> <b>Forty-five Member<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> States of the United Nations serve as members of the Commission at any one time.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Member States <\/span><b>elected by the Economic and Social Council<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the basis of equitable geographical distribution:<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Members are elected for a <\/span><b>period of four years.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2236288&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the key global body dedicated to advancing gender equality, women&#8217;s rights, and their empowerment worldwide. 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