19 May 2025 The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has raised urgent concerns about the devastating consequences of funding cuts and neglect toward women and girls in crisis settings. In response to the U.S. government’s decision to deny future funding, UNFPA expressed deep regret, emphasizing that the withdrawal of support jeopardizes life-saving services for millions…
Written and posted by WUNRUN 19 Mar 2025 CSW69 panel calls for reform of global framework to safeguard women’s communication and digital rights Binding frameworks and renewed action are needed to advance gender justice in and through the media 30 years after United Nations member states adopted the Beijing Platform for Action, concluded a parallel event co-organized…
Digital Democracy Now participated in the sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women was was scheduled to occur in New York from 10 to 21 March 2025. Ten delegates from DDN attended, among them participants from Bhutan, Iran and Afghanistan. We also were joined by Global Citizens Circle. Key Points: Outcome documents…
Armed conflict has a pronounced impact on women and girls, significantly constraining their access to education, healthcare, and economic empowerment, and even survival. In this panel, organized by Digital Democracy Now/Virtual Activism at the CSW68, we emphasized the adverse consequences of armed conflict on the lives of women and girls, highlighting the multifaceted ways in which…
VA and the Egyptian Human Rights Forum will be presenting a panel at CSW67 on March 8th entitled: Current/Emerging Tech: Enhancing Gender Equality or Exacerbating Authoritarian Abuse? The digital revolution has brought about many advancements and opportunities for women and for human rights defenders, but it has also raised concerns about its impact on gender…
The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was established in 1946 as a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Its mandate is to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women. The commission meets annually for a two-week session in New York, during which member states, UN…
In the Context of the Commission on the Status of Women ’22, VA’s executive director, Marlyn Tadros, participated in the Arab States MENA Regional Caucus. Climate Change was one of the top issues on the agenda.
On Thursday 3 March 2022, the UN Women, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and the NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York (NGO CSW/NY), organized a webinar entitled Preventing & addressing intimidation or reprisals for cooperation with the UN in the field of human rights. The following is…
