Commission on the Status of Women

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The Commission on the Status of Women is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council dedicated to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women worldwide.

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instanceOf United Nations body
functional commission
intergovernmental organization
alsoKnownAs UN CSW
UN Commission on the Status of Women
cooperatesWith Commission on Human Rights and its successor bodies
United Nations General Assembly
country United States of America
dateFounded 1946
establishedBy United Nations Economic and Social Council
fieldOfWork gender equality
human rights of women and girls
women’s empowerment
women’s rights
focusesOn elimination of discrimination against women and girls
mainstreaming a gender perspective in UN activities
women’s full and equal participation in development
women’s full and equal participation in peace and security
foundingYear 1946
hasOrgan Bureau of the Commission on the Status of Women
headquartersLocation New York City
United Nations Headquarters
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalStatus subsidiary body of ECOSOC
mandate contribute to the follow-up to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development on gender equality and women’s empowerment
monitor and review progress and problems in the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
promote gender equality
promote the empowerment of women
promote the rights of women in political, economic, civil, social and educational fields
meetingFrequency annually
meetingPlace United Nations Headquarters
membership Member States of the United Nations elected by ECOSOC
parentOrganization United Nations
partOf United Nations Economic and Social Council
regionServed worldwide
reportsTo United Nations Economic and Social Council
scope global
selectionMethod members elected for fixed terms by ECOSOC
shortName CSW
typeOfBody intergovernmental policy-making body
usesFramework Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
website https://www.unwomen.org/en/csw
worksWith UN Women

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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action monitoredBy Commission on the Status of Women
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Commission on the Status of Women alsoKnownAs UN Commission on the Status of Women
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Commission on the Status of Women alsoKnownAs UN CSW
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Commission on the Status of Women hasOrgan Bureau of the Commission on the Status of Women
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World Conference on Women linkedTo Commission on the Status of Women
YWCA movement participatesIn UN Commission on the Status of Women
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Executive Director of UN Women associatedWith Commission on the Status of Women