60th Anniversary of the UN Commission on the Status of Women - 2006 - UN Roundtable

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60th Anniversary of the UN Commission on the Status of Women - CSW

Roundtable: The role of the United Nations in promoting gender equality and

            empowerment of women: Progress made and future opportunities.

2006 marks the 60th anniversary of the Commission on the Status of Women.
This important milestone in the work of the United Nations to promote gender
equality and the empowerment of women is an occasion to assess the
achievements of the United Nations in this area over the past 60 years.
Important examples include the four world conferences on women, the
establishment of the treaty on women’s human rights - the Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the adoption of
the global policy framework – the Beijing Declaration and Platform for
Action and, more recently, the adoption of Security Council resolution 1325
on women, peace and security.

The commemoration of the 60 years of work of the CSW also provides a key
opportunity to look forward, and to examine how the United Nations can
better deliver on commitments to gender equality as the organization adapts
to the 21st century. At the World Summit in September 2005, world leaders
reiterated their commitment to promote gender equality and to eliminate
pervasive gender discrimination. They stressed that “progress for women is
progress for all”. In recognizing the need for increased efforts to achieve
gender equality, they undertook to “strengthen the capabilities of the
United Nations system in the area of gender”.

The roundtable discussion will provide an opportunity for a broad exchange
of views between experts and practitioners on the indispensable role of the
United Nations in achieving progress over the last 60 years. It will also
examine how the current reform rocess underway in the United Nations offers
a unique opportunity to discuss the vision for the future and accelerate
efforts to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women.

The roundtable will be held in the ECOSOC Chamber on Friday 10 November from
3:00 to 6:00 p.m. It will be chaired by the President of the General
Assembly and moderated by the Chair of the Commission on the Status of
Women. The Secretary-General will be invited to make introductory remarks.
High-level participants, representing Government, Parliament, the UN system
and NGOs, will make presentations.

A summary of the discussion and outcome will be prepared by the Division for
the Advancement of Women and posted on the Division’s website.

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Received on Tue Oct 31 15:32:23 2006