1 - 13 March 2010 
New York, UN Headquarters

This year the Commission on the Status of Women will undertake a 15-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and the outcomes of the 23rd special session of the General Assembly during its annual session at the the UN in New York.  
 
Emphasis will be placed on the sharing of experiences and good practices, with a view to overcoming remaining obstacles and new challenges, including those related to the Millennium Development Goals. 

Member States, representatives of non-governmental organizations and of UN entities will participate in the session. 

A series of parallel events will provide additional opportunities for information exchange and networking.

Ongoing national and regional review processes  feed into the global review process.

The General Assembly is expected to mark the 15th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action in a commemorative meeting during CSW.

This year Dr. Jacqueline Sharpe, President of IPPF, presented the Count Me In: Sexual Rights for All petition to Office of President of the UN General Assembly

 

IPPF also launched the Girls Decide initiative.

What do attendees think about it?

Background

The Commission on the Status of Women is a unique political opportunity for the global community to reaffirm:

• the commitments enshrined in the Beijing Platform for Action
• the ICPD Programme of Action
• the Millennium Development Goals
• the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

It is also an opportunity to address the gap between the rhetoric of the numerous commitments made to eradicate gender based violence by the international community and the reality facing women and girls around the world.

It also presents an opportunity for Member State governments to:

• reaffirm the right of women and girls to exercise their fundamental right to sexual and reproductive health and rights without fear or coercion
• reaffirm their commitment to anti-violence efforts through the eradication of gender discrimination in education as outlined in Millennium Development Goal 3

This UN Commission meets every year and works to enable governments to review progress in reaching agreed targets.

It also works to develop new areas of policy or update old areas.