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Posts Categorized: Commission on the Status of Women
March 11, 2013
One news media providing coverage of the 57th Session on the Commission of Women is the United Nations News Centre. Here are several of their stories: VIDEO STORIES: Women from around the world share their ideas of the greatest challenges to eliminating violence against women and girls, and how to overcome them PRINT STORIESFEATURE: UN… Read more »
March 10, 2013
How can we work to end violence against women and girls? That was the question of the day at one of the adult education classes at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. Four members of the Presbyterian delegation made a panel presentation on the Commission on the Status of Women and this year’s theme: the elimination and… Read more »
March 8, 2013
On Friday afternoon, an advocacy delegation from Ecumenical Women visited the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations. The delegation met with Ambassador Shin Dong-Ik, the Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations. From the ambassador, they learned about Korea’s work on the Security Council. They… Read more »
March 7, 2013
Dr. Rashila Ramali made a presentation at the Asian Pacific Women’s Watch parallel event on the situation of women in Acheh. She analyzed the use of international instruments by the government of Acheh after the independence from Indonesia in 1945 to the armed conflict from 1889-1998 and to the Tsunami of 2004. One of the… Read more »
March 5, 2013
by Rochelle Rawls-Shaw Presbyterians from the United States and Aotearoa New Zealand prepared to lead this morning’s Ecumenical Women (EW)’s worship service at the 57th Session of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW) for over a month. As we met and got to know each other on conference calls, we shared our nicknames… Read more »
March 4, 2013
This morning at 10:00 am, the 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women began. Presbyterian delegation to the UN Commission on the Status of Women members Evelyn Pugh and Elisa Boles were there for the opening ceremonies! Meagan Manas was also present – she took the photo. Other members of the delegation… Read more »
March 3, 2013
In a broken and fearful worldthe Spirit gives us courageto pray without ceasing,to witness among all peoples to Christ as Lord and Savior,to unmask idolatries in Church and culture,to hear the voices of peoples long silenced,and to work with others for justice, freedom, and peace. A Brief Statement of Faith, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Participants in… Read more »
March 3, 2013
Who is here?What is our task?What will we do to achieve that task?What else will happen? Around a Christ candle, in the Fellowship Hall of New York’s Church of the Covenant, Presbyterian participants in the 57th Commission on the Status of Women gathered on Friday, March 1 to explore these and related questions. Who is… Read more »
March 3, 2013
Women (and some men) from around the world and from across the United States have gathered in New York for the 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). Presbyterians and our ecumenical partners are among the number.The CSW will meet from March 4 through 15 to “evaluate progress on gender equality,… Read more »
February 28, 2013
The 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women begins on March 4, 2013 at the United Nations. For Presbyterians attending the Commission, the experience begins with an orientation tomorrow, March 1, at the Church of the Covenant. Here is information about the Commission: The Commission on the Status of Women (hereafter referred… Read more »
