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The analysis of the sixty-first session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61) and of the Agreed Conclusions by Ms. Lakshmi Puri, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women is now online. Report on CSW61 and Analysis of the Agreed Conclusions CSW61 (2017)

The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) is an annual celebration of the power of sport to drive social change, community development and to foster peace and understanding. Creating a a historical link to the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, 6 April was declared the International…

Matilda Johnson, World Vice-President, attended the CSW 61 – World Federation Worship Service for the United Nations on Wednesday, 15th March 2017 at the Church Center, New York. A copy of her "Reflection on the Story of Two Women, Two Sisters: Mary and Martha in Luke 10:38-42" is available to…

The 61st Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is starting in New York on 13 March! It brings together governments and civil society from around the world to discuss how to empower women in the changing world of work. Find out more:http://unwo.men/gIxb309DcCE #CSW61

Violence against women remains one of the most pervasive global human rights violations. The new agenda for sustainable development, Agenda 2030, includes the elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls as a specific target. UN Women, together with all its partners, is working to support countries in…