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CSW68: Recommended Events
The following is a curated list of CSW68 side events and NGO CSW Forum parallel events that are recommended by JCoR and our Religious community at the United Nations in New York. Please check back as this page will continue to be updated as CSW approaches.
Virtual Prayer Service for International Women’s Day
8 March 2024, 6:30AM (New York time), 7:30PM (Perth time)
Virtual event held via Zoom
Sponsor: International Presentation Association
The International Presentation Association is hosting a prayer service to commemorate International Women’s Day.
Flyer: View in English
Register to join via Zoom: https://bit.ly/48HVNqV
CSW68 Welcome Gathering for Delegates of Religious NGOs
8 March 2024, 10:00AM-11:30AM (New York time)
Virtual event held via Zoom
Sponsor: Justice Coalition of Religious (JCoR)
JCoR is offering an online welcome gathering for CSW68. This event will be held for delegates of Religious NGOs who intend to participate in some part of the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). It will provide an opportunity to meet other delegates, to pray and reflect on hopes and intentions for engagement with the CSW process, and to ask questions about how to participate and follow the proceedings online. ***Interpretation will be provided in English, French, and Spanish***
Register to join via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtd-2oqjwuHdJ_oEVPj-4aZwvkX9zdicg6
ILO Convention-190
13 March 2024, 8:30AM (New York time)
Virtual event held via Zoom
Sponsor: NGO Coalition to End Violence and Harassment in the World of Work (NGO Committee on Financing for Development, the NGO Committee on the Status of Women (NY), the NGO Committee on Social Development, and the NGO Committee on Migration in partnership with with the NGO Committee to Stop Trafficking in Persons)
This session aims to share progress being made on the ratification and implementation process and to generate momentum and advocacy on the ground to advance ratification. The session will bring together governments, the private sector, trade unions, and NGOs to share best practices of implementation efforts and explore strategies to promote universal ratification of ILO C-190, as part of a broader push that goes beyond job creation to the provision of safe, violence-free environments with decent jobs for all (SDG 5, SDG 8).
This side event aims to build on the recommendations for action from the Multi-stakeholder Interactive Dialogue and strategy session organised by The NGO Coalition on September 8, 2021, as well as its advocacy letter endorsed by 1155 civil society organisations and submitted to UN Member States.
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Register to join via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqfu6qqzsqH9CKqUYWLLPvYlA4y2qh3mi5#/registration
Challenging Corporate Power to Reduce Poverty & Strengthen Human Rights
13 March 2024, 10:30AM (New York time)
11th-floor meeting room, Church Center for the United Nations (777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY)
Sponsor: AWID, Franciscans International, ESCR-NET, and Womankind Worldwide
This session will highlight case studies illustrating how corporate power impacts women human rights defenders – and will inform feminist movements about getting involved in the UN binding treaty to regulate transnational corporations. ***Interpretation will be provided in English, French, and Spanish***
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Financing Gender Equality: A Roadmap from #Ffd4 to Beijing+30
13 March 2024, 4:30PPM (New York time)
Tillman Chapel, Church Center for the United Nations (777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY)
Sponsor: Feminist Task Force (led by Loretto Community co-member Rosa Lizarde)
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Access to Education for Girls: Addressing SRHR Challenges in Tanzania
14 March 2024, 8:30AM (New York time)
Tzu Chi Center for Compassionate Relief (229 E 60th Street)
Sponsors: Loretto Community and Kila Dada Initiative
This event addresses creative and effective solutions to the challenge of period poverty, and how the Women Empowering Women club at Loretto Academy has raised funds to support these efforts.
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Break the Cycle of Poverty: Empower Girls
14 March 2024, 10:30AM (New York time)
Salvation Army Auditorium (221 East 52nd Street)
Sponsors: GLUNN the Grail and United for Equity and Ending Racism (UFER)
Girls from different social, cultural, economic, and political contexts join their voices to share their stories, visions, and opinions on how they are breaking the cycle of poverty.
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Financing gender equality for women workers in migrant and marginalized communities
14 March 2024, 12:30PM-2:00PM (New York time)
Virtual event held via Zoom
Sponsors: NGO Committee on Migration and the NGO Committee on Financing for Development
This CSW68 parallel event will feature speakers from the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the UN, the Solidarity Center, UN Women, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the NGO Committee on Migration, and the NGO Committee on Financing for Development.
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Register to join via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpceyupzMsGdD2tzsH62_Hb3i5Z5oPZMCO#/registration
Financing with Dignity: Aligning Capital & Values for Gender Justice
15 March 2024, 12:30PM-2:00PM (New York time)
Tillman Chapel, Church Center for the United Nations (777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY)
Sponsor: Mercy International Association – Mercy Global Action
Join us for a powerful dialogue on the intersection of faith, values, and economic investment in the pursuit of gender justice. Contributors will share how their faith-based organizations have harnessed capital to combat poverty and uplift women and girls around the world. Emphasizing the moral and developmental imperatives of gender equality, this event aims to inspire a shift towards inclusive, values-driven investment models that prioritize well-being and human dignity over profit maximization, contributing to a more resilient and just global economy.
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Registration not required
Action Across Generations for Empowering Girls through Education
15 March 2024, 2:30PM-4:00PM (New York time)
Virtual event held via Zoom
Sponsors: Loretto at the UN and the Loretto Feminist Network
There is much to be learned across generations about how strategies to organize and create change have evolved. Just as frontier living shaped the lives of our early sisters, so a global society shapes ours. The need to broaden our vision and adjust our lifestyle and mission to a new millennium calls us to
responsible change. (I am the Way, p. 3)
responsible change. (I am the Way, p. 3)
This event will feature a booklet entitled Women of Spirit, Courage and Action: A collection of stories. It is a collection of stories that celebrate women across generations who have worked for justice and acted for peace. Issues highlighted include non-violence, community, climate change, indigenous rights and the land. These stories have been collected and assembled by the Loretto Feminist Network (LFN), an informal network existing within the Loretto Community for over 40 years. Our intergenerational panel will include the book’s editor, the coordinator of Justice Coalition of Religious (JCoR), and others who are representing the issues addressed. Respondents to the panel will be high-school students and teachers who are using this inspirational educational tool.
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Registration to join via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqceispzIoG9LpnQWxslWcIJUILweom2K0
Confronting Poverty Through Diverse Lenses: An Intergenerational Panel
16 March 2024, 10:30AM-12:00PM (New York time)
Virtual event held via Zoom
Sponsors: Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur and Trinity Washington University
Considering the intersectionality of social issues, this event will center on poverty from a human rights perspective. It will explore how sectors such as health and the environment play into the poverty conversation. It will aid in informing how the identity of women historically from marginalized groups disproportionately places many at a higher risk. Through published findings and first-hand experiences from Trinity students and the sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, this event will, on the one hand, aid in understanding the concept of the feminization of poverty and its impacts on multigenerational poverty in North America and Africa. On the other hand, the event will demonstrate that a woman is not poor and cannot be kept that way. She is full of richness and a women needs to become aware of this richness to fight against and escape poverty. Hence, there is a need to set education and awareness-raising programs for women, enabling them to discover their potential and allowing them to emerge in every positive aspect of life.
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Register to join via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_F-2N1ZYYRj64TEhOYE_zXw#/registration
Enhancing gender equality, women’s land and habitat rights to accelerate poverty eradication and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals
18 March 2024, 3:30PM-5:00PM (New York time)
Virtual event held via Zoom
Sponsors: WorldWIDE Nigeria
Featured speaker: Sr. Jean Quinn, DW, Executive Director of UNANIMA International
To eradicate poverty and achieve the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development, it is important that women are guaranteed access, ownership and right to land, housing, and tenure security in Africa.The main objective for this event is to further throw more light on the key issues and strategies that will accelerate gender equality, ensure women’s right to land and habitat, poverty eradication and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. This parallel event is a call for all stakeholders, including Member States, civil society organizations, United Nations and their Agencies, international development, and financing institutions, to ensure that women every where are guaranteed their rights to land and habitat including their right to equal participation and representation in leadership positions.
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Register to join via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_F-2N1ZYYRj64TEhOYE_zXw#/registration
#HousingMatters To Women and Girls
18 March 2024, 4:45PM-6:00PM (New York time)
United Nations Headquarters (Conference Room D)
Sponsor: UNANIMA International and UN Habitat
Ready to spark change? Join us as we ignite the flames of progress for gender equality and women’s empowerment! #HousingMatters is our rallying cry, in line with SDG Target 11.1, fighting for safe, affordable homes for all. Together, let’s break barriers, end discrimination, and create inclusive housing policies. Join the movement, let’s build a future where every woman and every girl thrives with dignity and security!
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Dominican Sisters’ Commitment to the Empowerment of Women Through the Eradication of Poverty
19 March 2024, 8:30AM (New York time)
Virtual event held via Zoom
Sponsor: Dominican Leadership Conference
Hear Dominican Sisters from around the world share their experiences of empowerment of women through the eradication of poverty. ***Interpretation will be provided in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish***
Join via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86501221832
Creating Equitable Communities Through Spirituality and Shared Power
19 March 2024, 10:30AM (New York time)
Virtual event held via Zoom
Sponsor: GLUNN the Grail and United for Equity and Ending Racism (UFER)
Explore the interconnection between women’s community work and deep spiritual beliefs.
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Join via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvdeutrTkjE9Keu_cukhOnfOamhPe6B3Er#/registration