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The Commission on the Status
of Women
50th Session
February 27 to March 10, 2006
United Nations
By Martine Perret, UN photo 51463.
Global Action to Prevent War, WILPF and IALANA workshop
at the CSW
On February 27, 2006, Global Action to Prevent War, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and the International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms hosted a successful workshop on Security Council Resolution 1325 during the Commission on the Status of Women.
 Dr.
Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini, well-versed in early warning indicators of conflict and corresponding response mechanisms, described how this area of work was tied to Resolution 1325 which calls for both increased participation of women in the conflict prevention and resolution process as well as incorporating a gendered perspective into early warning and early response mechanisms.
 Waverly de Bruijn, coordinator of Global Action to Prevent War, gave a brief summary of recently published "Beyond Conflict Prevention: How Women Prevent Wiolence and Build Sustainable Peace," and Sam Cook, Project Associate for Women's International League for Peace and Freedom's Peacewomen Project moderated the panel and discussion.
This workshop was attended by almost 40 individuals from diverse organizations such as International Alert, the Education Center for Women in Democracy, the New Japan Women's Association, the Department of State, the West Africa Network for Peace World Vision, etc.
Photos by Golnar, Intern for the Peacewomen Project |
What is the Commission on the Status of
Women?
"The Commission on the Status of Women
(CSW) was established as a functional commission of the Economic
and Social Council by Council resolution 11(II) of 21 June
1946 to prepare recommendations and reports to the Council
on promoting women's rights in political, economic, civil,
social and educational fields. The Commission also makes recommendations
to the Council on urgent problems requiring immediate attention
in the field of women's rights.
The object of the Commission is to promote
implementation of the principle that men and women shall have
equal rights. The Commission's mandate was expanded in 1987
by the Council in its resolution 1987/22. Following the 1995
Fourth World Conference on Women, the General Assembly mandated
the Commission to integrate into its programme a follow-up
process to the Conference, regularly reviewing the critical
areas of concern in the Platform for Action and to develop
its catalytic role in mainstreaming a gender perspective in
United Nations activities.
The Economic and Social Council modified
the Commission's terms of reference in 1996, in its resolution
1996/6. In 2000, a comprehensive review and appraisal of progress
made in the implementation of the Platform for Action was
undertaken by the twenty-third special session of the General
Assembly (Beijing +5) entitled "Women2000: gender equality,
development and peace for the twenty-first century".
The Assembly adopted a Political Declaration and Further Actions
and Initiatives to Implement the Beijing Declaration and Platform
for Action (the Outcome Document). The Commission's current
and future work, as determined by its multi-year programme
of work 2002-2006 is closely related to both, the Platform
for Action and the Outcome Document so as to ensure their
effective implementation.
The Commission, which began with 15 members,
now consists of 45 members elected by the Economic and Social
Council for a period of four years. Members, who are appointed
by Governments, are elected on the following basis: thirteen
from African states; eleven from Asian states; four from Eastern
European states; nine from Latin American and Caribbean states;
and eight from Western European and Other states. The Commission
meets annually for a period of ten working days." (information
taken from UN CSW website)
What are the themes of this year's session?
- Enhanced participation of women in development: an enabling
environment for achieving gender equality and the advancement
of women, taking into account, inter alia, the fields of
education, health and work.
- Equal participation of women and men in decision-making
processes at all levels.
What is Global Action to Prevent War's position
on Women, Peace and Security?
Additional Resources:
Official
UN website for the Commission on the Status of Women-50th
session
Women's
International League for Peace and Freedom Peacewomen Project
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