Printer-friendly versionThe United Nations' Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) is currently underway in New York City. There is a large delegation of Canadian NGOs and labour groups in NYC to attend the UNCSW.
For more information on the UNCSW, please see visit this site.
Each year the two-week UNCSW session has a theme. This year the theme is "Beijing +15" and looking at how countries are implementing the Beijing Platform for Action to better meet CEDAW obligations 15 years after the inception of the Platform.
You can find a joint shadow report by FAFIA and the Canadian Labour Congress here.
You can watch a 5 minute video featuring FAFIA's Executive Director, Kate McInturff and Canadian Labour Congress Executive Vice-President, Barbara Byers, at the UNCSW discussing the Canadian NGO presence and proceedings during the meetings.
Mira Hall from the Centre for Northern Families attended the Yellowknife CEDAW Workshop and is in NYC as part of our two person delegation attending the meetings. She is writing a fabulous blog documenting her experience. You can follow her blog.
The Government of Canada had the opportunity to address the UNCSW. Minister of State for the Status of Women, Helena Guergis, delivered her address on behalf of the government.