Themes & Expert Group Meetings
Annotated Provisional Agenda
Bureau Members
Agreed Conclusions
Official Documents
High-Level Round Table
Panel Discussions
High-level Panel on Emerging Issues
Press Releases
Resolutions
Statements

Themes & Expert Group Meetings

The 50th session of the Commission on the Status of Women will consider the following two themes:

• 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.
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• Equal participation of women and men in decision-making processes at all levels.
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High-Level Panel on Emerging Issues

• The Gender Dimensions of International Migration (Thursday, 2 March 2006, 3:00 to 6:00 pm)

High-Level Round Table

Incorporating gender perspectives into the national development strategies for implementing the internationally agreed development goals requested at the 2005 World Summit (Monday, 27 February 2006, 3:00 to 6:00 pm)

• List of Participants
• Composition of Member States

Round Table Discussions

• Enhanced participation of women in development: an enabling environment for achieving gender equality and the advancement of women
  9 February 2006, United Nations Headquarters, New York, Conference Room 2, 1:15 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.
  
• Equal Participation Of Women And Men In Decision-Making Processes At All Levels
  14 February 2006, United Nations Headquarters, New York, Conference Room 3, 1:15 P.M. – 2:30 P.M
  

NGO Information Note (27th December 2005)

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Nota Informativa para la Participación de las Organizaciones No Gubernamentales (ONGs)

CSW Bureau Members

The Bureau of the Commission on the Status of Women (fiftieth and fifty-first sessions) comprises the following members:

• H.E. Ms. Carmen María Gallardo (El Salvador), Chairperson
• Mrs. Adekunbi Abibat Sonaike (Nigeria), Vice Chairperson
• Ms. Szilvia Szabo (Hungary), Vice Chairperson
• Mr. Tom Woodroffe (United Kingdom), Vice Chairperson
• Mr. Dicky Komar (Indonesia), Vice Chairperson
  

Agreed Conclusions

(The following documents are in PDF format)

• The Agreed Conclusions are available in the Final Report on the fiftieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women. [ A C E F R S ]

Statements

(The following documents are in PDF format)

• Introductory Statement by Ms. Rachel Mayanja, Assistant Secretary-General Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, 27 February 2006
  
  
• Opening Statement by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women, 27 February 2006
  
  
• Statement by Ms. Rosario Manalo, Chairperson, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, 27 February 2006
  
  
• Statement by Ms. Rachel Mayanja, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women at the NGO Consultation on CSW at 50: Glancing Back, Moving Forward, Panel discussion on “Forward Looking Issues and Advocacy Strategies”, Sunday, 26 February 2006 New York University (NYU) Farkas Auditorium
  
  
• Statement by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women: The Achievements of the Commission on the Status of Women, 2006 NGO consultation, Plenary 1: 50 years of CSW, 26 February 2006



Statements By Member States:

• Statement By Ms Carolyn Risk, New Zealand Representative To The
  50th Session Of The Commission On The Status Of Women, 2 March 2006
  
  
• Statement by the Delegation of Canada at the UN Commission on the Status of Women, 1 March 2006 [ English | French ]
  
  
• Statement by Dr. Yoriko Meguro, Representative of Japan at the Fiftieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, 1 March 2006
  
  
• Statement by Ambassador Mirjana Mladineo, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Croatia to the United Nations, 1 March 2006
  
  
• Statement By H.E. Ambassador Christian Wenaweser, Permanent Representative Of The Principality Of Liechtenstein To The United Nations, 1 March 2006
  
  
• Statement by Mr Jens Orback, Minister for Gender Equality, Head of Delegation of Sweden at the UN Commission on the Status of Women, 27 February 2006
  
  
• Statement by H.E. Mme. Zhao Shaohua, Vice Chairperson of the National Working Committee on Women and Children of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, Head of the Chinese Delegation at the 50th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, 27 February 2006
  [ English | Chinese ]
  

Press Releases

No Tool For Development More Effective Than Empowerment Of Women, Says Deputy Secretary-General, As Women’s Commission Opens 50th Session [ E F ] , 27 February 2006

Absence Of Women From Leadership Positions Undermines Democracy, Commission On Status Of Women Told [ E F ] , 28 February 2006

Despite Major Gains, Women Bear Disproportionate Share Of Poverty Burden, Remain Politically Underrepresented, UN Commission Told [ E F ] , 1 March 2006

Gender Permeates Causes, Consequences Of International Migration, Commission On Status Of Women Told [ E F ] , 2 March 2006

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