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Official documents

  • E/CN.6/2009/1 [ A C E F R S ]
    Annotated provisional agenda and proposed organization of work
  • E/CN.6/2009/2 [ A C E F R S ]
    The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS - Report of the Secretary-General
  • E/CN.6/2009/3 [ A C E F R S ]
    Proposals for a multi-year programme of work for the period 2010-2014 of the Commission on the Status of Women - Report of the Secretary-General
  • E/CN.6/2009/3/CORR.1 [ A C E F R S ]
    Proposals for a multi-year programme of work for the period 2010-2014 of the Commission on the Status of Women - Report of the Secretary-General
  • E/CN.6/2009/4 [ A C E F R S ]
    Progress in mainstreaming a gender perspective in the development, implementation and evaluation of national policies and programmes, with a particular focus on the equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS - Report of the Secretary-General
  • E/CN.6/2009/5 [ A C E F R S ]
    The situation of and assistance to Palestinian women
  • E/CN.6/2009/6 [ A C E F R S ]
    Report of the Secretary-General on Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS
  • E/CN.6/2009/7 [ A C E F R S ]
    Joint workplan of the Division for the Advancement of Women and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
  • E/CN.6/2009/8 [ A C E F R S ]
    Future work of the Working Group on Communications on the Status of Women - Report of the Secretary-General
  • E/CN.6/2009/9 [ A C E F R S ]
    Letter dated 3 December 2008 from the President of the Economic and Social Council to the Chairperson of the Commission on the Status of Women
  • A/HRC/10/43 - E/CN.6/2009/10 [ A C E F R S ]
    Report of the United Nations Development Fund for Women on the activities of the Fund to eliminate violence against women - Note by the Secretary-General
  • E/CN.6/2009/11 [ A C E F R S ]
    Strengthening the International Research and Training
    Institute for the Advancement of Women
  • E/CN.6/2009/12 [ A C E F R S ]
    Discussion guide on the high-level round table on the equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS: Note by the Bureau of the Commission on the Status of Women
  • E/CN.6/2009/13 [ A C E F R S ]
    Implementing the internationally agreed goals and commitments in regard to global public health. Note by the Secretariat
  • E/CN.6/2009/14 [ A C E F R S ]
    Preparation of the 2009 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development. Note by the Secretary-General

NGO Statements

  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/1 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/2 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Bangladesh Mahila Parishad, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/3 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by the International Federation of Social Workers, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/4 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Womankind Worldwide, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/5 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by the International Federation of University Women, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/6 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by International Alliance of Women, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/7 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Soroptimist International, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/8 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by International Planned Parenthood Federation, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/9 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Zonta International, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/10 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/11 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Mothers’ Union, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/12 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Family Welfare in Brazil Civil Society, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/13 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by AARP, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/14 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Fundación para Estudio e Investigación de la Mujer, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/15 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Radin Institute for Family Health Education and Promotion, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/16 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by International Association of Schools of Social Work, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/17 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Anglican Consultative Council, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/18 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Women’s Intercultural Network, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/19 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by International Council of Women, International Federation of Business and Professional Women, International Federation of University Women and Soroptimist International, non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/20 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by International Federation of Women in Legal Careers, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/21 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, Company of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Congregations of St. Joseph, Dominican Leadership Conference, Franciscans International, Grail, International Federation of Social Workers, International Presentation Association of the Sisters of the Presentation, Partnership for Global Justice, Sisters of Charity Federation, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Society for Women and AIDS in Africa, Society of Catholic Medical Missionaries, Soroptimist International, UNANIMA International, VIVAT International, Tandem Project and Teresian Association, non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/22 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by American Association of University Women,
    Associated Country Women of the World, Bahá’í International Community, Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, Defence for Children International, Dominican Leadership Conference, Franciscans International, International Council of Jewish Women, International Federation of University Women, International Lactation Consultant Association, International Presentation Association of the Sisters of the Presentation, International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, Istituto Internazionale Maria Ausiliatrice della Salesiane di Don Bosco, Kenya Alliance for Advancement of Children, League of Women Voters of the United States, Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic, Pan Pacific and South-East Asia Women’s Association, Partnership for Global Justice, Salesian Missions, School Sisters of Notre Dame, Sisters of Charity Federation, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Soroptimist International, SOS Kinderdorf International, Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund, VIVAT International, World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, World Youth Alliance, non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/23 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Caritas Internationalis (International Confederation of Catholic Charities) and National Board of Catholic Women of England and Wales, non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/24 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by the European Women’s Lobby, the International Council of Jewish Women, the National Alliance of Women’s Organizations, and the Women’s National Commission, non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/25 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by International Network of Liberal Women, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/26 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Education International, International
    Trade Union Confederation and Public Services International,
    non-governmental organizations in consultative status with
    the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/27 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Huairou Commission: Women, Homes and Community, Human Rights Watch and the Open Society Institute, non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/28 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Amnesty International, Femmes Afrique Solidarité, Human Rights Watch, International Alert and Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/29 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Grail, a non-governmental organization in
    consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/30 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by American Psychological Association, Anglican Consultative Council, Congregations of St. Joseph, International Association for Women’s Mental Health, International Association of Applied Psychology, International Association of Schools of Social Work, International Council of Psychologists, International Council of Women, International Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers,
    International Federation of Women in Legal Careers, International Federation of Women Lawyers, International Psychoanalytical Association Trust, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, International Union of Psychological Science, National Council of Women of the United States, Society for Women and AIDS in Africa, Soroptimist International, World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation, World Council for Psychotherapy, World Federation for Mental Health and Zonta
    International, non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/31 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Mujer para la Mujer, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/32 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Human Rights Advocates, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/33 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by International Federation for Home Economics, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/34 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by International Federation for Home Economics, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/35 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by the Women’s National Commission, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/36 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by World Youth Alliance, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/37 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Association nationale Al Hidn, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/38 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by New Japan Women’s Association a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/39 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by International Association of Charities, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/40 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by the National Women’s Council of Catalonia, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/41 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Altrusa International, Armenian International Women’s Association, Associated Country Women of the World, Congregation of our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, International Association of Women in Radio and Television, International Federation of Business and Professional Women, International Federation of Settlement
    Houses and Neighborhood Centers, International Federation of University Women, International Federation of Women in Legal Careers, International Federation of Women Lawyers, Society of Catholic Medical Missionaries, Soroptimist International, Trickle Up Program, United States Committee for UNIFEM, Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund, World Federation
    of Ukrainian Women’s Organizations and Zonta International, non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/42 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by African Action on AIDS, Centre for Women, the Earth, the Devine, Hadassah: Women’s Zionist Organization of America, International Alliance of Women, International Association of Democratic Lawyers, International Council of Women, International Council of Jewish Women, International Federation of Business and Professional Women,
    International Federation of University Women, International Inner Wheel, National Council of German Women’s Organizations, Salvation Army, Servas International, Socialist International Women, Soroptimist International, Third World Movement Against the Exploitation of Women, Women’s International Zionist Organization, Zonta International,
    non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/43 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Hadassah: Women’s Zionist Organization of America, International Association of Democratic Lawyers, International Council of Women, International Council of Jewish Women, International Federation of Business and Professional Women, International Federation of University Women, International Inner Wheel, National Council of German Women’s Organizations, Salvation Army, Servas International, Socialist International Women, Soroptimist International, Third World
    Movement Against the Exploitation of Women, Women’s International Zionist Organization and Zonta International, non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/44 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Coalition against Trafficking in Women and UNANIMA International, non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/45 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Catholic Women’s League Australia, Endeavour Forum and JMJ Children’s Fund of Canada, non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/46 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Anglican Consultative Council, Association of Presbyterian Women of Aotearoa New Zealand, Church Women United, Church World Service, Lutheran World Federation, Presbyterian Church USA, Salvation Army, World Federation of Methodist and Uniting Church Women, World Student Christian Federation, World Young Women’s Christian Association and United Methodist Church General Board of
    Church and Society, non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/47 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Grassroots Organisations Operating Together in Sisterhood, HelpAge International, Huairou Commission, World Young Women’s Christian Association and YWCA of Canada, non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/48 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by African Women’s Development and Communication Network, Amnesty International, Asia Pacific Women’s Watch, Association for Women’s Rights in Development, Baha’i International Community, Center for Women’s Global Leadership, Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era, Human Rights
    Watch, International Planned Parenthood Federation, Women’s Environment and Development Organization and World Federalist Movement, non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the
    Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/49 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Action Canada for Population and Development, Center for Health and Gender Equity, International Planned Parenthood Federation, IPAS and Population Action International, non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/50 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Al-Hakim Foundation, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
  • E/CN.6/2009/NGO/51 [ A C E F R S ]
    Statement submitted by Federation of American Women’s Clubs Overseas, Femmes Afrique Solidarité, Institute for Planetary Synthesis, Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children, International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, International Council of Jewish Women, International Council of Women, International Federation of Business and Professional Women, International Federation of University Women, International Network for the
    Prevention of Elder Abuse, Pan Pacific and South-East Asia Women’s Association, Solar Cookers International Tandem Project, Women’s Federation for World Peace International, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, World Movement of Mothers, Worldwide Organization for Women and Zonta International, non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council