CSW

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CSW is the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, a principal global intergovernmental body dedicated to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women.

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instanceOf United Nations functional commission
intergovernmental body
affiliatedWith United Nations
aimsTo eliminate discrimination against women and girls
integrate women's rights into human rights and development frameworks
monitor and review progress on gender equality
promote empowerment of girls
promote empowerment of women
promote gender equality
composedOf Member States of the United Nations elected by ECOSOC
cooperatesWith UN Women
other UN entities working on gender equality
country United States of America
createdBy United Nations Economic and Social Council
fieldOfWork empowerment of women
gender equality
human rights of women and girls
mainstreaming gender perspective in UN system
women's rights
fullName Commission on the Status of Women
hasNumberOfMembers 45
hasRole advisory body to ECOSOC on gender equality
policy-making body on women's rights
principal global intergovernmental body dedicated to gender equality
headquartersLocation New York City
United Nations Headquarters
inception 1946
legalBasis ECOSOC resolutions
United Nations Charter
meetingLocation United Nations Headquarters, New York
meets annually
parentOrganization ECOSOC
United Nations Economic and Social Council
partOf United Nations economic and social governance structure
produces agreed conclusions on priority themes
resolutions and decisions on gender equality
shortName CSW
termLengthOfMembers 4 years
usesLanguage Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
website https://www.unwomen.org/en/csw
worksOn follow-up to the Beijing Platform for Action
gender-related aspects of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

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