

CSW69 Reception: Join Us in NYC!
[EVENT] For those who might be in New York on 11 March, tickets are available for the NGO CSW69 Reception. Purchase your ticket today.
[EVENT] For those who might be in New York on 11 March, tickets are available for the NGO CSW69 Reception. Purchase your ticket today.
[EVENT] The NGO CSW are excited to announce registration access to the CSW69 virtual portal is now open! The forum is being held March 10 – 21, 2025. Register today.
REMINDER – Register Today for the 15 March AFMW Parallel Event – This year’s United Nations 67th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) commences in New York on March 6th -17th 2023. Hosts A/Prof Magdalena Simonis AFMW President and Dr Helena Franco Young AFMW Co-Chair and Harvard Scholar, are pleased to invite you all to this marvellous parallel event which will be hosted online on Wednesday 15th March 8pm AEDT (7pm AEST / 4am EST). Please register to attend (it only takes a minute or two).
[EVENT] 18 FEB. NGO CSW66 Forum Training. Learn everything you need to know about attending the NGO CSW66 Forum on the Virtual Portal. We’ll talk about the different aspects of the Forum, show a walk-through of the Virtual Portal, and take questions from participants!
View the brief summary of the CSW65 Agreed Conclusions. Prepared by Dr Magdalena Simonis President, AFMW , host of the AFMW CSW65 Parallel Event. The full version is also available to download. Aims of the Commission are for: Women’s full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.
A lot has happened in the month of March, so A/Professor Magdalena, AFMW President has taken the liberty to provide our members with this update.
CSW65 is currently being held at the New York UN headquarters. This is a two week event consisting of a range of events, including official meetings, side events and parallel events, including AFMW’s Parallel event. View the Programme and our online AFMW calendar to see what member is attending what.
The Programme for AFMW’s 20 March NGO CSW65 parallel event has now been released. The event starts at 3.30pm AEDT / 2.30pm AEST. Please view the Programme schedule and register to attend. We look forward to seeing you online!
The ‘Side’ and ‘Parallel’ events of the UN’s 65th Commission on the Status of Women (UN CSW 65) have now been published. Good opportunities for AFMW to engage with these activities.
AFMW’s 20 March NGO CSW65 parallel event will be delivered on the NGO CSW virtual platform. Please see a quick tutorial on how to use the NGO CSW65 virtual platform. Please register to attend. We look forward to seeing you online!
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