Fifty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women
Priority theme:
The empowerment of rural women and their role in poverty and hunger eradication, development and current challenges
Review theme:
Financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women ( agreed conclusions from the fifty-second session)
The World YWCA, the YWCA Canada and the YWCA of Nigeria have submitted a joint statement specifically recognising the vital role of leadership and political participation by women and young women in the eradication of poverty in rural communities.
The empowerment of rural women and their role in poverty and hunger eradication, development and current challenges
Review theme:
Financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women ( agreed conclusions from the fifty-second session)
The World YWCA, the YWCA Canada and the YWCA of Nigeria have submitted a joint statement specifically recognising the vital role of leadership and political participation by women and young women in the eradication of poverty in rural communities.
The 56th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) promises to be an exciting and progressive event focusing on the empowerment of rural women and their role in poverty and hunger eradication, development and other current challenges. The CSW will also provide the strategic platform to review the issue of financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women. The World YWCA, the YWCA Canada and the YWCA of Nigeria have submitted a joint statement specifically recognising the vital role of leadership and political participation by women and young women in the eradication of poverty in rural communities.