LOUD WHISPERS: Corona Blues
The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, known as CSW, takes place in New York every March. The Commission is the UN body charged with the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action. Every year, there is a review on progress made by UN member States during a ten-day inter-ministerial session. The CSW […]
U.N. Women’s Meeting Cancelled Due To Coronavirus
Curtailing a major United Nations meeting on gender equality over coronavirus fears could be a blow to progress in women’s rights and needs to be rescheduled to include diverse voices, participants and observers said on Monday. The annual two-week U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) promoting equality and women’s empowerment was scaled back […]
UN Women, Malawi Govt Strategise For Status Of Women In New York
Women empowerment and gender experts have converged in Lilongwe to prepare for this year’s global United Nations (UN) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meeting, which is scheduled to take place in New York in the United States of America. The Malawi Government is hosting the delegates, which include leaders of civil society organisations […]
LOUD WHISPERS: The Annual Pilgrimage
I am on my way back from New York where I went to attend the annual UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). The Commission is the body responsible for monitoring progress on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment globally, receiving annual reports from governments on their efforts, successes and challenges. After the Beijing Conference […]
LOUD WHISPERS: John’s Café
There is a very busy diner in New York on 2nd Avenue known as John’s Café. I started visiting John’s in the 1990s when my late older friend Joana Foster, who passed away recently, introduced me to the place. John’s is very close to the United Nations, so this means whenever I attend the annual […]
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