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The fifty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women will be held at the United Nations headquarters in New York from 2 to 13 March 2009. Please click on the links below for further information and resources.
Participants The session will be attended by representatives of Member States, UN entities and of ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world. For more information on NGO participation, please click here. The themes that will be considered are the following: Priority theme:The Commission on the Status of Women will consider the theme: “The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS” at its 53rd session. The Division for the Advancement of Women organized an online discussion on the theme “The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS”, which provided an opportunity for practitioners and experts to contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the issue. The online discussion provided background information for an Expert Group Meeting organized by the Division as part of the preparatory process for the 53rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in 2009. Review theme: An interactive dialogue will evaluate progress of the implementation of the agreed conclusions "Equal participation of women and men in decision-making processes at all levels" adopted at the 50th session of CSW. Emerging issue: The emerging issue on “The gender perspectives of the financial crisis” will be considered through an interactive expert panel. The Secretary-General prepares reports on the priority theme under consideration by the Commission, as well as on topics mandated through the resolutions and decisions of the Commission. The Bureau and the Secretariat also provide further documentation, as mandated by the Commission. All official documentation is provided on the website prior to the session, as soon as it is available in all official United Nations languages. Member States and UN entities, please click here to request a parallel event. NGOs, please click here for more information on organizing parallel events.
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