The UN Country Team will support the participation of representatives of Nepali Civil Society in the 64th/Beijing+25 (2020)  Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, organized at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 9-20 March 2020.

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. A functional commission of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) was established by Council resolution 11(II) of 21 June 1946.

The 64^th Session of the CSW will be organized at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York from March 9-20 2020. Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are welcome to attend the session.

This year, the Commission will undertake a review and appraisal of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA) and the outcomes of the 23^rd special session of the General Assembly. The commission will assess current challenges that affect the implementation of the Platform for Action and the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women and its contribution towards the full realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development through a gender perspective (E/RES/2018/8).  

In addition, the commission will also decide on its next multi-year programme of work for 2021 and beyond.

The twelve-day session will include a ministerial segment with round tables and other high-level interactive dialogues, a general discussion and a series of interactive events. Stakeholders will organize many side events to draw attention to critical aspects of the work on gender equality. Details are available at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw64-2020.

In accordance with the practice of recent ‘+5’ reviews, Ministers and high-level government representatives are expected to adopt a Political Declaration to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and to give further impetus to accelerated implementation.

The UN Country Team (UNCT) in Nepal will coordinate and facilitate the participation of Nepali Civil Society representatives to participate in the 64^th Session of the CSW and will support for the maximum of 7 days. Thus, UNCT Nepal invites applications from interested candidates representing diverse Civil Society Organization in Nepal (including those who have already requested the support to UN agencies in Nepal for the 64^th session of the CSW).

To apply for support to attend the 64^th Session of the CSW in New York, applicants are expected to submit (1) an updated resume (not exceeding 3 pages), (2) confirmation of the invitation to attend the CSW, and (3) a short essay (maximum 500 words), in English, explaining how you plan to use this opportunity, how this will add value to the ongoing work in relation to the current challenges in effective implementation of  BPfA, contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals the agenda 2030.

The selection of candidates will be based on the potential to contribute in realizing gender equality, empowerment of women and girls and marginalized groups in connection with Agenda 2030 in Nepal. We encourage the application from diverse civil society working at local, provincial and at federal level.

Applications must be submitted by February 9, 2020 to Geetanjali Rai at geetanjali.rai@undp.org and Samriti Maharjan at samriti.maharjan@unwomen.org  

Read more about the event at: https://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw64-2020

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