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Recordings of sessions from CSW65 are available on the UN Women website:

About CSW65 and our SIGBI Blogs

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 65 took place from 15-26 March 2021. Over 100 Soroptimists from Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI) registered to attend this virtual event.

The Agreed Conclusions are available on the UN Women website.

Watch the video of the SIGBI Parallel Event: Combatting Trafficking and Slavery below:

Soroptimist Blogs from CSW 65

26 March 2021

Sessions covered: Leaving no child behind: Ending social discrimination that makes children vulnerable to trafficking; Making…

25 March 2021

Session covered: Feminist Leadership: Steering a course for gender equality in and through education Rita…

24 March 2021

Sessions covered: Reviewing Social and Economic Support System for Vulnerable Women; Mobilizing for Change: Girls…

23 March 2021

Sessions covered: Amplifying the Voices on Ending Female Genital Mutilation; Exploring the Making of Women…

22 March 2021

Sessions covered: Women and Youth, Peace and Security; Feminist voices at the Policy Table; How…

21 March 2021

Session covered: Creating Women Friendly Cities; Transforming Pandemic challenges into actions for SDGs and gender…

20 March 2021

Sessions covered: Empowering Women in STEM is essential for achieving the UNSDGs; Reimagining the Leadership…

19 March 2021

Session covered: Nothing is Agreed, Until Everything is Agreed: Civil Society Briefing; Combatting trafficking/slavery throughout…

18 March 2021

Sessions covered: Adolescent Girls Dialogue on Feminist Movements, Leadership and Accountability in Generation Equality; A…

17 March 2021

Session covered: Making zero tolerance a reality, Child, Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM). Liz Dominey, Chair…

16 March 2021

Sessions covered: “Women’s empowerment at the UN and in the G20”, “Empowering Early Career Nurses…

Monday 15 March 2021

Sessions covered: Whatever happened to Resolution 1325?, Opening Ceremony and first Plenary Session in the…

Sunday 14th March 2021

This is a pre-CSW65 blog on the CSW65  NGO CSW/NY Consultation Day. ‘There is a…