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Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
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CSW prepares recommendations and reports
to ECOSOC on promoting women's rights in political, economic, civil,
social and educational fields. It aims to promote implementation
of the principle that men and women shall have equal rights. Following
the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women, CSW was mandated to regularly
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Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW) |
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Aims to ensure the participation of women as equal partners with
men in all aspects of human endeavour. A catalyst for advancing
the global agenda on women's issues. Conducts research and develops
policy options. Aims to strengthen communication between national
and international policy-making and the women of the world. Supports
the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and other
relevant recommendations and decisions. (About
DAW)
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WomenWatch
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A joint UN project to create a core Internet space
on global women's issues. Created to monitor the results of the
Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing, 1995). Founded March
1997 by DAW, UNIFEM and
INSTRAW. (About
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