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February 2008


52nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women

UN HQ, New York, USA, 25 February - 7 March 2008
Host / Sponsor: UN Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW)

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), dedicated exclusively to gender equality and advancement of women. It is the principal global policy-making body. Every year, representatives of Member States gather at United Nations Headquarters in New York to evaluate progress on gender equality, identify challenges, set global standards and formulate concrete policies to promote gender equality and advancement of women worldwide.

CSW will consider the theme: �Financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women� at its 52nd session.
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