The note below reflects the results, including decisions taken, of the sixty-fourth and sixty-fifth sessions of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, held in Geneva from 4 to 22 July and from 24 October to 18 November 2016, respectively. Information on the sixty-third session, held in Geneva from 15 February to 4 March 2016, can be found in the report of the Committee to the General Assembly (A/71/38, part III).

The report below of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women on the activities of the United Nations Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence against Women was prepared in compliance with General Assembly resolution 50/166.

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The report below reviews and assesses the extent to which Member States have implemented the agreed conclusions from the fifty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women on the challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls. The report summarizes the progress, gaps and challenges relating to action taken at the national level in implementing the agreed conclusions.

Information about side events is available in the PDF below. 

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Please check UN Women web-site frequently as times and venues of side events may change.

The document below presents CSW61 draft agreed conclusions [subject to change].

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Download a PDF below or read the original at: http://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/csw/61/...

The report below examines women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work at a time when the international community has made an unprecedented commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment, in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The report clarifies the vital interlinkages between women’s economic empowerment and their rights to decent work and full and productive employment.

The report below provides a summary of the normative aspects of the work of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and the Entity’s contribution to advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in intergovernmental processes. It also provides information on how the Entity has contributed to the implementation of the policy guidance provided by the Commission on the Status of Women.