Draft agreed conclusions submitted by the Chair of the Commission, Ms. Marjon V. Kamara (Liberia), on the basis of informal consultations

The elimination and prevention of all forms of violence
against women and girls

The following made opening statements at CSW57.

Statement of Feminist and Women's Organisations on the Very Alarming Trends in the Negotiations of Outcome Document of the 57th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

March
13,
2013


RE:
 Uphold 
Women's 
Rights 
at 
57th 
Commission 
on 
the 
Status 
of 
Women


TIME FOR ACTION: Prevent and end violence against women and girls”. Opening statement of Michelle Bachelet, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director, at the 57th session of UN Commission on the Status of Women, 4 March 2013, New York

[As delivered]

Madam Chair, Mr. Deputy Secretary-General,
Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Representatives of civil society, Colleagues and friends,

Statement submitted by Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council

Attached is a document of some of the CSW parallel events related to the Peace, Women and Security agenda.

See WILPF's Annie Matundu Mbambi deliver the statement here: Video: Annie Matundu Mbambi delivering WILPF and partner's oral statement

“Make it Binding: Include Gender-Based Violence in the Arms Trade Treaty”