March 8 is International Women’s Day
March 8 is International Women’s Day
Bishop Catherine Roskam of New York preaches at a Eucharist for the 2008 Anglican delegation to the
U.N.’s Commission on the Status of Women at the Chapel of Christ our Lord in the Episcopal Church
Center in New York City.
Bishop Catherine Roskam of New York preaches at a Eucharist for the 2008 Anglican delegation to the
U.N.’s Commission on the Status of Women at the Chapel of Christ our Lord in the Episcopal Church
Center in New York City.
Anglican women to listen, learn, reach out
at United Nations Commission meeting
Anglican women to listen, learn, reach out
at United Nations Commission meeting
A
delegation of women from
the Anglican Communion
will take part in the 53rd
session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
(UNCSW), to be held March 2 to
13. The Anglican women, representing some 30 of the 38 provinces of the Anglican Communion,
are nominated by the Primates
(leading archbishops or presiding
bishops) of their provinces.
The themes of the CSW are determined by reviewing the agree-
ments made at the Fourth World
Congress on Women held in Beijing in 1995. Themes for this year
are:
uPriority theme: The equal
sharing of responsibilities between
women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS.
uReview
theme: Equal participation of women and men in decision-making processes at all levels.
uEmerging theme: The gender
perspectives of the financial crisis.
A
delegation of women from
the Anglican Communion
will take part in the 53rd
session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
(UNCSW), to be held March 2 to
13. The Anglican women, representing some 30 of the 38 provinces of the Anglican Communion,
are nominated by the Primates
(leading archbishops or presiding
bishops) of their provinces.
The themes of the CSW are determined by reviewing the agree-
ments made at the Fourth World
Congress on Women held in Beijing in 1995. Themes for this year
are:
uPriority theme: The equal
sharing of responsibilities between
women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS.
uReview
theme: Equal participation of women and men in decision-making processes at all levels.
uEmerging theme: The gender
perspectives of the financial crisis.
The Anglican Communion
United Nations Office has
set the following goals for the
delegates:
uMake an impact on
advocacy at the United
Nations; participate
effectively and influence
policy discussions.
uBring faith perspective
A group of Anglican delegates to the 2008 meeting of
into the analysis,
the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
meets with Ambassador Steve Tennyson Matenje of the
reporting and
Malawi mission to the U.N. Anglican delegates serve as
implementation.
advocates for the international concerns of women.
uShare local experiences on
one or more of the themes of the 53rd session of the UNCSW.
uExchange skills, knowledge and experiences with the worldwide
body of women committed to the empowerment of women.
u Take what they have learned back home to engender change.
The Anglican Communion
United Nations Office has
set the following goals for the
delegates:
uMake an impact on
advocacy at the United
Nations; participate
effectively and influence
policy discussions.
uBring faith perspective
A group of Anglican delegates to the 2008 meeting of
into the analysis,
the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
meets with Ambassador Steve Tennyson Matenje of the
reporting and
Malawi mission to the U.N. Anglican delegates serve as
implementation.
advocates for the international concerns of women.
uShare local experiences on
one or more of the themes of the 53rd session of the UNCSW.
uExchange skills, knowledge and experiences with the worldwide
body of women committed to the empowerment of women.
u Take what they have learned back home to engender change.
Resources ...
Resources ...
For more information about the CSW,
including the Secretary General’s report and other issue papers:
www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/53sess.htm.
For more information about the CSW,
including the Secretary General’s report and other issue papers:
www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/53sess.htm.
For the statement submitted by the Anglican Consultative Council:
For the statement submitted by the Anglican Consultative Council:
For more about the Beijing Platform:
For more about the Beijing Platform:
www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/csw53/OfficialDocuments.html
(Click on E/CN.6/2009/NGO/17.)
www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/csw53/OfficialDocuments.html
(Click on E/CN.6/2009/NGO/17.)
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/beijing/platform/
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/beijing/platform/
For more about women’s ministries in the Episcopal Church:
For more about women’s ministries in the Episcopal Church:
For more about the Anglican presence at the United Nations, contact
Martha Gardner, director of programs for the Anglican Communion
United Nations Office, at 212-716-6262 or [email protected].
For more about the Anglican presence at the United Nations, contact
Martha Gardner, director of programs for the Anglican Communion
United Nations Office, at 212-716-6262 or [email protected].
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