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The fifty-fifth session of the took place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from Tuesday, 22 February to Friday, 4 March, and on Monday, 14 March 2011.

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News and announcements
Participants
Bureau
Documentation
Statements
Organization of the session
    General discussion
    Priority theme
    Review theme
    Emerging issue
    Other panels
    Parallel events [ First week, 22 - 25 February | Second week, 28 February - 4 March ]
Agreed conclusions
Other outcomes
Preparation
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Participants

Representatives of , 缅北禁地entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world attended the session. For more information on NGO participation, please click .

Bureau

The Bureau for the 55th session comprised the following members:

  • H.E. Mr. Garen Nazarian (Armenia) of the Eastern European Group of States, Chair
  • Ms. Leysa Sow (Senegal) of the African Group, Vice Chair
  • Mr. Tetsuya Kimura (Japan), of the Asian States Group, Vice Chair
  • Ms. María Luz Melon (Argentina) of the Latin American and Caribbean Group, Vice Chair
  • Mr. Filippo Cinti (Italy) of the Western European and other States Group, Vice Chair

Statements

Opening statements

Closing remarks

Organization of the session

In accordance with its multi-year programme of work (), the Commission two-week session included the following activities. (Please click here for a PDF version)

ORGANIZATION OF THE FIFTY-FIFTH SESSION OF THE CSW

22 February - 4 March 2011

Monday 21 Feb

Tuesday 22 Feb

Wednesday 23 Feb

Thursday 24 Feb

Friday 25 Feb

10.00 a.m. 鈥 1.00 p.m.

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Holiday

- Opening of the session

- Election of officers (Item 1)

- Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters (Item 2)

- Introduction of documents [Item 3 as a whole]

General discussion (Item 3) (opens)

Review of the implementation of: the BPfA and the outcome of the 23rd special session of the GA - sharing of experiences and good practices on implementation of the Platform for Action, with a view to overcoming remaining obstacles and new challenges

Panel 1:
Access and participation of women and girls to education, training, science and technology, including for the promotion of women’s equal access to full employment and decent work

Key policy initiatives and capacity-building on gender mainstreaming

Focus on science and technology

General discussion (Item 3) (continued)

Panel 3:
Evaluation of progress in the implementation of the agreed conclusions on “The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child”

1 - 3 p.m.

   

Panel for 2012: The empowerment of rural women and their role in poverty and hunger eradication, development and current challenges

Joint event Commission on the Status of Women and Statistical Commission

3.00 – 6.00 p.m.

 

Two parallel high-level round tables on the priority theme: Access and participation of women and girls to education, training, science and technology, including for the promotion of women’s equal access to full employment and decent work
– (Item 3 (a) (i))
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Panel 2:
Access and participation of women and girls to education, training, science and technology, including for the promotion of women’s equal access to full employment and decent work

Key policy initiatives and capacity-building on gender mainstreaming

Focus on education and training

General discussion (Item 3) (continued)

Informal consultations (Agreed conclusions)

Monday 28 Feb

Tuesday 1 Mar

Wednesday 2 Mar

Thursday 3 Mar

Friday 4 Mar

10.00 a.m. 鈥 1.00 p.m.

General discussion (Item 3) (concluded)

in parallel with
Informal consultations (Agreed conclusions)

Panel 4:
Emerging issues, trends and new approaches to issues affecting the situation of women or equality between women and men

Gender equality and sustainable development

3.00 pm: deadline for submission of draft proposals

Informal consultations (Agreed conclusions)

Follow-up to the Economic and
Social Council resolutions and
decisions (Item 5) - introduction and discussion

followed by:
Introduction of draft proposals

in parallel withInformal consultations (Agreed conclusions)

Action on draft proposals

1 – 3 p.m.

         

3.00 – 6.00 p.m.

Informal consultations (Agreed conclusions)

Panel 5:
Elimination of preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and the empowerment of women
(CSW resolution 54/5)

Closed meeting to consider the report of the Working Group on Communications (Item 4)

followed by:
Informal consultations (Agreed conclusions)

Informal consultations (Agreed conclusions)

-Action on draft proposals
-Provisional agenda for the 56th session of CSW (Item 6)
-Adoption of the draft report of the CSW on its 55th session (Item 7)
-Closure of the 55th session followed by-Opening of the 56th session, for the sole purpose of electing the Chair and other Members of the Bureau

 

General Discussion

Regional Groups:
Argentina on behalf of the Group of 77 and China
Bahamas on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Chile on behalf of the Rio Group
Hungary on behalf of the European Union
Indonesia on behalf of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Kiribati on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum Group
Mozambique on behalf of the African Group
Namibia on behalf of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Nauru on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States

Member States:
Afghanistan
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Botswana
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chile
China
Congo
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Egypt
El Salvador
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Guinea
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Islamic Republic of Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Lao People鈥檚 Democratic Republic
Lesotho
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mexico
Morocco
Namibia
Nepal
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay (English | Spanish)
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar (Arabic | English)
Republic of Korea
Russian Federation
Saint Lucia
Senegal
South Africa
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Spain
Sudan
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Republic of Tanzania
United States of America
Uruguay
Viet Nam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Permanent observers:
Holy See
Organization of the Islamic Conference
Palestine

缅北禁地entities:
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
United Nations Regional Commissions

Other intergovernmental organizations:
African Union Commission
International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (AICESIS)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Partners in Population and Development (PPD)

Non-governmental organizations:

American Association of University Women, Girl Scouts of the United States of America, Girl Learn International, Inc., Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, School Sisters of Notre Dame, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, The Salvation Army and Passionists International
Asia Pacific Women's Watch (APWW)
Education International (EI), Public Services International (PSI), Internatinoal Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
International Network of Liberal Women
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
International Public Policy Institute, National Alliance for Women and Women's Intercultural Network
Latin American Caucus
Middle East Caucus
NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY
Rural Development Leadership Network
Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem (OSMTH)
Soroptimist International
Young Women's Caucus

 

Priority theme

Access and participation of women and girls in education, training, science and technology, including for the promotion of women’s equal access to full employment and decent work

High-level roundtable A
Access and participation of women and girls in education, training, science and technology, including for the promotion of women鈥檚 equal access to full employment and decent work

Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 3 - 6 p.m.
Conference Room 3, North Lawn Building

List of delegations

  • Moderator's summary [ A C E F R S ]
  • Chair: H.E. Mr. Garen Nazarian, Chair of the Commission (Armenia)

  • Keynote speaker: Mr. Fortunato de la Pe帽a, Vice-Chair of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development and Undersecretary for Science and Technology, Philippines [ Paper ]
  • United Nations response: Ms. Barbara Bailey, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women [ Paper ]
  • NGO response: Ms. Joy Carter, International Federation of University Women

Discussion guide [ ]


High-level roundtable B
Access and participation of women and girls in education, training, science and technology, including for the promotion of women鈥檚 equal access to full employment and decent work

Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 3 - 6 p.m.
Conference Room 4, North Lawn Building

List of delegations

  • Moderator's summary [ A C E F R S ]
  • Chair: H.E. Mr. Kazuo Kodama, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan

  • Keynote speaker: Ms. Josefina V谩zquez Mota, Member of Parliament and former Minister of Education, Mexico [ Paper ]
  • United Nations response: Ms. Jane Hodges, ILO
  • NGO response: Ms. Deepali Sood, Plan International

Discussion guide [ ]


Panel 1
Key policy initiatives and capacity-building on gender mainstreaming: focus on science and technology

Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Conference Room 3, North Lawn Building

  • Moderator's summary [ A C E F R S ]
  • Moderator: Ms. Mar铆a Luz Melon, Vice-Chair of the Commission (Argentina)

Panellists

  • Ms. Sesae Mpuchane, Professor, University of Botswana, Botswana
    [ Paper | Presentation]
  • Ms. Hagit Messer, President, Open University, Israel
    [ Paper | Presentation]
  • Ms. Londa Schiebinger, Professor, Stanford University, USA
    [ Paper | Presentation]
  • Mr. Bunker Roy, Founder and Director, Barefoot College, India
    [ Paper | Presentation]
  • Ms. Anne Miroux, Director, Technology and Trade Logistics Division, UNCTAD
    [ Paper | Presentation]

Secretary-General's report E/CN.6/2011/3 [ ]


Panel 2
Key policy initiatives and capacity-building on gender mainstreaming: focus on education and training

Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 3 - 6 p.m.
Conference Room 3, North Lawn Building

  • Moderator's summary [ A C E F R S ]
  • Moderator: Mr. Tetsuya Kimura, Vice-Chair of the Commission (Japan)

Panellists

  • Ms. Diana Serafini, Vice Minister for Educational Management, Ministry of Education and Culture, Paraguay [ Paper | Presentation ]
  • Ms. Subhangi Herath, Senior Lecturer, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
    [ Paper | Presentation ]
  • Ms. Aicha Barki, Founder and President, Algerian Literacy Association (IQRAA), Algeria [was unable to attend] [ Paper ]
  • Ms. Ilze Trapenciere, Advisor, Latvian Trade Union of Education and Science Employees (LIZDA), Latvia
  • Ms. S. G眉lser Corat, Director, Division for Gender Equality, UNESCO [Paper]

Secretary-General's report E/CN.6/2011/5 [ ]

Review theme

The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child ( from the )


Panel 3
Evaluation of progress in the implementation of the agreed conclusions on 鈥淭he elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child鈥

Friday, 25 February 2011, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Conference Room 3, North Lawn Building

  • Issues paper
  • Moderator's summary [ A C E F R S ]
  • Moderator: Mr. Filippo Cinti, Vice-Chair of the Commission (Italy)

Panellists

  • Mr. Saad Houry, Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF [ Paper ]
  • Three young women: Lil Shira, Ika and Ya Marie

Emerging issue

Gender equality and sustainable development

Panel 4
Gender equality and sustainable development

Tuesday, 1 March 2011, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Conference Room 3, North Lawn Building

  • Issues paper
  • Moderator's summary [ A C E F R S ]
  • Moderator: Ms. Leysa Sow, Vice-Chair of the Commission (Senegal)

Panellists

  • Ms. Henrietta Elizabeth Thompson, Executive Coordinator of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
  • Ms. Monique Essed-Fernandes, Interim Executive Director, Women's Environment & Development Organization (WEDO) [ Paper ]
  • Mr. Robert Freling, Executive Director of the Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF)
    [ Paper ]
  • Ms. Albina Ruiz, Founder and President of Grupo Ciudad Saludable (Health Cities Group) [ Paper ]

Other panels


Panel 5
Elimination of preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and the empowerment of women

Tuesday, 1 March 2011, 3 - 6 p.m.
Conference Room 3, North Lawn Building

  • Issues paper
  • Chair: H.E. Mr. Garen Nazarian, Chair of the Commission (Armenia)
  • Chair鈥檚 summary [ A C E F R S ]
  • Moderator: Ms. Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director, 缅北禁地Women

Panellists

  • Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, UNFPA
  • Ms. Kyung-wha Kang, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
  • Mr. Christoph Benn, Director of External Relations and Partnerships, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis
  • Ms. Mayra Buvinic, Sector Director, Gender and Development Group, World Bank
  • Mr. Werner Obermeyer, Executive Director ad interim, WHO New York Office
  • Dr. Julia Kim, Cluster Leader for Mainstreaming HIV & Health, and MDGs, UNDP
  • Ms. Diane Summers, Senior Specialist, Global Alliance on Vaccines and Immunizations

Panel on the priority theme of CSW 56 (2012)
The empowerment of rural women and their role in poverty and hunger eradication, development and current challenges

Thursday, 24 February 2011, 1.15 - 2.45 p.m.
Conference Room 3, North Lawn Building

Panellists

  • Ms. Emma Siliprandi, Researcher, Center for Food Research (NEPA), Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil [Paper | Presentation]
  • Ms. Marzia Fontana, Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK [Paper | Presentation]
  • Ms. Godavari Dange, Secretary, Sakhi Federation, India [Paper]
  • Ms. Marcela Villarreal, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) [Paper]

Joint event of the Commission on the Status of Women and the Statistical Commission to exchange views on issues of common interest

Gender statistics: Challenges and new directions

Friday, 25 February 2011, 1.15 - 2.30 p.m.
Conference Room 3, North Lawn Building

  • Flyer
  • Co-Chairs鈥 summary
  • Co-Chair: H.E. Mr. Garen Nazarian, Chair of the Commission on the Status of Women (Armenia)
  • Co-Chair: Ms. Anna Majelantle, Rapporteur, Statistical Commission

Introductory presentation

  • Ms. Grace Bediako, Government Statistician, Ghana

Parallel events

Click here for the calendar of parallel events of Permanent Missions and 缅北禁地entities: [ First week, 22 - 25 February | Second week, 28 February - 4 March ]

A programme of parallel events or activities organized outside the formal programme of the fifty-fifth session of the Commission provided an excellent opportunity for Member States, 缅北禁地entities and NGOs to discuss themes of the Commission and other critical gender equality issues.

For more information on parallel events please click .

Agreed conclusions

The outcome of the Commission鈥檚 consideration of the priority theme takes the form of agreed conclusions, negotiated by all States. These identify gaps and challenges in the implementation of previous commitments. They also provide action-oriented recommendations for all States, relevant non-governmental bodies, mechanisms and entities of the 缅北禁地System and other relevant stakeholders, in order to accelerate implementation.

The Commission on the Status of Women adopted agreed conclusions on the priority theme on 14 March 2011.

Agreed conclusions CSW 55:  A C E F R S

Other outcomes

Advance unedited versions of resolutions adopted by the Commission:

Preparation

In preparation for the fifty-fifth session, the Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW), now part of 缅北禁地Women, organized an from 7 to 20 July 2010, as well as a podcast in cooperation with .

In collaboration with the , DAW convened an from 28 September to 1 October 2010 in Paris, France.

A preparatory expert panel was also held during the on Thursday, 4 March 2010.

Press centre

Media backgrounder on the priority theme