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CSW
The Commission on the Status of Women is dedicated to agendas on gender equality and the advancement of women and girls. Loretto at the UN participates in the annual CSW gathering.
Planting Seeds of Justice and Equity: Fresh Thoughts from CSW70
Long before it was even warm enough to plant snow peas, Loretto/BVM at the UN intern, Grace Broome, and I were busy nourishing the soil of transformative learning. We checked off details like obtaining United Nations grounds passes; negotiating hotel…
Remembering Alice Kitchen CoL: Cities for CEDAW Role Model
In our work at the United Nations, we have long been blessed with an impressive intergenerational team of activists and advocates. Last fall we unexpectedly lost one of our key wisdom figures, Loretto Comember Alice Kitchen. So this spring is…
UN Commission on the Status of Women #70; CSW70 – Virtual delegation sign-up
The seventieth session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women will take place at UN Headquarters in New York, as well as virtually, from 9 to 20 March 2026. Loretto/BVM at the UN office invites anyone interested to follow…
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion shine at CSW69
The participants have spoken — attendees of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) last month answered the question: What did you find most valuable about attending CSW69? Here are a few representative answers: Perhaps one of our…
Dialogues with Diplomats: Loretto at #CSW68
The results from our 28-member in-person Loretto/BVM Delegation to the 68th gathering of the United Nations (U.N.) Commission on the Status of Women (#CSW68) are in. It was another transformative experience that inspired girls to see themselves in the shoes of…
Investing in future leaders: The Loretto/BVM Delegation to #CSW68
For Loretto, attending the 68th U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) was an invaluable opportunity to explore pathways to a better world. At a time when women and girls globally are experiencing extreme poverty in greater numbers, it…
Reflections at the start of CSW68
At the end of last week we observed International Women’s Day, which got me to wondering. What might it feel like if every day was International Women’s Day? What if women actually received equal pay for equal work? What if…
Youth Eagerly Return to New York for the 67th U.N. Commission on the Status of Women
After three years of online events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was pure joy to welcome 16 students from Loretto schools in Denver and El Paso to the 67th U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67). From the…
CSW66 (Commission on the Status of Women) – 2022
The priority theme for the sixty-sixth Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) was “achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental and disaster risk reduction policies and programmes.” The…
Loretto at the UN Adapts to Virtual Commission Meeting in Style
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), a functional commission of the United Nations Eco-nomic and Social Council (ECO-SOC), is composed of 45 member states that serve on a rotating basis. The CSW is dedicated exclusively to agendas on…
CSW65 (Commission on the Status of Women) – 2021
CSW65 was an entirely virtual CSW (Commission on the Status of Women) as the pandemic continued on. The priority theme was “women’s full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving…
CSW65
Through the auspices of Loretto at the UN – Loretto Community, another of Loretto’s many organizations that seeks to empower women and girls, Loretto once again is taking part in the annual U.N. Commission on the Status of Women. Loretto’s…