The Netherlands’ Civil society priorities for CSW60
The 60th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60) comes at a decisive moment, as the world is experiencing the biggest refugee crisis since the Second World War. Conflicts and climate change are forcing people to leave their homes. Peace and security for all form a prerequisite for sustainable development. War, conflicts and climate change often disproportionally affect women and children.
Sustainable
development and refugee crisis
The Dutch NGO’s has identified a set
of priorities for the Agreed conclusions CSW60, focused on 3 key areas:- Reaffirmation of existing women’s human rights and sustainable development frameworks and recognition of the linkages between them
- Recognition of the fact that combating climate change means empowering women
- Development of a gender perspective on the refugee crisis
On February 11 Atria, Nederlandse Vrouwenraad and WO=MEN gave these priorities to Jantina Walraven (Directorate Emancipation of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science).
CSW60
The 60th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women starts on March 14.Themes:
- Women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development
- The elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls
Atria will inform you about the CSW60 via blogs at our blogsite.
www.atriaontmoet.nl
Publications
The Netherlands’ Civil society priorities for CSW60
The 60th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60) comes at a decisive moment, as the world is experiencing the biggest refugee crisis since the Second World War. Conflicts and climate change are forcing people to leave their homes ... read on
Collection's new acquisitions
This link wil bring you to all the books which are contributed this last month in the catogus of Atria. The books can be old, but than they are new in our collection. read on
Violence against women: European Union survey results in the Dutch context
Violence against women and girls – at home, at work, on the streets and online – is a significant social problem. In 2014 the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) published the groundbreaking survey report ‘Violence against women’ ... read on
Women on boards
The report Women on boards; highlights of effective policies across the EU was commissioned by the Netherlands’ Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (Directorate Gender Equality). read on
NGO Review Report Beijing+20
What are the results of the Dutch gender equality and women’s rights policies 20 years after the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing? A wide variety of Dutch civil society organisations describe its contributions to the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) as well as ... read on
Study Women in the Gulf States
Commissioned by the European Parliament and in cooperation with two partners, OQ Consulting BV and KARAT Coalition, Atria conducted a study in 2014 on the situation of women in the Gulf States. read on
Teaching Gender with Libraries and Archives
'Teaching Gender with Libraries and Archives: The Power of Information' serves as a pedagogical tool, aimed at stimulating academics and students to reflect critically on libraries and archives as profoundly gendered knowledge spaces ... read on
Factsheet Women and finance
This factsheet summarizes the most important findings in our study Vrouwen en financiën. Van roze wolk naar financieel bewustzijn (Women and Finance: From Living on a Pink Cloud to Financial Awareness) ... read on