Canadian Voice of Women for Peace

VOW At The UN

VOW is one of the non-governmental organizations (NGO) cited by UNESCO's standing committee in the working group report entitled "The Contribution of Women to the Culture of Peace". An accredited NGO to the United Nations, affiliated to the Department of Public Information (DPI) and the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), VOW was the Canadian lead group for peace at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. Members have been active in follow-up activities, including writing the chapter, "Women and Peace" in Take Action for Equality, Development and Peace.

VOW at the UN 54th Session of the CSW

Every year, we attend the annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at UN headquarters in New York. The dates for this year were 1-12 March 2010. This is a special year as it marks the 15th anniversary of the Fourth World Conferce of Women. The Commission will devote some of its work to reviewing progress on the commitments made in 1995 to the world's women as contained in the Beijing Plarform for Action, and more which followed.

Learn more about VOW at the UN 54th Session of the CSW 1-12 March, 2010

Cora Weiss delivered a paper at a side event at the UN 54th Session of the CSW

Cora Weiss paper at 54 UN CSW

To view the work of the Commission see: www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw

Secretariat and the Canadian Mission to the United Nations.

Learn more about the CSW and how the UN works.

VOW's statement to the United Nations during the 2008 CSW.

2008 United Nations ECOSOC agreed to conclusions.

Canada's statement on the 2008 UN CSW.

Read about the GEAR Campaign (Gender Equality Architcture Reform) at the UN.

Links to the Divisions of the United Nations

United Nations online.