UN WOMEN OPENS ONLINE DISCUSSION FOR CSW 57 - 23 JULY – 3 AUGUST 2012

UN WOMEN is inviting civil society to take part to an online discussion in preparation of the next 57 CSW; main topic will be the elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls.

The online discussion will take place between 23 July – 3 August 2012 and will bring together civil society and EVAW experts around the world who will answer questions and share thoughts on best practices, gaps and challenges in this field.

Findings from these inputs will be used by UN Women to inform two UN Secretary-General’s reports for the 57^th Commission on the Status of Women and guide the discussion of CSW members. They will also be published online in a report on the key themes of the discussion.

UN Women encourages and welcomes all those who work in this field to take part in the consultation, contribute your views and experiences, and help to enrich the discussion that will feed into CSW 57.

Please see UNWOMEN website for instructions on HOW TO JOIN THE DISCUSSION http://www.unwomen.org/2012/07/an-invitation-join-the-discussion-at-csw-57/ (here below we copy the steps to be followed)

How to join?

When: The online discussion will be held from 23 July –3 August 2012.

The first week’s discussion (23 – 27 July) will focus on primary prevention.
The second week (30 July – 3 August) will be on support services and responses, across sectors.

Who: All CSOs, policy makers and other experts working in the field of gender-based violence are encouraged to contribute.

How:  Only participants who register will be able to see and participate in  the discussion.

To register, please send an email to csw57.onlinediscussion[at]unwomen.org with your name, position, the name of your organization, and the country.
As Subject, please write: Registering for online discussion. Within one or two days you will receive an email with login and registration instructions.**

We will also send a reminder email, with questions to start the discussion, on the Friday before each session.

If you’re having problems logging in, try referencing these quick guidelines.

More information:  For more information about CSW and the upcoming session, visit its official website.  The online discussion will be in English, but a survey is also being sent through some UN Women offices to civil society groups that may be offline, or wish to contribute inputs in another language.

Examples of the questions to be discussed:

• In your area/region, what measures have been introduced to prevent violence against women and girls?
• How have you promoted the safety of women and girls in public places, and what results have you seen?
• In your area/region, what services can survivors of gender-based violence access? How much access to women have, who are subjected to multiple forms of discrimination (for example, women with disabilities, indigenous women, migrant workers, women living with HIV/AIDS?)
• What protocols, systems or networks ensure that these services are delivered in a coordinated way?

** Log in tips: This is a quick 3 step process. Each step, an email will come to your account from Admins_SharePoint[at]unicc.org with a link.  Please log in as an External User. When choosing your password, please choose one with 1 capital letter, 1 number or symbol, 8 characters long.  When you register, we hope you can include some information about you/your organization’s main work.