63rd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women

 

FAO actively participated in 63rd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW63), highlighting through its interventions the impact of gender-sensitive social protection programmes in empowering rural womento escape hunger and lead productive lives.

 

General Debate

FAO statement, delivered by Carla Mucavi, Director of the FAO Liaison Office to the United Nations  

 

Side events 

How Can Social protection enhance Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Rural Women and Girls?

Women's empowerment for food security and nutrition for all - Evidence from joint UN work 

Social Protection for Arab Women’s Empowerment

 

Other participation

• 11 March - Delivered an informal statement during the side event organized by the Social Protection Inter-Agency Coordination Board (SPIAC-B): “Call to Action: Strengthening social protection systems to promote women’s empowerment and gender equality.” 12 March- Attended the PGA High-Level Event on Women in Power.
• 12 March - Delivered a statement during the side event co-organized with UNIDO and UN Women “How can digital technology support gender equality in the MENA region”.
• 14 March - Delivered a statement during the side event organized by UN Women/Uganda/Federal Government of Ethiopia and National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)/ Finland on “Innovative approaches in providing social protection and access to public services for women in agriculture and the informal sector (WICBT and Domestic Workers) in East and Southern Africa”.
• 14-15 March - Attended the 18th Annual Session of the Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE).
• UN News interview with Junko Sazaki, FAO Director of Social Policies and Rural Institutions Division