The 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), which runs from 10 to 21 March, is instrumental in promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of their lives throughout the world and shaping global standards on gender equality and empowerment. Last year, CSW68 was attended by 100 world leaders and 4,800 civil society participants.
UN agencies are supporting education for girls in Sierra Leone.
At the POWER4Girls: Invest in girls, transform the world event, girl champions will challenge the view that girl-led initiatives are too small to have a wide impact and that government systems are too large for meaningful reform.
With support from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and co-hosted by the governments of Canada and Sierra Leone, discussions will explore how the global community can step up strategies and commitments through aligning policy solutions and multisectoral service delivery with the realities of girls’ lives and through the critical role of organising to drive collective and transformative impact.
Watch the Power4Girls event on UN Web TV here.
This is one of many daily events on the sidelines of the CSW session.
From spotlighting achievements to outlining challenges on the ground, visit CSW69 to find a schedule of side events planned for the full session here.