Subject: [fem-women2000 644] Women's GlobalNet #168: Outcomes of the UN/CSW
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IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #168
Initiatives and Activities of Women Worldwide
by Anne S. Walker

March 26, 2001

OUTCOMES OF THE 45th SESSION OF THE UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF 
WOMEN, 6-17 March 2001

In this issue of Women痴 GlobalNet, you will find a summarized version 
of the official outcomes of the CSW 45th Session. Further issues of 
GlobalNet will discuss NGO activities and outcomes and planned follow-up 
activities. 

At this session, the CSW focused on the following thematic issues:

1. Women, the girl child and human immuno-deficiency virus/acquired 
immuno-deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS);

2. Gender and all forms of discrimination, in particular racism, racial 
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.

The Commission also considered its new multi-year work programme for the 
period 2002-2005. 

Panels held during the CSW included:

Panel I:  Women, the girl child and human immuno-deficiency 
virus/acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) 

Panel II:  Gender and all forms of discrimination, in particular racism, 
racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance

1. Resolutions adopted at the 45th session of the CSW were:

*E/CN.6/2001/L.2/Rev.1 The situation of and assistance to Palestinian 
women
*E/CN.6/2001/L3 Release of women and children taken hostage, including 
those subsequently imprisoned in armed conflict
*E/CN.6/2001/L.5/Rev.1 Discrimination against women and girls in 
Afghanistan 
*E/CN.6/2001/L.6 Mainstreaming a gender perspective into all policies 
and programmes in the United Nations system.
*E/CN.6/2001/L.8 Multi-year programme of work for the Commission for 
2002-2006

2. Agreed conclusions were:

*Gender and all forms of discrimination, in particular racism, racial 
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (Adopted)
*Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS (not finalized; negotiation will 
resume)

3. The CSW decided to:

*Meet in resumed session from 9 to 11 May 2001

*Invite delegations to submit their written comments on the system-wide 
medium-term plan (E/CN.6/2001/4) and the proposed programme of work of 
the Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of 
Women and the Division for the Advancement of Women for the biennium 
2002-2003 (E/CN.6/2001/CRP.2 ) in writing to the Secretariat, by Monday 
2 April 2001.  

MULTI-YEAR PROGRAMME OF WORK FOR THE CSW 2002-2006

2002: 
Item 1: Eradicating poverty, including through the empowerment of women 
throughout their life cycle in a globalizing world.

Item 2 Environmental management and mitigation of natural disasters: a 
gender perspective.

2003
Item 1: Participation and access of women to the media, and information 
and communication technologies and their impact on and use as an 
instrument for the advancement and empowerment of women.

Item 2: Women痴 human rights, and elimination of all forms of violence 
against women and girls as defined in the Beijing Platform for Action 
and the outcome document of the twenty-third special session of the 
General Assembly.

2004
Item 1: The role of men and boys in achieving gender equality.

Item 2: Women痴 equal participation in conflict prevention, management 
and conflict resolution, and in post-conflict peace-building.

2005

Item 1: Review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action 
and the outcome document of the twenty-third special session of the 
General Assembly.

Item 2: Current challenges and forward-looking strategies for the 
advancement and empowerment of women and girls.

2006
Item 1: Enhanced participation of women in development; an enabling 
environment for achieving gender equality and for the advancement of 
women, taking into account, inter alia, the fields of education, health 
and work.

Item 2: Equal participation of women and men in decision-making 
processes at all levels.

The CSW reaffirmed it痴 primary goal of mainstreaming a gender 
perspective into all policies and programmes in the United Nations 
system. In this respect, it was decided that this would remain as a 
regular item on the agenda, in order to monitor and evaluate 
achievements made and obstacles encountered by the United Nations 
system, including the Secretariat, and consider further measures to 
strengthen implementation and, including the development of guidelines 
and practical tools, such as performance indicators, mechanisms for 
accountability, gender training programmes and impact analyses, as well 
as the identification and compilation of best practices, and the use of 
Internet-based tools.

To see this document, and all other documents from the 45th session of 
the CSW, go to <http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/45sess.htm>

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