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50th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women

Monday, February 13, 2006 10:35 AM

From 27 February to 10 March 2006, the Commission on the Status of Women will hold its 50th session at UN headquarters in New York. The Commission was established as part of the United Nations' Economic and Social Council in 1946, with the two main functions of presenting recommendations and reports to the Council which promote women's rights in all fields, and of making recommendations to the Council on urgent problems in the field of women's rights. Its object is to promote women's rights within the framework of the principle of equal rights for all. The Commission meets annually for ten working days. This year, the two thematic issues are enhanced participation of women in development, and equal participation of women and men in decision-making processes at all levels. To learn more about the Commission, read the Commission on the Status of Women 50th Session webpage.

Compiled from: "50th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women", Division for the Advancement of Women: CSW 50th Session, January 2006.

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