Global CSR Foundation Promotes Woman’s Empowerment at the CSW
22 Marzo 2019 - 07:50PM
Business Wire
By Ben Percifield The 63rd session of the Commission on
the Status of Women (CSW) was held at the UN Headquarters in
New York from March 11 - 22, 2019. Representatives of Members
States, UN entities and NGOs from all regions of the world attended
the session. The CSW is the United Nations’ largest gathering on
gender equality and women’s rights and is the largest commission
for UN Member States (193), civil society organizations, and other
international actors to build consensus and commitment on policy
actions derived from the UN Beijing Platform for Action (1995) and
its 12 Critical Areas of Concern.
This press release features multimedia. View
the full release here:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190322005495/en/
Delegates at the Opening Session of the
CSW Conference (Photo: Business Wire)
The CSW focused on social protection systems, access to public
services, sustainable infrastructure for gender equality, and the
empowerment of women and girls. The session also reviewed women’s
empowerment and its link to sustainable development, which was
initiated in a previous session.
Young Global Leadership Foundation, (YGLF), with granted UN NGO
ECOSOC special consultative status, invited 15 delegates, female
entrepreneurs from all across China, to participate in the 63rd
session of the United Nations CSW. They participated and
learned from global leaders during the UN sessions, side events,
and parallel events.
Global CSR Foundation (GCSRF) was instrumental in organizing the
YGLF Chinese delegates and enhancing their stay in New York City.
GCSRF and YGLF have a strong global strategic alliance.
The delegation discussed the important roles and
responsibilities of women in social development, family life, and
children's education, as well as the UN Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs).
At the Young Global Leadership Foundation’s CSW parallel event,
speakers shared their expertise and eclectic life experiences to
define SDG #4: Quality Education in the 21st century, with a
focus on social responsibilities and protection systems.
Dr. Linda J Stillman, a member NGO CSW Committee and NGO
Education Committee Learning and Literacy, is the founder/chair of
YGLF with 25 years of experience at the UN. She said that
these professional women from China were “making a positive
presence at the CSW. Although this was their first time attending
the commission, she hoped it wouldn’t be the last, enthusiastic
about “more exchanges in the future.”
Jing Zhao Cesarone, founder of the Global CSR Foundation,
presented on building quality education for sustainable development
with CSR programs. “The Global CSR Foundation’s strength is to talk
to the corporations on the educator’s behalf,” she said, and that
“the best branding is to be socially responsible.”
In addition to UN CSW events all week, the group also attended a
women’s leadership training program at Columbia University and an
impact investment talk at Morgan Stanley among other activities in
New York City.
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190322005495/en/
Ben PercifieldBen@gcsrf.org