The CSW is a commission of the UN's Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and, as an organisation that has been granted consultative status at ECOSOC, Mothers’ Union has a number of privileges at CSW, which includes being able to submit a formal written statement.
This year, Mothers’ Union are delighted to be able to work closely with the Anglican Consultative Council to submit a joint statement. Our submission focussed on the priority theme of UN CSW68: 'Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective.'
We are pleased to be able to use Mothers’ Union’s literacy work in Burundi in our statement as an example of an extremely effective long-term women-led approach to tackling poverty by a faith-based organisation. Our submission called for increased partnerships with faith-based organisations — recognising the role we can play in addressing poverty, illiteracy, and gender-based violence.
Essentially, a greater focus on the innate value of all women.
See our UN CSW68 resources here:
Read the Agreed Conclusions with MU comments
Read the Press Release from the Anglican Communion News Service here
Mothers' Union also signed on to submissions from UKCWSA (UK Civil Society Women's Alliance, of which Mothers' Union is a member) ACT Alliance, and Widows' Rights International.