Introduction to NCWC

INTRODUCTION: The National Council of Women of Canada (NCWC) is an accredited NGO (Non Government Organization) with the United Nations. The NCWC has a long history of working internationally. NCWC has been a member of the International Council of Women (ICW) since 1897, and has consultative status at the United Nations, Category II. Each year we send a delegation to the meetings of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York in March.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

NGO Consultation Day - program highlights

The NGO Committee on the Status of Women/New York

Welcomes young women and men,
boys and girls and university students

To NGO CSW Forum Consultation Day
in preparation for the UN Commission on the Status of Women meeting


26 February 2012
9 – 5 pm
The Salvation Army
(120 West 14th Street, New York, NY)
 
  • Learn about the international women’s movement and the United Nations
  • Participate in advocacy training for youth
  • Share your ideas on international issues such as rural women and economic empowerment, human rights, peace and security, and health

Program highlights:
  • Michelle Bachelet, UN Undersecretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women
  • Mirna Cunningham Kain, Chair, Indigenous Peoples Forum and NGO CSW Forum Woman of Distinction Awardee
  •  Bineta Diop, Peace advocate and one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world (invited)
Register online: www.ngocsw.org.
 The fee is $80 (includes lunch)
 
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