The School Sisters of Notre Dame sent a delegation of 25 students and adults representing Africa, Europe, Latin America and North America to participate in the 51st session of the Commission on the Status of Women February 26-March 9 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. For information about SSND participation and their reports from the meeting, please scroll down and click on the links below.

     CSW Follow-up, Recommendations and Actions

Agreed Conclusions on the Elimination of All Forms
of Discrimination and Violence Against the Girl Child   (pdf)
Over the course of two long weeks of input, discussion, and negotiation, government delegations to the 51st Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) labored to reach consensus on the Agreed Conclusions on this year’s priority theme - ending discrimination and violence against the girl child. The Agreed Conclusions is the principal outcome document of the CSW and identifies the primary areas of concern and formulates recommendations and commitments for governments, intergovernmental bodies, and civil society actors to be implemented at the international, national, regional, and local level. It also serves as the primary content to be included in the Commission’s report to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

Analysis of the Agreed Conclusions (pdf)
The 51st session of the CSW put girls back on the international agenda. The final outcome document reaffirmed previous commitments to ensure the full implementation of the human rights of the girl child and urged governments to enact legislation on eliminating all forms of discrimination and violence against girls, and recommended they put in place adequate mechanisms to monitor compliance.

Reports from SSND participants in the CSW
SSND delegates CSW have been busy sharing what they learned about discrimination and violence against girls with audiences around the world.

Taking it Home - The Role of NGOs in "Promise Keeping"
You can join our efforts to make a difference. Taking it home is all about ways you can help build the political will necessary to hold governments accountable for promises made in New York. It is up to us to continue to build public support for girls’ and their rights and fundamental freedoms.

     The CSW Session

Commission on Status of Women
enters second week of work
Monday, March 5

International panel of teens describe
abuses in session moderated by Katie Couric
Friday, March 2

Real-life stories of violence, discrimination
make visible abuses facing girls worldwide
Thursday, March 1

UNICEF's Working Group on Girls
honors 2 in SSND delegation attending CSW
Wednesday, February 28

Girls' caucuses, forums give students
power to be heard on concerns
Tuesday, February, 27

Peruvian student from SSND delegation shares
youth views at CSW high-level round table
Monday, February 26

Press Release - February 23 (pdf)
SSND students to share their stories at the Commission on the Status of Women

What SSND students are saying
School Sisters of Notre Dame invited their students to share their thoughts on the critical concerns facing girls worldwide. Their responses illustrate an insightful and empathetic understanding of the issues facing girls today.

Press Release - February 19 (pdf)
School Sisters of Notre Dame submit statement on girls’ education
to Commission on Status of Women for consideration during 15st session

SSND Statement to the 51st Commission (pdf)

Press Release - January 22 (pdf)
School Sisters of Notre Dame delegation
to participate in U.N. Commission on Status of Women

If you have any questions about SSND participation at the Commission on the Status of Women, please contact Julie Gilberto-Brady, julie-nama@ssnd.org.

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