CLACSO at the UN CSW70
The 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) is being held from March 9 to 19 in New York, with extensive participation from the Latin American Council of Social Sciences. This is the largest annual gathering on gender equality, focused on "guaranteeing and strengthening access to justice for all women and girls." It brings together representatives from member states, UN entities, and NGOs to discuss progress and challenges.
Representing CLACSO, he participates in person Nora GorenCoordinator of the Articulation and Strengthening Area. In that context, on Tuesday, March 9, Pablo Vommaro, Executive Director of CLACSO, is part of a panel at the side event on the Access to justice, peacebuilding and due diligence in cases of sexual violence against women and LGBTIQ+ people, organized by the Government of Colombia and co-sponsored by the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Kingdom of Spain, the United Mexican States, the Eastern Republic of Uruguay, CLACSOWomen's and Feminist Organizations of Colombia; Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative and Feminists Without Borders.
The approach seeks to overcome judicial barriers, guaranteeing rapid investigations, comprehensive protection and reparation, with enhanced due diligence standards.
At 1:15 pm Colombia time (UTC-5) at the United Nations Headquarters, Room CR-8, New York.
Broadcast on the United Nations channel
Other CLACSO presences at CSW70
-Wednesday, March 10, 9:00 a.m. to 13:00 p.m.: Care Day – Towards a Gender-Just Economy: Care as a Human Right and a Global Public Good.
-March 10, 15:00-16:30 pm: Side event Mexico: “The Tlatelolco Commitment: substantive equality, care and access to justice in Latin America and the Caribbean”.
Programme
-March 12, 18:30 p.m. to 20:00 p.m.: Presentation of the book “Globalizing Equality – Feminist Foreign Policy: Historicity, Strategies and Challenges”.
-March 19, 18:00 PM: “Strategies to eliminate barriers to accessing the right to care.”
-March 26, 12 noon Argentina time: Presentation of the book resulting from the call for submissions “Multiple dimensions of gender violence”.
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights emphasizes that access to justice entails preventing revictimization, protecting the privacy and security of victims and witnesses, and providing adequate assistance during legal proceedings. Swift and effective legal procedures must be established to punish sexual violence, with a gender perspective and without delay, as stipulated by the Belém do Pará Convention. This implies more rigorous investigations into cases of gender-based violence, including ex officio expert examinations to verify sexual or gender-based motives, exceeding ordinary standards.
Key aspects of CSW70:
-Guarantee and strengthen access to justice for women and girls, eliminating structural barriers and discriminatory laws.
-It addresses the setback in women's rights and legal inequality, where women only have 64% of the legal rights of men.
-Analyze how legal inequality affects lives and societies, and recommend actions to close this gap.
