Status of Women Canada

www.swc-cfc.gc.ca

Common menu bar

• Français
• Home
• Contact Us
• Help
• Search
• canada.gc.ca

Breadcrumb

1. Home >
2. United Nations Commission on the Status of Women

United Nations Commission on the Status of Women

The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW), a commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, is the principal global policy-making body at the UN dedicated to gender equality and the advancement of women.

Canada has participated in the Commission on the Status of Women since its creation in 1947. Status of Women Canada, in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, leads on preparations for UNCSW.

57^th session – March 2013

The 57th session of the UNCSW took place from March 4 to 15, 2013 at the UN headquarters in New York City.  This year, member states addressed the priority theme, The elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls.The review theme was The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS.  Members also considered an emerging issue, Key gender equality issues to be reflected in the post-2015 development framework.

The Government of Canada prepared the following for this year's theme.

• Head of Delegation Statement
• Message from the Honourable Rona Ambrose
  • View the Message in HTML
  • View the Message in PDF (1 page, 129 kB) *
• Harper Government: Working with Canadians to Advance Equality for Women
  • View the project examples in HTML
  • View the project examples in PDF (11 pages, 82 kB) *

Publications:

• Measuring Violence Against Women: Statistical Trends (2013)
• Canada's National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking (2012)
• Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile, 2010 (2012)
• Child abuse in wrong: What can I do? (March 2012)
• Abuse is Wrong in any language (2012)
• An Estimation of the Economic Impact of Spousal Violence in Canada (2009)
• Women in Canada: At a Glance (2012)
  • View the report in HTML
  • View the report in PDF (32 page, 1,979 kB) *

56^th session – February 2012

The 56th session of the UNCSW addressed the priority theme, The empowerment of rural women and their role in poverty and hunger eradication, development and current challenges. The review theme was financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women. Members also considered the emerging issue Engaging young women and men, girls and boys, in advancing gender equality. Panel discussions and high-level round-table sessions were held throughout the UNCSW to address these themes.

For a final report on the UNCSW 56th session, please click here.

The Government of Canada prepared the following on Canadian women in rural, remote and Northern communities to support the theme.

• Minister's statement on UNCSW
• Message from the Honourable Rona Ambrose
  • View the Message in HTML
  • View the Message in PDF (1 page, 978 kB) *
• Introduction on Canadian women in rural, remote and Northern communities
  • View the Introduction in HTML
  • View the Introduction in PDF (2 pages, 230 kB) *
• Profile of Canadian women in rural, remote and Northern communities
  • View the Profile in HTML
  • View the Profile in PDF (19 pages, 847 kB) *
• Examples of Projects that address these specific needs
  • View the Project examples in HTML
  • View the Project examples in PDF (7 pages, 286 kB) *

Through Status of Women Canada's Women's Program, the Government of Canada issued the Women Living in Rural and Remote Communities and Small Urban Centres Call for Proposals. See list of organizations selected to receive funding for projects.

* In order to open, view, navigate and print Acrobat PDF files, it is necessary to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your system. If you do not have this software, it is downloadable free of charge. Click here to download Adobe Acrobat Reader, and follow the instructions to install it.

Navigation principale (colonne gauche)

Date Modified:

2013-03-19