NGO CSW/NY Monthly Newsletter
Volume 3 | Issue 5

In this issue

• NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum Updates
• Event: Virtual Forum Platform Training for Parallel Event Organizers
• Recording: NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum Platform Training
• Event: Symposium on the Role of Religion & Faith-Based Organizations in International Affairs
• Recording: December Monthly Meeting
• Save the Date: January Monthly Meeting
• Feminist & Women’s Movement Action Plan Updates
• NGO CSW/NY Calendar of Events

NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum Updates

Apply to sell your goods at the Virtual Artisan Fair
The 2021 Artisan Fair is going virtual, opening its doors to both artisans and attendees from around the world. Apply to sell your goods by 1 February 2021.

Register as an Advocate
Register to become a NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum Advocate to have access to the virtual platform before the start of the Forum on 14 March 2021. Use the platform as an advocacy tool by seeing who else is registered to the platform and networking with them.

Watch the Chair’s Welcome video
Hear the Chair’s vision for this year’s NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum.

Virtual Platform Tutorial Video Series
Need a quick tutorial on how to use the NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum platform? Watch these videos for short overviews of the different ways to utilize the online platform.

Become an Exhibitor
Apply to host an exhibit booth on the NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum platform. Leading up to the Forum, Advocates will be able to visit your booth, learn about your organization, and request more information. During the Forum, you will be able to have representatives at your booth available to virtually meet and greet visitors to your booth.

Purchase a Handbook Ad
Purchase a Handbook Ad and be featured on the NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum platform! Your organization’s logo will be displayed under the “Handbook Ads” tab on the homepage of the platform. Your logo will link to your organization page where your advertisement will appear. The advertisement will also be included in the NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum Handbook.

Event: NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum Platform Training

Are you organizing a Parallel Event for the NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum? Not sure how to best utilize our virtual platform for your event? Join us for a training session specifically for Parallel Event organizers! We’ll be going over how to utilize the platform to host your event, as well as how to promote your event and organization, and engage with Advocates and attendees.

The training will be recorded and disseminated after the event for those who cannot attend or those who need a refresher.

Download the flyer.

Event: 7th Annual Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-Based Organizations in International Affairs

The symposium is organized by faith-based organizations in partnership with the UN Interagency Task Force on Religion and Development.  It will take place on January 26, 2021 from 8:00am-12:30pm (EST). The year’s theme is, “2021: A Defining Year for Accelerating Gender Equality, Equity and Justice.” 

This symposium will serve as a platform to provide critical analysis and in-depth discussion of key issues that affect faith-based engagement and partnerships with the UN and other stakeholders in working to achieve gender equality.  It aims to be a steppingstone to CSW65 and the Generation Equality Forum, as well as to encourage and reinforce longer term faith-based engagement in the Action Coalitions, the ICPD+25 Commitments and other international processes that work for gender justice, including building back better from the COVID-19 pandemic.

NGO CSW65 Young Feminist $5,000 Awards

In collaboration with Women Have Wings, the NGO CSW Youth Leaders & Young Professionals is delighted to make available five $5,000 grant awards to youth leaders and young professionals who have a project or an idea to advance gender equality in their region.

Top projects will be displayed on the NGO CSW65 Virtual Platform. Winners will be announced on 26 March 2021 during the NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Deadline for submissions is 1 March 2021, midnight EST to ylyps@ngocsw.org.

Recording: NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum Platform Training

Not sure how to best utilize our virtual platform? Want to know more about the benefits of registering as an Advocate? Watch the recording of our training session on the NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum platform! We’ll be walking through the platform to explain the various features and show you how to use them.

Read our NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum FAQs for another useful resource.

Recording: December Monthly Meeting

Did you miss our December Monthly Meeting on human rights and women globally? Watch the recording on Youtube.

Save the Date: January Monthly Meeting

Want to know more about the Feminist & Women’s Movement Action Plan and how to get involved? Download the updated FAQ slide deck here.

NGO CSW/NY Calendar of Events

Visit our website to see all of our upcoming events and meetings!