Mark your calendars! The NGO CSW69 Forum will be taking place on 10 - 21 March 2025! Check this page periodically for more information as it becomes available. The best way to stay up-to-date on NGO CSW69 Forum updates is to join our mailing list below!

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Launch Date

Deadline: 6 January 2025

Parallel Event Applications Are Open

Hosting a Parallel Event during the NGO CSW Forum is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your organization’s work to thousands of activists, other organizations, and individuals interested in gender equality advocacy and the global women’s movement.

FAQ's for Parallel Event Organizers

Church Center for the United Nations (CCUN)

777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017
- 2nd Floor (Large Room): 175 capacity
- 8th, 10th, 11th Floors (Regular Rooms): 70-80 capacity

Salvation Army

221 E. 52nd St., New York, NY 10022
- Auditorium (Large Room): 250 capacity
- Lower Level (Regular Room): 80 capacity

All in-person Parallel Event sessions are 90 minutes. You will have 15 minutes before your event to set up and 15 minutes after your event to break down.

Please note: Out of respect for fellow organizers, we ask that organizers adhere strictly to the 15 minute set up and break down time. Failure to follow this policy will be considered a violation of our Guidelines for a safe and respectful forum environment. Organizers in violation of these guidelines may be prohibited from hosting parallel events in the future.

You can:

  • Sponsor a digital Handbook Ad.
  • Book a virtual Exhibit Booth.
  • Directly engage Forum participants who share similar interests.
  • Promote your event through your organization’s mailing list or network.

The full cost of your time slot selection is due upon application for both in-person and virtual applications.

You will have two weeks after receiving your acceptance email to accept or decline.

In the event that you decline your acceptance, you will receive a refund for the cost of your room selection minus the non-refundable $25 processing fee. For events canceled by organizers after the two week acceptance period no refunds are offered.

You will not be able to reschedule your in-person event after you are accepted. If you are unable to have your in-person event during that time, we can change your session to a virtual event.

Registration is not required for attendees of your event. You are welcome to set up a registration link on your event page on the Virtual Portal to keep track of those who attend your event. However, attendees do not need to show any kind of registration or confirmation to enter the Parallel Event venues or rooms. They can simply show up on a first come basis.

Please note: For your safety and the safety of all Forum attendees, the venues will be enforcing fire codes. Once the event is at capacity, attendees will not be allowed inside the rooms.

REASONS TO ATTEND

PARALLEL EVENTS

One of the key components and the most popular aspect of the NGO CSW Forum is the Parallel Events. Each year, we invite civil society organizations around the globe to apply to host a Parallel Event, regardless of their ECOSOC status. These events are totally organized by the host organization and address the CSW priority theme in some way.

CIVIL SOCIETY BRIEFINGS

Co-hosted by NGO CSW/NY and UN Women, the Civil Society Briefings bring together civil society, UN agencies, and Member States to share the state of play as developments within the CSW and outcome document negotiation process unfold.

NETWORKING

Meet fellow activists and connect with old friends! The NGO CSW Forum is the perfect place to network with other organizations and advocates in the global gender equality and women's rights movement. NGO CSW/NY and the YLYPs host different sessions that allow for networking and connection between participants.

CONVERSATION CIRCLES

Conversation Circles provide a place to raise issues and exchange ideas on different topics in a semi-structured space during the NGO CSW Forum. Each conversation addresses a specific topic related to gender equality and are facilitated by experts in the theme.

REGIONAL CAUCUSES

Hosted by the global NGO CSWs and the Europe & North America Caucus, Regional Caucuses are informal, loosely moderated spaces for participants to discuss and reflect upon regional advocacy and their region's most relevant and pressing issues.

ADVOCACY

Advocate for your organization and the issues you're passionate about to Member States, UN agencies, and other CSOs during the NGO CSW Forum. NGO CSW/NY and the YLYPs host advocacy trainings and provide advocacy resources to ensure that you are prepared to engage effectively.

VIRTUAL EXHIBIT BOOTHS

This year, we have virtual Exhibit Booths during the Forum! Visit (or host!) Exhibit Booths on the virtual portal to learn more about exhibiting organizations, groups, and campaigns.

ARTISAN FAIR

The in-person Artisan Fair at the NGO CSW Forum is back! The Artisan Fair is a space where artisans from around the globe can sell their goods to thousands of NGO CSW69 Forum participants. NGO CSW/NY invites artisans from around the world to apply to sell their goods at the Forum!

Advocacy for NGO CSW69

NGO CSW/NY is committed to providing our community with advocacy resources and training to ensure that they are prepared to advocate for their organization or work at the UN CSW69. We also do our own advocacy each year for the UN CSW Zero Draft and outcome document through our Advocacy & Research Group.

Advocacy & Research Group

The ARG researches how issues related to each CSW Priority Theme impacts the lives of women and girls in all their diversity to develop recommended language for consideration and inclusion in the CSW Zero Draft and outcome document negotiations.

Advocacy Toolkit

Our Advocacy Toolkit aims to help NGOs, civil society representatives, and feminists build their capacity to advocate for their organization, work, and global gender equality at the CSW.

Youth Advocacy Training Deck

This deck goes through the basics of advocating at the UN CSW including an overview of the CSW negotiations process, different ways to approach your advocacy, and other UN frameworks related to the CSW.

Advocacy Training in Negotiations and Women’s Human Rights

Learn about how to be effective partners in UN negotiations about women’s human rights. Special attention will be paid to using the Swiss mobile application on women’s rights documents. The Advocacy Training Guide includes the Supplement on Beijing+25.

CSW69 Theme - Beijing Platform Review

The main focus of the sixty-ninth session will be on the review and appraisal of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the 23rd special session of the General Assembly. The review will include an assessment of current challenges that affect the implementation of the Platform for Action and the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women and its contribution towards the full realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

UN Commission on the Status of Women Information

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is an official Commission of the United Nations which focuses on the rights and empowerment of women and global gender equality. It's an intergovernmental body consisting of 45 Member State governments of the UN. As the Secretariat of the CSW, UN Women (an official UN agency), supports all aspects of the Commission's work.

To attend the UN CSW69 inside the UN Headquarters, you must be in the delegation of an ECOSOC-accredited organization.

The official CSW69 is a separate process from the NGO CSW69 Forum. NGO CSW/NY hosts the NGO CSW Forum as a civil society gathering parallel to the official UN CSW. The UN CSW is organized by UN Women.

For questions about official UN CSW69 processes such as registration via Indico, UN grounds passes, written and oral statements, and side events, please contact UN Women at csw@unwomen.org.

For more information about the official UN CSW, visit UN Women's website.

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