ICRW is taking part in a number of events this month at the 62nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62). From March 12th – 23rd, Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and NGOs from around the world will be convening at the UN Headquarters in New York.

One of the events ICRW will be sponsoring is on Monday, March 12 at a session entitled:

Investing in the Hardest to Reach Girls: Challenges and Opportunities

8:30am-10:00am
4 West 43rd St., Green Room
Co-sponsored by ICRW and Save the Children
Speakers include ICRW Director of Policy and Advocacy, Lyric Thompson

This parallel event will aim to facilitate a conversation among girls, civil society organizations, UN agencies and the private sector focused on structural obstacles to achieving gender equality for the hardest to reach girls. The event will feature relevant data identifying challenges to girls’ social and financial development, highlight current best practice work addressing these challenges, and facilitate a discussion on steps to take at the local, national and global levels to make gender equality a reality by 2030.

RSVP to: bethany.fuller@savethechildren.org

Learn more about ICRW's presence at the 62nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62) by clicking the link here