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GWI has maintained special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 1947 (one of the first 10 organisations to gain such status) and maintains special relationships with the International Labour Organization and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. GWI actively participates in the United Nations Human Rights Councils, the Commission on the Status of Women, High-Level Political Forum, the Convention on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and seizes many more opportunities make regular oral statements and submit written statements advocating to eliminate the barriers girls face in education.

GWI advocacy work with the United Nations, its agencies and collaboration with other international organizations, plays critical role in supporting our National Federations and Associations with in-country governments action plans to develop and implement policies. We invite you to read our reports and join us as aim to remove the barriers to girls gaining education.

November 2020:GWI 2020 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Toolkit
October 2020: GWI 2020 International Day of the Girl Toolkit
September 2020: GWI World Teachers’ Day Social Media Toolkit
September 2020: GWI International Day of the Girl Advocacy Toolkit
September 2020: Distance learning and digital technologies as a strategical and challenging turn towards inclusive access to education for women and girls: GWI written statement to the 45th session of the Human Rights Council
September 2020: GWI International Literacy Day 2020 Infographic
August 2020: GWI International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples Infographic 2020
July 2020: COVID’S EFFECT ON EDUCATION UN REPS NYC
July 2020: GWI World Day Against Trafficking in Persons Infographic 2020
July 2020: GWI World Youth Skills Day Infographic 2020
June 2020: Human Rights Council Written Statement: GWI, CFUW and WG-USA voice concerns about the COVID-19 shadow pandemic of Gender-Based Violence
May 2020: GWI Menstrual Hygiene Day 2020 Advocacy Toolkit
April 2020: On International Girls in ICT Day, GWI promotes opportunities for girls in the tech sector with an awarenes-raising infographic.
April 2020: GWI celebrates women authors on World Book and Copyright Day
March 2020: International Women’s Day Facts and Figures Infographic
February 2020: GWI CSW64 Official Delegates Handbook 2020
February 2020: Climate Crisis: GWI written statement to the 43rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
January 2020: International Day of Education Facts & Figures Infographic

November 2019: GWI written statement to the 64th session of the Commission on the Status of Women
November 2019: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Toolkit
October 2019: International Day of Rural Women Toolkit
October 2019: International Day of the Girl Toolkit
September 2019: 42st session of the Human Rights Council Women in Trade Statement
June 2019: 41st session of the Human Rights Council Women and Corruption Statement
May 2019 : Menstrual Hygiene Day 2019 — Advocacy Toolkit
May 2019: Review SDGs – What They Are and How They Interact, with Special Focus on SDG4 (education) and SDG5 (gender equality), by Louise McLeod, GWI Vice-President Marketing
March 2019 : World Water Day 2019 – NFA Contributions Report
February 2019: From knowledge to action: institutes of higher education as key drivers towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals: 40th ssession of the Human Rights Council written statement
February 2019: GWI Impact on Women and Girls in Science: marking International Day of Women and Girls in Science
February 2019: International Day for Zero Tolerance of FGM Policy Update
February 2019: The Connection Between FGM and the Sustainable Development Goals is Irrefutable
January 2019: International Day of Education Press Briefing
January 2019: Official CSW63 Written Statement: English / French / Spanish

November 2016: University Women of Europe in action for equal pay for women and men
September 2016: UN Women Consultation on sex work, the sex trade and prostitution
September 2016: GWI Oral Statement to the HRC 33 on the Annual half-day discussion on the rights of indigenous people.
June 2016: GWI Oral Statement to the ILC on Gender Equality for Sustainable Development
May 2016: GWI Written Statement to the 32nd Human Rights Council
May 2016: CSW60 Analysis report by Lakshmi Puri, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women
April 2016: Graduate Women International CSW60 Report
March 2016: Report from the Helvi Sipilä session at the 60th Commission on the Status of Women, New York
March 2016: Summary of 60th Commission on the Status of Women by Louise McLeod
March 2016: GWI delivers joint statement from NGO working group on Human Rights Education and Learning (NGO HREL)

November 2015: Australian Federation of Graduate Women promotes women in STEM
September 2015: GWI oral statement for HRC30
September 2015: GWI written statement for HRC 30
July 2015: GWI Oral Statement presented at the ECOSOC High-Level Segment in New York on July 9, 2015
GWI Written Statement presented at the ECOSOC High-Level Segment in New York on July 9, 2015
June 2015:GWI Written statement to HRC29
May 2015: GWI official delegate at International Conference on ICT
May 2015: World Education Forum 2015
May 2015: GWI Guest Panel Speaker at Girls in ICT Day
April 2015: Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2000-2015
April 2015: GWI and UN Women Partner for Regional Seminar
April 2015: Summary of the 28th Session of the Human Rights Council
March 2015: Beginning of the 28th Session of the Human Rights Council
March 2015: International Women’s Day and CSW59
March 2015 IFUW Written Statement to CSW59
March 2015 IFUW Oral Statement to CSW59
February 2015: New Background Paper on Attacks Against Girls Seeking to Access Education
February 2015: International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
January 2015: IFUW Manifesto Launch
January 2015: Cities for CEDAW: Virtual National Conference
January 2015: Countdown is On for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

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Manual for Gender Audit Facilitators: The ILO Participatory Gender Audit Methodology

GWI at the United Nations

November 2017: UN Representative Report: The Ninth Report from Norway to the 68th Session of CEDAW by Amy Paunila, Geneva
October 2017: UN Representative Report: NGO Committe on Peace meeting on: The Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty and The Nobel Peace Prize for ICAN by Elisabeth Francis, Vienna
October 2017: UN Representative Report: “The Future of Everything – Sustainable Development in the Age of Rapid Technological Change” Joint Meeting of ECOSOC and the Second Committee, by Maureen Byrne, Ph.D., New York
September 2017: UN Representative Report: 10th Session of the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology & 24th Session of the International Bioethics Committee – UNESCO by Eliane Didier, Paris
September 2017: UN Representative Report: Financing the Future- Education for all by Maureen Byrne, Ph.D., New York
September 2017: UN Representative Report: 36th session of the Human Rights Council Gender Panel by Amy Paunila, Geneva
August 2017: Advocacy Report: UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee 19th session
July 2017: Advocacy Report: CEDAW 67th session – Nigeria
July 2017: Advocacy Report: CEDAW 67th session – Romania
June 2017: Advocacy Report: Placing Youth at the Forefront of Humanitarian Action and the 2030 Agenda
May 2017: UN Representative Report: Preparatory Committee Meeting for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons by Elisabeth Francis, Vienna
May 2017: UN Representative Report: 16th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
May 2017: UN Representative Report: Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue and IBE-UNESCO by Amy Paunila, Geneva
April 2017: UN Representative Report: Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), 60th Session
March 2017: UN Representative Report: Raising Women’s Voices in Intergovernmental Forums
February 2017: UN Representative Report on the Committee on the Rights of the Child
February 2017: UN Representative Report on the 55th Commission for Social Development (CSocD55)

December 2016: Advocacy Report: UNESCO Global Monitoring Report
December 2016: Report on NGO Briefing for CSW61 from GWI NYReps
December 2016: Advocacy Report: Notes from Cities for CEDAW NYC
November 2016: OSCE Gender Symposium – Combatting Femicide
October 2016: Advocacy Report UNTOC, Vienna
October 2016: Intersessional meetings re 59th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)
September 2016: Report on 55th Commission for Social Development
March 2016: Report on 59th Session of CND Vienna
March 2016: Graduate Institute panel: Gender Parity
March 2016: Vienna NGO Sustainable Development Committee meeting
January 2016: 60th Committee on the Status of Women preparatory meeting

November 2015 – Cern Symposium
October 2015 – Nansen Refugee Award
October 2015 – Future Policy Award
June 2015 – UNCAC IRG Briefing for NGOs, UN Vienna, UNODC Presentation of the Work of the UNCAC Review Mechanism
June 2015 – HRC 29 Panel Discussion- The Power of Empowered Women
June 2015 – Opening Statements of the HRC 29 Session

December 2014 – 57th Session UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
November 2014 – 25th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
October 2014 – 7th Session of the United Nation Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTC)
September 2014 – International Round Table on Preventing and Combating Labour Trafficking & Exploitation
September 2014 – Consultation with Austrian Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs
August 2014 – 65th Annual Conference UN Department of Public Information
July 2014 – High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
March 2014 – Symposium on Prostitution
March 2014 – 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
February 2014 – CEDAW Dinner Reception

2013 Advocacy Reports

2012 Advocacy Reports

November 2009 – World Bank presentation on the Global Economic Crisis and the Power of Women
October 2009 – Report from the International Labour Conference
October 2009 – Oral statement on the Integration of Gender Perspective in the Council’s work, Human Rights Council – 12th session
October 2009 – Co-signatory statement on the World Programme for Human Rights Education, Human Rights Council – 12th session
October 2009 – Co-signatory statement on the Draft Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training, Human Rights Council – 12th session
October 2009 – Report from 2009 World Conference on Higher Education (WCHE), Paris
October 2009 – Meeting of NGOs for the UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education, Paris
October 2009 – UNESCO Forum on Higher Education in Europe, North America and Israel, Bucharest
October 2009 – UNESCO Arab Regional Conference on Higher Education (ARCHE +10), Cairo
September 2009 – Report from the UPR 6th Sessions
August 2009 – Human Rights Council Advisory Committee Meeting
July 2009 – WSIS: Protecting Children in Cyberspace
June 2009 – Joint Statement on Gender Equality and Decent Work at the ILO Conference
April 2009 – Durban Review Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance
March 2009 – Joint Statement on Gender Equality at the Human Rights Council – 10th session
March 2009 – Report from the International Girl Child Conference in the Netherlands
March 2009 – Strengthening the Contribution of Higher Education and NGOs in Education for All (EFA)
February 2009 – Geneva: 2008 ANNUAL REPORT by IFUW Representatives to ECOSOC and ILO
January 2009 – New York: 2008 ANNUAL REPORT by IFUW Representatives to ECOSOC
January 2009 – Paris: 2008 ANNUAL REPORT by IFUW Representatives to UNESCO

December 2008 – Paris: 2008 ANNUAL REPORT by IFUW Representatives to UNESCO
December 2008 – Proposal for a General Recommendation on Older Women: Strengthening the Protection of the Rights of Older Women
20 June – 18 July 2008 – Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), 41st Session: Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Nigeria, Slovakia, Tanzania, UK
2 June – 18 June 2008 – Joint Statement on Follow-up to the Special session on the World food crisis delivered at the 8th Session of the Human Rights Council
2 June – 18 June 2008 – Joint Statement on NGO Support for the mandate on the Right to education delivered at the 8th Session of the Human Rights Council
2 June – 18 June 2008 – Joint Statement on Violence against women delivered at the 8th Session of the Human Rights Council
28 May – 31 June 2008 – Statement to the 97th Session of the International Labour Conference
30 May 2008 – Statement to the ILO Committee on Skills for improved productivity, employment growth and development
January 2008 – Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), 40th Session: Bolivia, Burundi, Saudi Arabia, France, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Marocco, Sweden

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