WO=MEN in New York

Anila Noor, New Women Connectors, at the CSW in New York The Commission on the Status of Women’s 69th session (CSW69), an influential global gathering on women’s rights, took place in New York between the 10th and 21st of March. This year’s focus at the global gathering is the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action , which is considered as one of the most progressive blueprints for women’s rights advancement. Leading up to this important event, New Women Connectors (NWC) held a webinar titled “We, Displaced Women: Leading the Transformation to Shape Peaceful Green Futures from Gender Justice to Climate Justice” in partnership with WO=MEN, as an effort to gather knowledge on the intersection of gender justice, climate change and displacement. Here, NWC shares some pertinent takeaways from this insightful webinar that was held on the 24th of February. The webinar featured three speakers with expertise across a range of topics, such as climate change, displacement and women-led grass...