NGO CSW Forum Reception

This year’s Reception was a smashing success, with representatives from a multitude of NGOs and countries in attendance.  During the event, NGO CSW/NY Chair Soon-Young Yoon formally presented the  2013 Woman of Distinction Award to Femme Africa Solidarite’s Bineta Diop, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkol Karman (who was unable to attend in person).

NGO CSW Forum in the News

The NGO CSW Forum at CSW 56 was a great success. Please click the links below for news stories and blogs about the Forum and its related events.

• Leymah Gbowee’s presentation at NGO CSW Consultation Day
• Lehigh at the UN: Perspectives from the Commission on the Status of Women, full blog coverage
• Lehigh at the UN: Perspectives from the Commission on the Status of Women, “2012 NGO CSW Woman of Distinction”
• Armenia’s National TV’s First Channel
• The Armenian Weekly, “Panel at UN Explores Women’s Empowerment and Sustainability in Armenia”
• Members of the Canadian Federation of University Women report on their experience at CSW 56