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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Veronica Maina",
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    "content": "THAT, the Senate notes the Report of the Senate Delegation to the 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) held in New York from 6th – 17th March, 2023 laid on the Table of the Senate on Thursday 29th June, 2023. I will now go to the Report. The United Nations (UN) CSW is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. This is a functional Commission of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), which was established in June 1946. The CSW is instrumental in promoting women's rights, documenting the reality of women's lives throughout the world and shipping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women. The Commission holds a two-week annual event where representatives of UN member states, civil society groups, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the media and other UN entities converge at the UN headquarters in consultative status with ECOSOC to discuss priority, themes critical to the well-being of women around the globe. The 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women took place at the UN headquarters in New York from 6th -17th March, 2023. The theme of the session was Innovation and Technological Change and Education in the Digital Age for Achieving Gender Equality and the Empowerment of all Women and Girls. In the first fully in-person session following three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, CSW 67 registered attendants from 181-member states with more than 7,000 participants, including four Heads of States and governments and 116 Ministers, 205 side events on UN premises and about 700 NGO parallel events. For the first time, the session included an interactive youth session with young people, youth representatives of delegations, civil society and United Nations Organisations engaging in dialogue and providing recommendations on how to ensure young women and girls are part of the digital transformation. The Commission also benefited from important contributions from a wide range of civil society organisations, including the leaders and commitment makers of the action coalition on technology and innovation for gender equality launched as part of the generation equality forum. The action coalition on technology and innovation for gender equality has made a significant contribution in cementing alliances between governments, the private sector, civil society, and the UN system and in driving momentum and commitment to advance gender equality through technology and innovation. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Senate delegation to the 67th Session of the Commission of the Status of Women comprised the following - 1. Sen. Fatuma Adan Dullo, CBS, MP, who was leader of the Delegation 2. Sen. Veronica Maina, MP 3. Sen. Betty Montet, MP 4. Sen. George Mungai Mbugua, MP 5. Ms. Michelle Bibi Fondo, Deputy Director Speaker’s Office 6. Ms. Josephine Kusinyi, Principal Legal Counsel and Secretary to the Delegation The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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