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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Veronica Maina",
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    "content": "On behalf of the delegation, I wish to thank the offices of the Speaker and the Clerk of Senate for the support extended to ensure participation of the delegation in the event. It is my pleasure and humble duty to submit the Report of the Senate Delegation to the 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women to the Senate for noting and action where necessary. The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) first met at Lake Sussex in New York in February 1947, soon after the founding of the United Nations (UN). From its inception, the Commission was supported by a unit of the UN that later became the division for the advancement of women in the UN Secretariat. The CSW forged a close relationship with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) with those in the consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) invited to participate as observers. From 1947 to 1962, the Commission focussed on setting standards and formulating international conventions to change discriminatory legislation and foster global awareness of women issues. Since the confiscation of the legal rights of women needed to be supported by data and analysis, the Commission embarked on a global assessment of the status of women. Extensive research produced a detail country by country picture of their politics and legal standing which overtime became a basis for drafting human rights instruments. In 1963, efforts to consolidate standards on women rights led to the UN General Assembly to request the Commission to draft a declaration on the elimination of discrimination against women, which the Assembly ultimately adopted in 1967. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as evidence began to accumulate in the 1960s that women were disproportionately affected by poverty, the work of the Commission cantered on women’s needs in community and rural development, agricultural work, family planning and scientific and technological advances. The Commission encouraged the UN system to expand its technical assistance to further the advancement of women, especially in developing countries. In 1972, to mark its 25th anniversary, the Commission recommended that 1975 be designated International Women’s Year, an idea endorsed by the General Assembly to draw attention to women’s equality with men and to their contribution to development and peace. New UN offices dedicated to women were established in particular, the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRO). Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in 1987, as part of the follow up to the Third World Conference on Women in Nairobi, the Commission took the lead in coordinating and promoting the UN systems work on economic and social issues for women empowerment. Its efforts shifted to promoting women issues as cross-cutting and part of the mainstream rather than as a separate concern. In 2011, the four parts of the UN system, Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW), INSTRO, the Office of the Special Advisor on Gender Issues and advancement of Women (OSAGI) and UNIFEM merged to become the UN Women, now the Secretariat of the CSW. 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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