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    "id": 824260,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kandara, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Alice Wahome",
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        "legal_name": "Alice Muthoni Wahome",
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    "content": "Between 12th and 23rd March 2018, it was the pleasure of the leader of delegation, together with Members of Parliament, including Senators, to attend the 62nd Session of the Commission on Status of Women that took place in New York, USA. The Commission on Status of Women (CSW) is a principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women. The CSW is instrumental in promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of women’s lives throughout the world and shaping global standards on gender equality and empowerment of women. The Commission’s annual two-weeks session is a session where representatives of the United Nations (UN) member states, civil society organisations and the UN entities gather at the UN Headquarters in New York to discuss progress and gaps in the implementation of the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the key global policy document on gender equality and the 23rd Special Session of the General Assembly held in 2000 (Beijing +5) as well as agree on further actions to accelerate progress and promote women’s employment and enjoyment of their rights in political, economic and social fields. The outcomes and recommendations of each session that takes place each year are forwarded to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for follow up. The UN supports all aspects of the Commission’s work. The entity also facilitates the participation of civil society representatives. The objectives of the CSW are as follows: The session was the 62nd Session of the Commission. It took place, as I have stated, and the priority theme was “Challenges and Opportunities in Achieving Gender Equality and Empowerment of Rural Women and Girls” and the review theme “Participation in and Access of Women to the Media, Information Communication Technologies and their Impact and Use as an Instrument for the Advancement and Empowerment of Women.” There were also agreed conclusions to the Commission’s work. Specifically, CSW also provides a platform to share experiences and learn good practices in areas relating to priority and review themes."
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