Official Meetings

Organization of the session

In accordance with its multi-year programme of work (ECOSOC resolution 2009/15), the Commission's two-week session included the following activities: Organization of work

First Week

MONDAY 4 MARCH
10 a.m.-1 p.m.	1-3 p.m.	3-6 p.m.
- Opening of the session - Election of officers (Item 1) - Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters (Item 2) - Introduction of documents (Item 3 as a whole) General discussion (Item 3) (opens) Review of the implementation of the BPfA and the outcome of the 23rd special session of the GA - sharing of experiences and good practices on implementation of the Platform for Action, with a view to overcoming remaining obstacles and new challenges *1 p.m.: deadline for inscription on list of speakers for the general discussion* Archived Webcast		High-level round table on the priority theme (in two parallel meetings) Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls (Item 3 (a) (i)) Archived Webcast (Round table A) Archived Webcast (Round table B)
TUESDAY 5 MARCH
10 a.m.-1 p.m.	1-3 p.m.	3-6 p.m.
General discussion (Item 3) (continued) Archived Webcast		Panel 1 Priority theme Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls Focus: prevention of violence against women and girls Archived Webcast
WEDNESDAY 6 MARCH
10 a.m.-1 p.m.	1-3 p.m.	3-6 p.m.
General discussion (Item 3) (continued) Archived Webcast	Preparatory panel for 2014: Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls Archived Webcast	Panel 2 Priority theme Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls Focus: multi-sectoral services and responses for violence against women and girls Archived Webcast
THURSDAY 7 MARCH
10 a.m.-1 p.m.	1-3 p.m.	3-6 p.m.
General discussion (Item 3) (continued) in parallel with Agreed conclusions: Informal consultations Archived Webcast		Panel 3 Emerging issue Key gender equality issues to be reflected in the post-2015 development framework Archived Webcast
FRIDAY 8 MARCH
10 a.m.-1 p.m.	1-3 p.m.	3-6 p.m.
International Women’s Day [10 a.m. to 12 p.m.] followed by Agreed conclusions: Informal consultations Archived Webcast		Agreed conclusions: Informal consultations

Second Week

MONDAY 11 MARCH
10 a.m.-1 p.m.	1-3 p.m.	3-6 p.m.
General discussion (Item 3) (continued) in parallel with Agreed conclusions: Informal consultations Archived Webcast		General discussion (Item 3) (concludes) in parallel with Agreed conclusions: Informal consultations Archived Webcast
TUESDAY 12 MARCH
10 a.m.-1 p.m.	1-3 p.m.	3-6 p.m.
Panel 4 Review theme Evaluation of progress in the implementation of the agreed conclusions of CSW53 on “The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS” Focus: gender norms and stereotypes, socialization and unequal power relations; sharing and balancing life-work responsibilities Archived Webcast		3 p.m.: deadline for submission of draft proposals (i.e., draft resolutions / decisions) Panel 5 Review theme Evaluation of progress in the implementation of the agreed conclusions of CSW53 on “The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS” Focus: caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS; recognizing and valuing unpaid care work Archived Webcast
WEDNESDAY 13 MARCH
10 a.m.-1 p.m.	1-3 p.m.	3-6 p.m.
Agreed conclusions: Informal consultations		Closed meeting to consider the report of the Working Group on Communications (Item 4) followed by Agreed conclusions: Informal consultations
THURSDAY 14 MARCH
10 a.m.-1 p.m.	1-3 p.m.	3-6 p.m.
Follow-up to the Economic and Social Council resolutions and decisions (Item 5) - introduction and discussion Introduction of draft proposals followed by Agreed conclusions: Informal consultations		Agreed conclusions: Informal consultations
FRIDAY 15 MARCH
10 a.m.-1 p.m.	1-3 p.m.	3-6 p.m.
Action on draft proposals		Action on draft proposals and other outstanding issues Provisional agenda for the 58th session of CSW (Item 6) Adoption of the report of the CSW on its 57th session (Item 7) Closure of the 57th session Opening of 58th session Election of Bureau

Interactive events

Priority theme

Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls

High-level round table A
Archived Webcast

Monday, 4 March 2013, 3 - 6 p.m.
Conference Room 2, North Lawn Building

Chair’s summary [ A C E F R S ]
Chair: H.E. Ms. Marjon V. Kamara, Chair of the Commission (Liberia)

List of delegations

Discussion guide

High-level round table B
Archived Webcast

Monday, 4 March 2013, 3 - 6 p.m.
ECOSOC Chamber, North Lawn Building

Chair’s summary [ A C E F R S ]
Chair: H.E. Mr. Carlos Garcia Gonzalez, Vice-Chair of the Commission (El Salvador)

List of delegations

Discussion guide

Panel 1
Prevention of violence against women and girls
Archived Webcast

Tuesday, 5 March 2013, 3 - 6 p.m.
Conference room 2, North Lawn Building

Secretary-General’s report on prevention of violence against women and girls

Moderator's summary [ A C E F R S ]
Moderator: Ms. Ana Marie Hernando, Vice-Chair of the Commission (Philippines)

Panellists

Ms. Mervat El-Tallawy (Egypt), President, National Council of Women
Prevention of violence against women in constitution and nation-building processes [Paper]
Ms. Pinar Ilkkaracan (Turkey), Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Education and Counseling, Bosphorus University
Sexual and reproductive health and rights and the prevention of violence against women [Paper ]
Ms. Liina Kanter (Estonia), Head, Department of Gender Equality, Ministry of Social Affairs
Addressing gender inequality and discrimination to prevent violence against women and girls [Paper]
Ms. Marai Larasi (United Kingdom), Executive Director, Imkaan
Report of the expert group meeting on prevention of violence against women and girls [Paper ]
Ms. Claudia Garcia Moreno Esteva, Team Leader, Sexual Health, Gender, Reproductive Rights and Adolescence, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization
A holistic approach to the prevention of violence against women and girls [Presentation ]

Panel 2
Multisectoral services and responses for women and girls subjected to violence
Archived Webcast

Wednesday, 6 March 2013, 3 - 6 p.m.
Conference room 2, North Lawn Building

Secretary-General’s report on multisectoral services and responses for women and girls subjected to violence

Moderator's summary [ A C E F R S ]
Moderator: Mr. Filippo Cinti, Vice-Chair of the Commission (Italy)

Panellists

Ms. Eva Giberti (Argentina), Programme Coordinator, Victims of Violence, Ministry of Justice and Human Rights

Victim-centered approaches to multisectoral services and responses

Paper

Ms. Akima Thomas (United Kingdom), Clinical Director, Women and Girls Network
Providing services from holistic perspective and standards for service provision [ Paper | Presentation ]
Ms. Rashida Manjoo, Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences

The need for a holistic response in the quest to eliminate violence against women and girls

Paper

Ms. Betty Timba (Zambia), Divisional Coordinator, Community Services, Zambia Police
Establishing coordinated multisectoral responses – the Case of Zambia [ Paper | Presentation ]
Ms. Luisa Marcal (East Timor), Coordinator, Fatin Hakmatek
Establishing coordinated multisectoral responses – the Case of Timor Leste [ Paper | Presentation ]

Emerging issue

Panel 3
Key gender equality issues to be reflected in the post-2015 development framework
Archived Webcast

Thursday, 7 March 2013, 3 - 6 p.m.
Conference room 2, North Lawn Building

Issues paper
Moderator's summary [ A C E F R S ]
Moderator: Ms. Irina Velichko, Vice-Chair of the Commission (Belarus)

Panellists

Ms. Amina Mohammed (unable to attend), Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General on post-2015 development planning [Background note]
The post-2015 development agenda: Processes and opportunities
Mr. John Hendra, Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director for Policy and Programme, UN Women, and Co-Chair, UNDG Task Force on MDGs [Paper]
Gender equality and women’s rights at the center of the post-2015 development agenda
Ms. Anita Nayar (India/USA), Executive Committee Member, Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN) [Paper]
Gender equality and the post-2015 development framework: Perspectives from civil society
Discussant: Ms. Caren Grown (USA), Economist in Residence, American University, and Senior Gender Advisor, U.S. Agency for International Development

Review theme

The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS (agreed conclusions from the fifty-third session)

Panel 4
Gender norms and stereotypes, socialization and unequal power relations
Sharing and balancing life-work responsibilities
Archived Webcast

Tuesday, 12 March 2013, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Conference Room 2, North Lawn Building

Issues paper
Moderator's summary [ A C E F R S ]
Moderator: Ms. Irina Velichko, Vice-Chair of the Commission (Belarus)

Panellists

Theme: Gender norms and stereotypes, socialization and unequal power relations

Ms. Fatou Sow Sarr (Senegal), Director of the Gender Laboratory, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Breaking new grounds on Gender Norms and stereotypes in Senegal [Paper | Presentation]
Mr. Warren Feek (New Zealand), Executive Director, The Communication Initiative, Canada
Role of the media in overcoming gender stereotypes [ Paper | Presentation]
Discussant: Mr. Luis Mora, Chief of Gender, Human Rights and Culture Branch, UNFPA

Theme: Sharing and balancing life-work responsibilities

Mr. Niclas Jarvklo (Sweden), Secretary, Government Committee on Men and Gender Equality
Parental leave policy, evolution, lessons learned [ Paper | Presentation]
Ms. Lucia Zachariášová (Czech Republic), Head of the Gender Equality Unit, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Public investment in women caregiving role [Paper | Presentation]
Discussant: Ms. Renata Kaczmarska, Focal Point on the Family, Division for Social Policy, DESA

Panel 5
Caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS
Recognizing and valuing unpaid care work
Archived Webcast

Tuesday, 12 March 2013, 3 - 6 p.m.
Conference room 2, North Lawn Building

Issues paper
Moderator's summary [ A C E F R S ]
Moderator: Mr. Filippo Cinti, Vice-Chair of the Commission (Italy)

Panellists

Theme: Caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS

Ms. Violet Shivutse (Kenya), Founder and Director, Shibuye Community Health Workers, and Focal Point Leader, GROOTS Kenya [Paper]
Compensation for Contributions” advocacy and efforts of grassroots caregivers in Kenya
Ms. Baby Rivona (Indonesia), National Coordinator, Ikatan Perempuan Positif Indonesia (IPPI - Indonesian Positive Women Network) [Presentation]
Progress in addressing HIV prevention, treatment, care and support for women living with HIV
Discussant: Ms. Jantine Jacobi, Chief, Gender Division, UNAIDS Secretariat

Theme: Recognizing and valuing unpaid care work

Mr. Francisco Guillén Martín (Mexico), Deputy Director, National Accounts, INEGI (National Statistics Office)
Satellite accounts of unpaid work in Mexico: Care and support at home [ Paper | Presentation]
Ms. Souad Triki (Tunisia), Economist, Gender and Development Expert and retired Senior Lecturer, University of Tunisia [Paper]
Time Use Survey data from 2005 that has translated into concrete public policy in Tunisia
Discussant: Ms. Paz Lopez, Technical Adviser, UN Women Mexico

Other panels

Panel on the priority theme of CSW58 (2014)
Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls
Archived Webcast

Wednesday, 6 March 2013, 1.15 - 2.45 p.m.
Conference Room 2, North Lawn Building

Issues paper
Moderator's summary
Moderator: Ms. Ana Marie Hernando, Vice-Chair of the Commission (Philippines)

Panellists

Ms. Michelle Bachelet United Nations Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director [ Opening Remarks ]
Ms. Naila Kabeer (Bangladesh), Professor of Development Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London University [ Paper | Presentation ]
Gender equality and poverty eradication: what has worked for women and girls?
Ms. Carole Presern (UK), Director, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Secretariat (PMNCH) [ Presentation ]
The Health MDGs: What works for women and girls? What hasn’t worked? and What’s next? [ Paper ]
Ms. Lyla Mehta (India), Research Fellow, Knowledge Technology and Society Team, Institute of Development Studies, and Adjunct Professor at Noragric, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Ensuring women’s and girls’ rights to water and sanitation [ Paper | Presentation ]