The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women is an annual meeting of nongovernmental organizations committed to ensuring women’s equality and promoting women’s rights in the resolutions and work of United Nations member states. Representatives of Presbyterian Women attended this meeting in 2012, focusing on rural women, empowerment, poverty reduction and rural development. Read more about the event, Presbyterian Women’s work with the United Nations, and how you can connect.
Links is the electronic newsletter of Presbyterian Women’s Justice and Peace Committee. Each issue explores a topic of justice and peace and offers suggestions for how to be involved and advocate on the topic.
Agency: Presbyterian Mission Agency
Tags: development, empowerment, justice and peace links, rural, women
Topics: Advocacy, Education, Inclusiveness, Justice, Leadership, News, Peace, Social witness, Strategies, Young Women