US Cities Step Up on CEDAW, as Cities Rise Worldwide

Cities are on the move around the world.  In his 2013 book, Benjamin Barber asked, what would happen if Mayors ruled the world, concluding that mayors were much better positioned than nations to deliver on a range of issues.  In September 2016, the first Global Parliament of Mayors will convene in the Hague, with the mission to “deliver viable cross-border solutions to global challenges.”  The US Conference of Mayors has endorsed this new initiative.

In the US, Cities for CEDAW is capitalizing on the ability of mayors to get things done, moving ahead with CEDAW implementation on the local level even while ratification efforts remain stymied in the US Senate.  To keep the momentum going, Cities for CEDAW will be at the NGO Committee on the Status of Women in New York again this year, in conjunction with the annual meeting of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, March 14-25, 2016.

Cities for CEDAW reports that you can catch up with the campaign at the following parallel events:

Monday, March 14, 2:30 PM at Church Center for the United Nations, 10th Fl is “From the Global to the Local: CEDAW Activism in the United States”

Tuesday, March 15, 2:30 PM at Thai Cultural Center, 310 East 44th St, Room 1 is “Women’s Human Rights and Sustainable Cities with CEDAW and Habitat III”

Thursday, March 17, 6:15 PM at CCUN 2nd Fl is “Cities for CEDAW Goes International”

For a complete list of the incredible line-up of parallel events during the NGO CSW, click here.