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Blog van Margriet van der Zouw, WO=MEN.

Morgenvroeg stap ik goed voorbereid in het vliegtuig op weg naar New York!

De reden? Van 14 tot en met 24 maart 2016 vindt de 60ste sessie van de Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) plaats bij de Verenigde Naties. Een hele Nederlandse delegatie reist onder leiding van minister Jet Bussemaker af naar New York voor het hoogste internationale overlegorgaan over vrouwenrechten en gendergelijkheid. Deze VN-commissie buigt zich jaarlijks over de positie van vrouwen en meisjes en de internationale afspraken die zijn gemaakt om hun positie wereldwijd te verbeteren.

Ik ben erbij om voor WO=MEN als internationaal beleidsmedewerker de lobby van het Nederlands maatschappelijk middenveld te coördineren en zal regelmatig bloggen.

Naast de onderhandelingen, zijn  er ook veel side events.
hieronder vind je een overzicht!


Op naar New York!
Margriet van der Zouw
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