The 54th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, 2-12 March 2010, was focused on a fifteen-year review of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the last session of the CSW. Emphasis was during the session placed on the "sharing of experiences and good practices, with a view to overcoming remaining obstacles and new challenges, including those related to the Millennium Development Goals".

On March 2, CSW 54 adopted a Declaration on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing in 1995. The Declaration will be brought forward to ECOSOC who in turn present it to the General Assembly for its endorsment. Read the Declaration »

On March 12 the Commission adopted seven Resolutions; Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS, Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts, The situation of and assistance to Palestinian women, Women’s economic empowerment, Eliminating maternal mortality and morbidity through the empowerment of women, Strengthening institutional arrangement of the UN for support of gender equality and the empowerment of women by consolidating the four existing offices into a composite entity, Ending female genital mutilation. Read the Resolutions »

• The Documentation presented during CSW 54   »
• The Opening and Closing statements from CSW 54    »
• The adopted Resolutions    »