Womens Issues

Salwa Kader, President of the United Federation for Middle East Peace (“USFMEP”), is an expert and an accomplished public speaker on issues involving Women in the Middle East. She has visited women’s organizations in the Middle East to discuss the role of women in building peace. The involvement of women in conflict resolution and the elevation of women’s status in Middle Eastern societies, including raising awareness about women’s issues throughout the international community, are two of the Federation’s core objectives. In addition, the USFMEP continues to promote dialog between the United States and the Arab World in pursuit of these goals.

The Commission on the Status of Women (hereafter referred to as “CSW” or “the Commission”) is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It is the principal global policy-making body dedicated exclusively to gender equality and advancement of women. Every year, representatives of Member States gather at United Nations Headquarters in New York to evaluate progress on gender equality, identify challenges, set global standards and formulate concrete policies to promote gender equality and women's empowerment worldwide. See UFMEP side events below:

CSW56(2012)

CSW54(2010)

CSW53(2009)

CSW52(2008)

 CSW51(2007)

CSW50(2006)

CSW49(2005)

Annual Conference for the Women’s Political Caucus of New Jersey-2005

Women's Issues in The Middle East

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