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The 60th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 14 to 24 March 2016.
http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/ngo-participation/written-and-oral-statements
UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN 60 – 2016
NGO Participation - Written Statements
NGOs in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) may submit written statements on the thematic issues considered by CSW, in accordance with Council resolution 1996/31. Statements are submitted months prior to the session in order to allow time for processing and issuance of the statements as official United Nations documents for the Commission.
NGOs are strongly encouraged to submit joint statements in collaboration with other NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC.
Instructions
Submission
Submission of written statements will be open for NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC from 1 to 16 October 2015 via United Nations CSO-net. Statements sent by e-mail will not be accepted.
Click link below to access CSOnet and submit a written statement (one per organization)
http://esango.un.org/irene/?page=viewPublicStatements&nr=27043&type=8§ion=8
Content
Statements by organizations in general consultative status with ECOSOC may not exceed 2,000 words including the cover page; statements by organizations in special consultative status with ECOSOC may not exceed 1,500 words including the cover page.
Submit written statements in one of the official languages of the United Nations: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish. Organizations submitting statements in more than one official language must specify which language version is the original and which other versions are to be used as references for translation.
Formatting
Indicate the start of a new paragraph with a double line break.
Paragraphs of the statement should not be numbered.
Do not use footnotes and endnotes. Please incorporate all information into the body of the statement.
If the statement is supported by other NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC, add a note at the end of the document to this effect. (The names of the NGOs should be in alphabetical order)
Ensure that the name of your organization (and of other NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC) is referenced as contained in the official list of non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
Avoid using abbreviations and acronyms. (For a list of permissible acronyms, please consult the UN Editorial Manual). All others acronyms, including the acronym for the Commission on the Status of Women ("CSW") and for your organization are not allowed in written statements.
Recommendations
Identify key ideas that you would like to address; introduce these ideas in the first sentence or paragraph of your statement.
Avoid repetition. Keep statements clear, simple and to the point.
To make reading effortless, organize material by applying the principle of one thought per paragraph.
Verify references to titles and dates of United Nations events and conferences.
You may want to prepare your statement in Microsoft Word, or another text processor, and save it on your PC to avoid losing it during submission (e.g. if your PC loses the connection to the online system). Once you have finalized your statement, copy-paste the final text from your document onto the statement submission page in CSO-Net. Please note the online system removes formatting.