A Call for Action on Women, Girls, Gender, Equality, and HIV

Posted by Kristin M. Kane / March 04, 2010

Annie Lennox in World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, Berlin, Germany Nov. 10, 2009.[AP File Photo]

About the Author: Kristin M. Kane is a Public Diplomacy Officer in the Bureau of International Organization (IO) Affairs. She is attending CSW as part of the USUN-New York Press and Public Diplomacy team.

When I walked into Conference Room 4 of the Secretariat at the United Nations, I knew right away that this was not going to be a typical UN panel discussion. Seated at the head of the table was a woman with short-cropped, platinum blonde hair in a bright red shirt with bold white letters spelling "HIV Positive." She was singer Annie Lennox, formerly of the Eurythmics. The moderator, UNAIDS Executive Director, Mr. Michel Sidibe, opened up the session on a "Call for Action on Women, Girls, Gender, Equality, and HIV" by showing Annie… more »

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Commission on the Status of Women Annual Meeting Opens in New York

Posted by Kristin M. Kane / March 02, 2010

Two women in Mukjar, Sudan, April 22, 2007. [AP File Photo]

About the Author: Kristin M. Kane is a Public Diplomacy Officer for the Bureau of International Organization (IO) Affairs. She is attending CSW as part of the USUN-New York Press and Public Diplomacy team.

After the recent pounding of snow on New York City, at Monday's opening of the 2010 Commission on the Status of Women, or CSW, the sun was shining, the sky was bright, and the first day of March almost felt like the first day of a new season. Indeed, women who had come from around the world for the annual CSW meeting and side events arrived at the United Nations headquarters dressed in colorful clothing and wearing confident and contagious smiles, eager to take on the challenges… more »

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