A global policy-making body, the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), dedicated exclusively to the promotion of gender equality and the advancement of women. Every year, representatives of Member States gather at the 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 advancement of women worldwide.

The spirit of 1968 flows through Arab Spring and Occupy movement - as its counter-current attempts to suppress uprising.

The turmoil in Arab countries that is called the Arab Spring is conventionally said to have been sparked by the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi in a small village of Tunisia on December 17, 2010.  

NATIONAL CONSULTANT - Gaza Strip
Location: occupied Palestinian territory
Reference Number:
Employment Status: SSA
Deadline: Nov 09 2011

ADEA and the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) will hold a Youth Consultation Forum on October 19-21, 2011, in Rabat, Morocco.