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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> WUNRN_LISTSERVE-owner@lists.wunrn.com [mailto:WUNRN_LISTSERVE-owner@lists.wunrn.com]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>WUNRN LISTSERVE<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 19, 2017 3:59 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WUNRN ListServe <wunrn_listserve@lists.wunrn.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WUNRN] DEADLINE EXTENDED - CSW 62 - Submission of Written NGO Statements - Process<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">WUNRN<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/ngo-participation/written-and-oral-statements">http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/ngo-participation/written-and-oral-statements</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595A5C">Opportunities for NGOs to Address the UN Commission on the Status of Women 62
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Deadline Extended through Friday, 20 October 2017!</span></strong><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595A5C"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595A5C">Submission of Written NGO Statements<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595A5C">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 <a href="http://www.un.org/documents/ecosoc/res/1996/eres1996-31.htm">
<span style="color:#595A5C;text-decoration:none">Council resolution 1996/31</span></a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Deadline extended through Friday, 20 October 2017!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595A5C">Submission of written statements will be open for
<u>NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC</u> from 30 September to 20 October 2017 via United Nations CSO-net. </span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595A5C"><a href="http://esango.un.org/irene/?page=viewStatements&nr=28923&type=8§ion=8"><b><span style="color:#595A5C;text-decoration:none">Please
click here to log in to CSOnet and submit a statement</span></b></a>. We will not be able to accept statements submitted via e-mail.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595A5C">NGOs are strongly encouraged to submit joint statements in collaboration with other NGOs
in consultative status with ECOSOC. </span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595A5C"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Statements by organizations in
<b><u>general</u> consultative status</b> with ECOSOC may not exceed 2,000 words including the cover page; statements by organizations in
<b><u>special</u> consultative status</b> with ECOSOC may not exceed 1,500 words including the cover page. Please note that this word allowance includes the cover page which is automatically added by the system and generally takes up 100 words. Therefore, as
you prepare your statement text, please take into account that you do not need to include a cover page and that your text should have no more than 1900 words for general consultative status, and 1400 words for special consultative status.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#595A5C;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Submit written statements in one of the official languages of the United Nations: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595A5C">Formatting</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595A5C">
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Indicate the start of a new paragraph with a double line break.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#595A5C;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6">
<span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Paragraphs of the statement should not be numbered.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#595A5C;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6">
<span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Do not use footnotes and endnotes. Please incorporate all information into the body of the statement.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#595A5C;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6">
<span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#595A5C;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6">
<span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ensure that the name of your organization (and of other NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC) is referenced as contained in the
<a href="http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=E/2016/INF/5&referer=/english/&Lang=E" title="official list">
<span style="color:#595A5C;text-decoration:none">official list of non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#595A5C;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6">
<span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Avoid using abbreviations and acronyms. (For a list of permissible acronyms, please consult the<a href="http://dd.dgacm.org/editorialmanual/ed-guidelines/style/abbreviations.htm#Principal" target="_blank"><span style="color:#595A5C;text-decoration:none">
UN Editorial Manual</span></a>. The acronyms on this list can be used if spelled out in the first instance). 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.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595A5C">Recommendations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Identify key ideas that you would like to address; introduce these ideas in the first sentence or paragraph of your statement.
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Avoid repetition. Keep statements clear, simple and to the point. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#595A5C;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo9">
<span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To make reading effortless, organize material by applying the principle of one thought per paragraph.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#595A5C;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo9">
<span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Verify references to titles and dates of United Nations events and conferences.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#595A5C;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo9">
<span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Avoid the use of quotations.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#595A5C;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo9">
<span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595A5C"><a href="http://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/csw/60/ngo%20written%20statement%20tutorial.pdf?la=en&vs=3100"><span style="color:#595A5C;text-decoration:none">Click
here to read a tutorial on how to submit a written statement (PDF)</span></a> -<b>
</b><a href="http://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/csw/60/ngo%20written%20statement%20tutorial.pdf?la=en&vs=3100">http://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/csw/60/ngo%20written%20statement%20tutorial.pdf?la=en&vs=3100</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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