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Mar032020

CSW64 Decision: 1-Day procedural on March 9, then suspend the session - next steps TBD

Following the UN Secretary General’s recommendation to drastically scale back the upcoming session of the CSW due to Covid-19 concerns, the Commission debated alternative formats and dates and explored several possibilities for the 9-20 March session.

The Commission decided to hold a short, one-day event on Monday, 9 March where delegations will adopt the draft political declaration and any other draft resolutions that will become available. The meeting will then be suspended, to be resumed at a later date to be determined, so the CSW64 can meet in its full schedule and capacity. No general debate will take place on 9 March and all side events will be cancelled.

The NGO CSW announced during the event that they are canceling the Forum and all related events, including parallel events.

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