The 56th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 56) will take place at UN Headquarters, in New York, US, from 27 February-9 March 2012. The priority theme will be the empowerment of rural women and their role in poverty and hunger eradication, development and current challenges.  

dates: 27 February – 9 March 2012   venue: UN Headquarters, United Nations North Lawn Building (NLB)   location: New York, US   contact: UN Women Secretariat   fax: +1-212-963-3463   www: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/56sess.htm