Equal Nationality Rights for Equal Citizens (CSW70 Side Event).


Panel discussion on the sidelines of the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women on Achieving Gender Equality in Nationality Laws organized by UN-Women, Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights.

This high-level CSW70 side event seeks to build on the momentum for reform. At the event, impacted persons will elevate awareness of the significant harm and rights violations caused by gender discrimination in nationality laws; a State will share lessons learned from their reform process, highlighting the significant benefits of gender-equal nationality rights for citizens, their families, and society as a whole; other States will affirm their commitment to advancing gender equality in nationality law, and UN agencies will unpack why gender-equal nationality laws are essential to realizing their mandates.
Location: 405 E 45th St, New York, NY 10017, USA

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