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Presiding bishop invites applicants for 2024 UN Commission on the Status of Women delegation

November 28, 2023
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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry invites applicants for Episcopal delegates ages 19 and up to represent The Episcopal Church in person and virtually at the 68th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW68) in New York City, March 11-22, 2024.

Applications are due by Dec. 15. Find all criteria and applications online in English and Spanish.

The 2024 UNCSW session lists its priority theme as “accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective.”

The presiding bishop’s hybrid delegation will consist of a small number of in-person delegates who will attend UNCSW at the UN headquarters in New York, as well as virtual delegates who will participate remotely and meet online periodically with the in-person delegates.

Delegates will be expected to participate in preparatory conference calls in person or virtually for six to eight hours daily as they observe official UNCSW meetings. They will have opportunities to speak at Episcopal Church UNCSW events and write blogs and social media posts about their engagement, among other follow-up actions.

“The Episcopal delegation will represent our church and walk alongside our Anglican Communion and faith-based siblings in advocating for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in all their diversity,” said Lynnaia Main, The Episcopal Church’s representative to the U.N. “We will have the opportunity to explore how gender-responsive financing, institutional reforms, and focused attention on the ‘shadow pandemic’ of gender-based violence can engender more equitable relations that further God’s dream of full and abundant life for all of humanity.”

In-person delegates will be responsible for their own travel, housing, and program expenses. Limited financial support may be available.

Follow news and updates on The Episcopal Church’s UNCSW webpage. For more information, contact Lynnaia Main.