The Advocacy Subcommittee brings together members who are interested in reaching out to Member States to influence ongoing work on resolutions, especially during the Commission for Social Development (CSocD). Concretely, the advocacy subcommittee convenes monthly meetings to prepare draft statements on current events or in relation to the priority theme of the Commission, identifies emerging issues, and prepares talking points and position papers to be shared with the UN system and Member States during Mission Visits. In the last two years, the subcommittee also prepared draft resolutions to influence the outcome of the CSocD.
Our Members
Co-chair: Sabita Geer – Brahma Kumaris at the United Nations
Co-chair: Sarah Rudolph, CJ – Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Loreto Generalate
Shamala Chandrasekaran – Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW)
Valerie Bichelmeier – Make Mothers Matter
Joan Pikiell, SSND – School Sisters of Notre Dame
Daniel LeBlanc – VIVAT International
Guljannat Huseynli – Soropotimist International of Metro New York (SIMNY)
Jeanne Gonelle – International Relations Student Association of McGill University (McGill Youth Advisory Delegation)