By: Sandra Thompson
NFBPWC’s International Chair, international@nfbpwc.org 

Great news NFBPWC and the Canadian Federation will be hosting a Parallel event at CSW68 in New York.  Our time will be March 13, 2024, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time.   You can join either in person or on Zoom.   For your information I am repeating how to register from my January article.   

This is a once-a-year event and I encourage you to take time and register and attend several events.   There are 100s of events to choose from and of course register for our event.  You can register for as many as you want for free.

Registration is now open.   It takes about 2 minutes to register.   It is a very simple form.  When you register, you will receive a confirmation email with pertinent information and a link to login to the virtual portal to start exploring?  

To register just go to https://ngocsw68forum.vfairs.com/.

NGO CSW68 Forum registration will not get access to the UN CSW and the UN building.  The UN CSW and NGO CSW68 Forum are two totally separate events. Registration for the NGO CSW68 Forum will not get you a UN grounds pass or access to the UN building.

For more information about official registration for the UN CSW, visit UN Women’s website

I hope to see you all on line or in person for this exciting event that brings women from around the world together.

NEWS –Due to unrest and increasing costs the International Executive Committee has elected to move the International Congress to St. Kitts.  That means it will be in our Regional.  The Congress will be held November 17 – 20.    If you have never been to an International Congress, this is a great time to plan to attend.    St. Kitts is a beautiful island and they are very hospitable.  We will be staying at the same hotel that we were at for the Regional meeting last January.   It will be a long time before the International Congress comes back to our Region.   So save  the date.   Here are a couple of pictures of St. Kitts.

THANK YOU!!

A big thank you to all of you who contributed to raising funds to send to our BPW Sisters in the Ukraine.  Last October we asked you to make donations so that we could help send money to aid our BPW sisters in the Ukraine.   

BPW UK President Jo Kinsey has worked with Amelie LeClerc from BPW France and together they have secured funding totaling €25,000 or $27,815 to purchase a van to send to the Ukraine.  But they did not want to send it empty, so additional funding was needed to fill it up with medical supplies, solar panels, and everyday needs.  

Thanks to your generous donations we raised $1,000.  This money was sent to BPW International and is being spent to fill up the van with these needed supplies.    

UK President Jo Kinsey is most grateful for our support.  You have made a difference in these ladies’ lives.  Thank you for your generous support.