Announcing YDC's 2022 youth delegation to the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
We are pleased to announce that Young Diplomats of Canada is sending a Canadian youth delegation to the UN Commission on the Status of Women for a second consecutive year.
The sixty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place virtually from 14 to 25 March 2022 under the priority theme: Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental and disaster risk reduction policies and programmes.
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women.
The CSW is instrumental in promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of women’s lives throughout the world, and shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women.
Meet the CSW66 delegates:
Maitland Shaheen-Akins, Head Delegate
Maitland Shaheen is a third-year law student passionate about the intersections of gender equality, health, and the law. She is currently working on a reproductive justice research project led by a national organization, and has previously worked in provincial and federal government and with a variety of non-profit organizations.
Sydney Whiting (she/her), Communications Coordinator
Sydney Whiting is a community organizer and B.A. Political Science student at the University of Lethbridge. She has published work on the impact of youth and climate advocacy, while also working for a range of nonprofits focused on social justice and environmental impacts.
Lucie Belzille (she/her), Engagement Coordinator
Lucie Belzile is a Master’s student at Leiden University where she studies international relations and diplomacy. Lucie has worked for the Canadian and Quebec governments, and important research projects such as DRIVE, a Horizon 2020 project of the European Union.
Paige Percy (she/her), Diversity & Engagement Coordinator
Paige Percy is a M.A. Environmental Policy Student at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, where her thesis examines dairy farmers who protest international trade agreements. Paige is a youth ambassador for Plan International Canada, IBM’s Stem for Girls program, and the Canadian Council for Youth Prosperity.