Subject: [fem-women2000 143] IWTC Women's GlobalNet #137 (fwd)
From: lalamaziwa <lalamaziwa@jca.apc.org>
Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2000 12:11:14 +0900
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---------------- Original message follows ---------------- From: iwtc <iwtc@igc.org> To: iwtc-womensglobalnet@igc.topica.com Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 16:06:11 -0800 Subject: Women's GlobalNet #137 -- IWTC Women's GlobalNet #137 Activities and Initiatives of Women Worldwide By Anne S. Walker February 7, 2000 UPDATE ON NGO PLANS FOR CSW AND PREPCOM, FEBRUARY/MARCH 2000 The following information has been compiled from a Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Status with the United Nations (CONGO) Fact Sheet issued February 4, 2000. CSW AND PREPCOM: The 44th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meets February 28 - March 2, 2000 and then reconvenes as the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the Beijing Plus 5 review process from March 3 - 17, 2000. The UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) for the Beijing Plus Five review is entitled "Women 2000: Gender Equality, Development and Peace into the New Millennium" and will be held June 5-9, 2000. PRE-REGISTRATION FOR PREPCOM: The deadline to register for the PrepCom through the UN Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW) was 15 January, 2000. Registration was necessary for those NGOs who were accredited to the Beijing Fourth World Conference on Women and who had applied for ECOSOC status. It is suggested that NGOs with ECOSOC status also pre-register by contacting Michele Fedoroff of the NGO Section/Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) at fax: (1-212) 963-9248 or email: <fedoroff@un.org>. In this way, organizations that plan to attend can be identified and both the UN and CONGO can get a sense of prospective numbers. NGOs with Department of Public Information (DPI) status should contact the UN/DPI/NGO Office regarding eligibility and registration procedures. Fax: (1-212) 963-6914. Email: <dpingo@un.org> ON-SITE REGISTRATION: There will be on-site registration for eligible NGOs as follows: Sunday 27 February, 9am-6pm: UN Security Office (Pass Office), corner of East 45th Street and 1st Avenue. Monday 28 February: 8am-6pm. Lobby of the General Assembly (Enter through the UN Visitor's Entrance at East 46th Street.) Tuesday 28 February through Friday 3 March: 8:30am-6pm. Lobby of the General Assembly. Sunday 5 March, 9am-6pm: UN Security Office. (Pass Office), East.45th St. & 1st Ave. Monday 6 March: 8am-6pm. Lobby of the General Assembly, Tuesday 7 March through Friday 10 March: 8:30am-6pm. Lobby of the General Assembly Monday 13 March through Friday 17 March: 8:30am-6pm. Lobby of the General Assembly. (Please note: the United Nations is CLOSED on Thursday 16 March.) IMPORTANT: You must bring a photo ID and the confirmation letter issued by the United Nations Secretariat to register for your badge. NGO EVENTS: 1. *NGO Orientation & Training, Sunday 27 February, 2000 or Sunday 5 March, 2000, 12.00 pm - 5.00 pm, Labouisse Hall, UNICEF House, 3 UN Plaza (East 44th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues). Pre-registration is required and the DEADLINE for registration is 23 February, 2000. Fee: $15. The maximum attendance at each session is 200 people and only the first 200 applicants will be registered for each session. Since space is limited, we ask that NGOs who will be in New York by 27 February plan to attend the first session, leaving space for fellow NGO organizations who will be arriving later. * Sponsored by the NY NGO Committee on the Status of Women and UNICEF 2. **NGO Consultation "Strategies for Beijing+5: 2000 and Beyond": Saturday 4 March from 10am to 5pm at the United Nations. Pre-registration is required and the DEADLINE for registration is 23 February 2000. Fee $25. ** Sponsored by the NGO Committees on the Status of Women (Geneva, New York, Vienna), facilitated by the U.N. Division for the Advancement of Women, and supported by UNICEF and individual contributors. PLEASE NOTE: For both of the above events, registration forms are available on the CONGO Web site (http://www.conferenceofngos.org) and on the WomenAction web site (http://www.womenaction.org). Or you can contact: NGO Committee on the Status of Women. Tel: (1-212) 692-0725. Fax: (1-212) 692-0724. Email <ngo csw ny@hotmail.com> 3. ***CSW 2000 Book of Days (also known as "The Pink Book"): This will be available at registration for all NGOs, and will contain a daily calendar of both UN and NGO activities, along with further resources. If you would like your event or activity included in "The Pink Book", please send it to IWTC before February 18, 2000. There will also be a daily update of NGO events produced by CONGO/Beijing Plus Five Liaison Office. *** Prepared by the International Women's Tribune Centre (see contact information at end of bulletin) NGO MEETING SPACE: CONGO will be in close contact with the UN Division for the Advancement of Women regarding space at the United Nations, which is extremely limited. To extend available space for NGOs, CONGO has reserved space at both the Church Center and other neighbouring locations for NGO activities. Requests for alternative meeting space must be submitted in writing via mail or fax to CONGO and should include the following information: (1) Type of event; (2) Assurance that it will be open to the public; (3) Estimate of the number of attendees; (4) Brief information on hosting organization(s); and (5) Preferred date and time. CONGO will do its best to accommodate all requests. The following criteria will be used for approving and assigning Meeting Space at the Church Center during the PrepCom: (1). NGOs must be accredited to the PrepCom. (2). The meeting/session must be open to all participating NGOs (e.g., not limited to individuals from a specific organization or those advocating a specific point of view). (3). The subject matter must be relevant to the PrepCom agenda and to the priority issues in the draft report of the Secretary-General. (4). There must be a balance among the issues being considered in the PrepCom. (5). There must be a balance among panelists/speakers to ensure representation of all world regions. (6). The programme should be unique (i.e., it fills in a gap not covered by other requests). In cases of similar requests, requestors may be asked to work with each other. (7). Priority will be given to the earliest requests, by date received, when all other criteria are equal. ALTERNATIVE REPORTS: CONGO/Beijing Plus Five Liaison Office will act as a clearinghouse for alternative NGO alternative reports. The deadline for sending in Alternative Reports has been extended to 15 February, 2000. Please send them to CONGO via mail, fax or e-mail (copied into the body of the e-mail to avoid problems downloading): Contact: CONGO Rebecca Nichols, Executive Director, Sudha Acharya, Beijing Plus Five Focal Point Janice Fett, Communications Coordinator 8th Floor,777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, Fax: (1-212) 986-0821. E-mail: <congongo@aol.com> or <beijing5ngo@aol.com> The NGO Organizing Committee, comprised of CONGO and NGO representation >from all regions and large networks/caucuses, will meet during the CSW/PrepCom to address the issue of how to handle any compilation of the alternative reports as a Global NGO Alternative Report for possible presentation to delegates to the Special Session in June, 2000. TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATIONS: All NGOs planning to participate in the UN CSW and/or PrepCom should reserve hotel rooms and make travel arrangements as soon as possible. CONGO does not have the staff to help with travel and accommodation arrangements. However, for those who would like some assistance with these matters, and who have access to the Internet, there are many websites with information about accommodations in New York City. Two that seem to be particularly helpful are: 1. <http://www.bestnyhotelsrates.com> (Valerie Zamberletti, IWRAW) 2. <http://www.excite.com> NGO WORKING SESSION FOR THE UN SPECIAL SESSION IN JUNE: The NGO Working Session, originally scheduled for June 3 - 4, 2000, will now take place from June 2 - 3, 2000. Plans are not yet finalized, but please hold the afternoon and evening of June 2nd and all day June 3rd, 2000 open. We will send you more information as it becomes available. UPDATES: In addition to CONGO updates, other organizations are working to keep NGOs informed about the CSW, PrepCom and Special Session. One example is the WomenAction 2000 global web site (http://www.womenaction.org) which is maintained by a coalition of NGO women's media/information groups scattered throughout almost every world region, with links to WomenAction 2000 regional websites in Africa, Asia/Pacific, Latin America/Caribbean, and Europe/North America. OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS: Official documents connected with the Beijing+5 process can be found on the UN Division for the Advancement of Women's web site: <http://www.un.org/daw> or at WomenWatch, the UN website for all information on UN activities relevant to the advancement of women <http://www.un.org/womenwatch> IWTC Women's Globalnet is a production of: International Women's Tribune Centre 777 United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017, USA Tel: (1-212) 687-8633 Fax: (1-212) 661-2704 Email: <iwtc@igc.org> You can subscribe to this list at any time by sending a blank message to iwtc-womensglobalnet-subscribe@igc.topica.com You can unsubscribe to this list at any time by sending a blank message to iwtc-womensglobalnet-unsubscribe@igc.topica.com SPECIAL NOTE: If you are interested in "cutting-edge" books on women and development, subscribe to Women, Ink.'s Booklink by sending a blank message to wink-booklink-subscribe@igc.topica.com Women, Ink. is a project of the International Women's Tribune Centre (IWTC)