Subject: [fem-women2000 573] Women's GlobalNet #164: CSW Preparations
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IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #164 Initiatives and Activities of Women Worldwide by Anne S. Walker January 16, 2001 NEW IWTC WEB-SITE AT <http://www.iwtc.org> IWTC$BCT(B web-site was launched on November 20, 2000. The site has been designed as a resource for women activists, particularly those who are involved in women and development activities. There are direct links from the home page to main women$BCT(B "umbrella" sites (e.g. WomenAction, WomenWatch, WHRNet, Women, Ink., NGO Global groups, NGO Regional groups, UN Agencies, etc.) in addition to IWTC links (down the side of the home page) that list, among other things, resources for each of the 12 Critical Areas of Concern from the Beijing Platform for Action. We encourage people who are looking for resources, referrals and more, to visit the siterather than call us here at IWTC, as we are currently very lightly staffed and can$BCU(B always provide the information you want as speedily as you want it! Many thanks PREPARATIONS FOR THE UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN 45th SESSION, 6-16 MARCH, 2001, NEW YORK . IWTC has received many inquiries about the upcoming 45th Session of the UN Commission on the status of Women. The following is a provisional agenda for this meeting, including the thematic issues to be covered: PROVISIONAL AGENDA: CSW 45th SESSION, 6-16 MARCH, 2001 1). Election of officers: 2). Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters: 3).Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and to the special session of the General Assembly entitled "Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century": a). Review of mainstreaming in organizations of the United Nations system; b). Emerging issues, trends and new approaches to issues affecting the situation of women or equality between women and men; c). Implementation of strategic objectives and action in the critical areas of concern; 4. Thematic issues: a).Women, the girl child and human immuno-deficiency virus/acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS); b). Gender and all forms of discrimination, in particular racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. 5. Follow-up to Economic and Social Council resolutions and decisions. 6. Communications concerning the status of women. 7. Provisional agenda for the forty-sixth session of the Commission. 8. Adoption of the report of the Commission on its forty-fifth session. This information has been adapted from the web-site of UN/DAW. For more information concerning the 45th Session of CSW, visit their web-site at: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw or contact them at: UN/DAW, DC-2, United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, USA. E-mail: Amina Adam at adama@un.org. Fax: (1-212) 963-4116 NGO PLANS FOR CSW 2001: Here are some of the plans for non-governmental organization (NGO) meetings before and during the CSW 45th session. 1. FEBRUARY ROUND-TABLES: a) 8 February, 1.15 to 2.45pm: Racism and discrimination from a gender perspective: b) 22 February, 1.15 to 2,45pm. HIV/AIDS and gender. Both of these round-tables will be held at the UN. 2. MARCH: a) 5 March: NGO ALL-DAY CONSULTATION: b) 6 March, 5-7 p.m.: Orientation for persons new to the CSW: c) 7 March, 6-8 p.m. NGO reception. For further information concerning these activities, please contact Leslie Wright, Chair of the New York NGO Committee on the Status of Women (NGO/CSW/NY) at: Email: <ngo_csw_ny@hotmail.com> or <leslie-wright@msn.com>. Tel: (1-718) 398-3561 CEDAW MEETINGS JANUARY 15 TO FEBRUARY 2, 2001 Meetings of the Expert Committee for the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) are now being held at the UN headquarters in New York. Countries reporting at this session of CEDAW are: Burundi (initial report); Egypt (3rd, 4th and 5th reports); Finland (3rd and 4th reports); Jamaica (2nd, 3rd and 4th reports): Kazakhstan (initial report); Maldives (initial report): Mongolia (3rd and 4th reports): and Uzbekistan (initial report). COUNTRIES TO REPORT AT JULY 2001 MEETING OF CEDAW: Nicaragua, Sweden, Vietnam, Netherlands, Guyana. CEDAW MEMBERS 2001 A. BUREAU: Charlotte Abaka (Ghana) -Chair: Rosario Manalo (Philippines) -Vice-Chair: Feride Acar (Turkey) -Vice-Chair: Zelmira Regazzoli (Argentina) -Vice-Chair: Rosalyn Hazelle (St. Kitts and Nevis)-Rapporteur B. OTHER MEMBERS: Sjamsiah Achmad (Indonesia): Emna Aouij (Tunisia): Ivanka Corti (Italy): Feng Cui (China): Naela Gabr (Egypt): Francois Gaspard (France): Yolanda Ferrer Gomez (Cuba): Fatima Kwaku (Nigeria): A$ByE(Ba Gonz$BaM(Bez Martinez (Mexico): Savitri Goonesekere (Sri Lanka): Mr. Goran Melander (Sweden): Ahsa Rose Mtengeti-Migiro (Tanzania): Mavivi Myakayaka-Manzini (South Africa): Frances Livingstone Raday (Israel): Hanna Beate Schopp-Schilling (Germany): Heisoo Shin (Korea): Maria Regina Tavares da Silva (Portugal): Chikako Taya (Japan): NGOs who wish to be kept in touch with the activities of CEDAW, especially those who are planning to prepare Shadow Reports at the time their countries are reporting to the Committee, should contact: International Women$BCT(B Rights Action Watch (IWRAW), Hubert Humphrey Institute, University of Minnesota, 301 19th Avenue. Sth, Minneapolis, MI 55455. Tel: (1-612) 625-5557. Fax: (1-612) 624-0068. Email: <iwraw@hhh.umn.edu>. 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