Subject: [fem-women2000 594] Women's GlobalNet #165: NGO Plans for CSW
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 14:15:22 -0800
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IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #165 Initiatives and Activities of Women Worldwide by Anne S. Walker February 22, 2001 HIGHLIGHTS OF NGO PLANS AT THE 45th SESSION OF THE UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN, MARCH 616th, 2001, NEW YORK. 1. WHERE TO FIND INFORMATION ON CSW ACTIVITIES: As IWTC will not be producing a "CSW 2001 Book of Days" (otherwise known as "The Pink Book"), this edition of GlobalNet highlights a number of NGO activities planned for the UN Commission on the Status of Women (UN/CSW), 6-16 March, 2001 at UN headquarters in New York. In addition, a daily calendar of events taking place in UN headquarters during the CSW is being coordinated by the UN/Division for the Advancement of Women (UN/DAW) and will be available March 1st on the DAW website: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw. For further information, contact: Amina Adam, UN/DAW, DC2, 12th Floor, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA. E-mail: adama@un.org. Fax: (1-212) 963- 4116. Other organizations are also posting activities and events on their websites, including: NGO/CSW at: http://www.womenact.org: Women痴 Human Rights Network at: http://www.whrnet.org: Center for Women痴 Global Leadership at: http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu: Women, Environment and Development Organization at: http://www.wedo.org UNIFEM: <http://www.unifem.undp.org/> International Womenhealth Coalition at: http://www.iwhc.org For a full list of contacts, organizations and UN agencies working on issues and areas relevant to women and development, visit the IWTC website at: http://www.iwtc.org 2. NEW IWTC PUBLICATIONS TO SUPPORT WOMEN担 ADVOCACY TO BE LAUNCHED AT CSW. 1) IWTC Postview 2000 (24 pages), with information on: the Beijing + 5 Outcomes Document; issues, activities and agenda of the CSW 2001; HIV/AIDS; Racism; the CSW multi-year programme; global campaigns; time-line for UN review sessions; UN Meetings; and NGO global meetings: 2) IWTC Women痴 Score Book (16 pages), provides current numbers and statistics gleaned from various sources related to the following issues: Women and HIV/AIDS; Women in Government; and countries who have signed/ratified the optional protocol to CEDAW. This information is presented country-by-country (by region), and is intended to support women痴 participation in various international meetings, e.g., the UN Special Session on HIV/AIDs, Financing for Development and global campaigns, e.g. WEDO 50/50 campaign. 3. EVENTS DURING FIRST WEEK OF THE CSW INCLUDE: Monday March 5th, 2001: 逼GO CONSULTATION. 9:00 am-5:00 pm. English, French and Spanish interpretation. The Consultation this year will be held at the NYU Medical School, 550 First Avenue at 30th Street, New York. Pre-Registration is required ($35.00 fee). The programme will include: Part I: Mainstreaming a Gender Perspective. Part II: Panel on Racism. Moderator: Dr. Dubravka Simonovic, Chair, UN Commission on the Status of Women. Part III: Panel on HIV/AIDS. Moderator: Angela E.V. King, UN Assistant Secretary-General, Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women. Part IV: Five Years Forward Plans for the CSW. Presented by Yakin Erturk, Director, UN/DAW. Part V: Breakout Sessions: HIV/AIDS, Racism, 5-year plan for the C.S.W. Part VI: Concluding Plenary Session. Breakout Session Reports and next steps. Sponsored by the NGO Committees on the Status of Women (Geneva, New York and Vienna), committees of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in consultative relationship with the UN (CONGO). Registration forms for the NGO Consultation are available from: NGO/CSW/NY, NGO Consultation, 211 East 43rd Street, Suite 905, New York, NY 10017, USA. Fax: (1-212) 692-0724. E-mail: ngo_csw_ny@hotmail.com. Website: http://www.womenact.org Tuesday 6 March, 2001 :00-6:00 pm. NGO ORIENTATION: This event will have separate sessions conducted in English, French and Spanish. For NGO representatives attending the Commission on the Status of Women for the first time. Registration Fee: $15. At the Church Center at the UN (CCUN), 777 United Nations Plaza, 44th Street and First Avenue, New York, NY 10017. Sponsored by the NGO Committees on the Status of Women (Geneva, New York and Vienna). :30 am-6:00 pm. WOMEN, INK. BONANZA BOOK SALE -to sell overstocked items. New books from the new 2001 Women, Ink. catalogue will be available for sale every day during the CSW. :00-8:00 pm. WOMEN, INK. BOOK LAUNCH AND RECEPTION: Two new books: "With an End in Sight" (UNIFEM) and "Chrysalis" -a training manual from Winrock International, will be launched. This reception is open to all and will be held at the IWTC/ Women, Ink. offices at CCUN, 777 United Nations Plaza, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10017 Tues.-Friday, 6 9 March, 2001, 1-3 pm. 逼GO ARTISAN MARKET: Anyone bringing crafts or other artisan goods may participate. Display tables will be provided. Each person must handle their own merchandise and sales. If you wish to participate, indicate on the registration form (see above), and if possible, send an e-mail confirmation to suzanneeharvey@cs.com. At CCUN (see above) Wednesday, 7 March 2001, 6-8 pm. :15-2:45 pm. Launch of Women and Torture Campaign. Sponsored by Amnesty International. :00-8:00. NGO RECEPTION: Woman of Merit Award will be presented to Angela E.V. King. At CCUN (see above). Sponsored by the NGO Committees on the Status of Women (Geneva, New York and Vienna). Admission Fee: $10. At CCUN (see above). Thursday, 8 March 2001: International Women痴 Day (IWD): THE THEME OF IWD 2001 IS "WOMEN AND PEACE." 疋igital Art Contest and Exhibit ion Theme of Women and Peace: The UN International Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) invites their Gender Awareness Information and Networking System (GAINS) platform of networks, colleagues and the public at large to submit original art works in digital formats related to the theme of "Women and Peace". The winning piece will be exhibited on the INSTRAW/GAINS home page during the month of March and widely disseminated during IWD celebrations at the UN. Art can be photographs, drawings, paintings, computer graphics. Deadline for submission: February 25, 2001. Contact INSTRAW at: Julia Tavares, United Nations INSTRAW, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Tel: (1-809) 685-2111. Fax: (1-809) 685-2117. E-mail: jtavares@un-instraw-gains.org. Website: http://www.un-instraw-gains.org :15-2:45 pm. Panel 1: Gender and Peace. Security Council Resolution 1325: What Next? Sponsored by the NGO Working Group on Women and International Peace and Security. Speakers invited include Angela King (UN Gender Adviser), Noeleen Heyzer (UNIFEM), Nina Lahoud (DPKO), Dasha Silovic (UNDP), Funni Olonisakin (Olarra Ottunu's Office). Chaired by Maha Muna, Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children. At UN. :00-1:30 pm. Pre-Panel 2 Entertainment "Equality Live" :30-3:30 pm. Panel 2: "50/50 in the United Nations". Sponsored by Group on Equal Rights for Women in the UN (more details in next IWTC Women痴 GlobalNet which will feature UN-planned activities). At UN. :00-8:00 pm. International Women痴 Day Reception. Open to all. Hosted by the Women痴 International League for Peace and Freedom and the Women痴 Caucus for Gender Justice. To celebrate the historic summary judgement issued in Tokyo at the Women痴 International War Crimes Tribunal. 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