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UN Headquarters (New York)

Imagine a UN where only 15% of Under Secretaries-General,
20% of Assistant Secretaries-General
and 28% of D-2 level staff were men. Would it feel right?

Yet those figures are not invented:
they actually correspond to the situation of women
in decision-making positions in the UN Secretariat.

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, please join us for a panel discussion on the theme:

Breaking Barriers:
Gender and Decision-Making in the Workplace

8 March 2006
Conference Room 2
United Nations Headquarters
1:15 - 2:45 pm

Panellists

Ms. Barbara Crossette
Former Chief of New York Times United Nations bureau

Ms. Mary Chamie
Chief of Demographic and Social Statistics Branch, Statistics Division

Mr. Jomo Kwame Sundaram
Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development

Ms. Yasmeen Hassan
Social Affairs Officer, Division for the Advancement of Women

Moderator

Ms. Aparna Mehrotra
Focal Point for Women in the United Nations

Members of delegations, Secretariat staff, accredited NGO representatives and media are invited to attend.

This event is organized by
The Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women (OSAGI)

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UNESCAP (Bangkok)

International Women's Day 2006 will be observed on 8 March in Bangkok at the UN Conference Centre with a programme organized by the International Women’s Day Task Force on Gender, which includes representatives from various United Nations agencies and offices, as well as the UN Women's Club, under the theme "Women in decision-making."
The observance will include a keynote panel presentation on "Women and Decision-making: Challenges and Opportunities," a theatrical performance on women's issues by a local theatre group, and an exhibition.
The 2006 theme highlights the importance of increasing the number of women actively participating in political decision-making. According to UNESCAP, the number of women in lower houses of parliament globally reached 13.4 per cent in 2000. Without women's active participation at all levels of decision-making, the Beijing Platform for Action states, "the goals of equality, development and peace cannot be achieved."

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2006
Theme: “Women in decision-making”

Wednesday, 8 March 2006

Organized by the International Women’s Day Task Force on Gender
United Nations Conference Centre, Conference Room 4

09.00 a.m. --- Opening session

Opening statements delivered by:

Deputy Executive Secretary and Officer-in-Charge, a.i., of the UNESCAP Secretariat

United Nations Resident Coordinator in Thailand, a.i.

09.15-10.30 a.m. --- Keynote Panel Presentation “Women and Decision-making: Challenges and Opportunities”

Co-chaired by UNESCAP & UNIFEM East and South-East Asia Regional Office

Dr. Saisuree Chutikul
Former Minister to the Office of the Prime Minister and Former Advisor to the Office of the Permanent Secretary

Dr. Orapin Sopchokchai
Public Sector Development Commissioner

10.30-11.00 a.m. --- Question and Answer session

11.00-11.45 a.m. --- Theater performance by “B-Floor Theater” on women’s issues: A Reflection on Women's Lives

Directed by Ms. Sineenadh Keitprapai

11.45 a.m.-12.30 p.m. --- Exhibition, tea, coffee and refreshments on 1st floor, UNCC

More information on this event and on other UNESCAP events >>

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ILO (Geneva)

Round-table discussion
“Women in Sports”

8 March 2006
Governing Body Room, Level R3 South
ILO, 4 route des Morillons, 1211 Geneva
starting at 10:00am

With international sports personalities

Presentation of annual IOC “Women and Sport” trophies

Admission at 9.30 am

Simultaneous interpretation in English, French and Spanish

This event is organized by
The International Labour Office (ILO) and The International Olympic Committee (IOC)

More information on this event and on other ILO events >>

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UNESCO (Paris)

International Round Table
Women in Politics

8 March 2006
Room II
UNESCO, Paris
starting at 3:00 pm

Guest of honour: Her Excellency Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of Liberia

Inaugurated by Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO

This Round Table will bring together women ministers.
Coming from all regions of the world, these women are leaders in their societies and hold positions
which were traditionally occupied by men. The Round Table will emphasize the importance of women in politics
as well as in the process of development in general.

More information on this event and on other UNESCO events >>

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United Nations University (Tokyo)

International Women’s Day Public Forum:
“Women in Decision-Making”

8 March 2006
U Thant International Conference Hall, 3rd floor
UN House, Tokyo
2:00 - 4:45pm
[   International Womens Day observance ]

Special Video Messages from Women Political Leaders (Part I)

Female Heads of States newly elected:
Her Excellency Ms. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany
[   Ms. Angela Merkel (German Chancellor) ]

Her Excellency Ms. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of Liberia
Her Excellency Ms. Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile **
**to be confirmed

A Keynote address, panel presentations and more video messages will follow the message from the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan (read by UNU Rector Hans van Ginkel) and above video messages.

The keynote speaker:
Ms. Ginko Sato
Honorary President, Japan Association for the Advancement of Working Women
Board Director, Hitachi, Ltd
Former Chairman, Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission

Panel presentations:
“Women in Civil Society”
Ms. Kimiko Horii
President, Global Enhancement of Women’s Executive Leadership

“Women in Business”
Ms. Yoshimi Nagamine
Director, Au Printemps Ginza

“Women in Academia”
Ms. Glenda Roberts
Professor, Waseda University

Special Video Messages from Women Political Leaders (Part II)

Female Ambassadors to Japan:
H. E. Mrs. Boa Liliane Marie Laure (Cote d'Ivoire)
H. E. Mrs. Solmaz Unaydin (Turkey)
H. E. Mrs. Guisse Maimouna Dial (Mali)
H. E. Ms. Michele Pranchere-Tomassini (Luxembourg)

After the public forum, UN agencies will inform about their gender-related activities at the Information Marketplace.

Admission to the public forum is free, but advance registration is required.
For more information, see
http://www.unu.edu/hq/rector_office/events2006/womensday2006.pdf

Simultaneous Japanese-English interpretation will be provided.
For those unable to attend, the public forum will be webcast (and archived) at
http://c3.unu.edu/videoportal/82

Media representatives are cordially invited to attend.
Please contact Naoko Yano, UNU Office of Communications
(tel: 03-5467-1311; e-mail: media@unu.edu) to reserve your space.

This event is jointly organized by
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Labour Organization (ILO),
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP),
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT),
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Information Centre (UNIC),
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR),
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA),
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), United Nations University (UNU),
World Food Programme (WFP), World Health Organization (WHO) Kobe Centre

United Nations University (UNU) is an autonomous organ of the UN General Assembly dedicated to generating and transferring knowledge and strengthening capacities relevant to global issues of human security, development, and welfare. The University, which opened in September 1975, operates through a worldwide network of research and training centres and programmes coordinated by UNU Centre in Tokyo.

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UNIC (Harare)

International Women’s Day
UNIC Harare Zimbabwe

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