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October
2007
International
Day of Ageing
Worldwide, 1 October 2007
Host / Sponsor: United Nations
Women make up a clear majority of the world's older persons, underscoring
the need to recognize the different impact of ageing on women and men, to ensure
full equality between them...
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World Habitat
Day
Worldwide, 1 October 2007
Host / Sponsor: UN-HABITAT
The UN has designated the first Monday in October every year as World
Habitat Day to reflect on the state of human settlements and the basic right
to adequate shelter for all...
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International
Day of Non-Violence
Worldwide, 2 October 2007
Host / Sponsor: United Nations
All Member States, organizations of the United Nations system,
regional and non-governmental organizations and individuals are invited to commemorate the
International Day of Non-Violence and to disseminate the
message of non-violence, including through education and public awareness...
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Global Symposium - Education: A Critical Path to Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment
Washington, DC, USA, 2-3 October 2007
Host / Sponsor: The World Bank
The symposium will bring together a cross-section of senior policy makers, Government representatives, global experts and leaders from the international community and the private sector for re-energizing the discourse on gender, education and development...
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Expert Group Meeting on indicators to measure violence against women
Geneva, Switzerland, 8-10 October 2007
Host / Sponsor: UN DAW, UNECE, and UNSD, in collaboration with ECLAC, ESCWA, ESCAP, and ECA
The Expert Group Meeting on Indicators to Measure Violence Against Women, co-organized
by UN Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW), UN Economic Comission for
Europe (UNECE), and UN Statistics Division (UNSD), will provide an overview of
existing initiatives on indicators to measure violence against women, and recommendations
for a possible set of indicators on violence against women.
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Online Discussion: Women, Political Participation and Decision-Making in Africa
Worldwide, until 14 October 2007
Host / Sponsor: UN Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW) in cooperation with the E-Network of National Gender Equality Machineries in Africa.
The purpose of the online discussion is to contribute to a better understanding of women�s political participation in Africa; collect measures taken at national and subregional levels to promote women�s participation; identify good practices and lessons learned and highlight gaps and challenges requiring further action.
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World
Rural Women's Day
Worldwide, 15 October 2007
Host / Sponsor: FAO
The gathering of gender-specific statistics in recent years has confirmed two
facts: the majority of poor people in the world are women, and these women are
overwhelmingly responsible for feeding hungry men and children, as well as themselves...
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World Food
Day
Worldwide, 16 October 2007
Host / Sponsor: FAO
The right to food is the inherent human right of every woman, man, girl and boy, wherever they live on this planet...
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Regional
Workshop for Judges and Parliamentarians on the Implementation of the Convention
on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women
Amman, Jordan, 17 - 19 October 2007
Host / Sponsor: UN-ESCWA Centre for Women, in Coordination with the UN Division
for the Advancement of Women (DAW)
The Workshop aims to enhance the capacity of judges and parliamentarians
to implement the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination
against Women (CEDAW) in their everyday work...
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International
Day for the Eradication of Poverty: Stand up against Women's Poverty!
Worldwide, 16 - 17 October 2007
Host / Sponsor: United Nations
The majority of poor people in the world are women. The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty presents an
opportunity to acknowledge the effort and struggle of people living in poverty,
a chance for them to make their concerns heard, and a moment to recognize that
poor people are the first ones to fight against poverty.
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More about the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
> Go
to www.WomenFightPoverty.org
Women
Deliver: Global Conference
London, UK, 18 - 20 October 2007
Host / Sponsor: UNFPA, UNICEF, World Bank, international NGOs, and bilateral
organizations
Women Deliver is a landmark global conference that will focus on creating political
will to save the lives and improve the health of women, mothers and newborn babies
around the world.
> Event
details
United Nations Day
Worldwide,
24 October 2007
Host / Sponsor: UN
The anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Charter - 24 October
1945 - has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. It has traditionally
been marked throughout the world by meetings, discussions and exhibits on the
achievements...
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Disarmament Week
Worldwide, 24 - 30 October 2007
Host / Sponsor: UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)
The annual observance of Disarmament
Week, which begins on the anniversary of the founding of the United Nations,
was called for in the Final Document of the General Assembly 1978 special session
on disarmament (resolution S-10/2).
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Open Debate of the Security Council on Women, Peace and Security
UNHQ
New York, USA,
23 October 2007
Host / Sponsor: United Nations
Resolution 1325 (2000) holds out a promise to women across the globe that their rights will be protected and that barriers to their equal participation and full involvement in the maintenance and promotion of sustainable peace will be removed...
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