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November
2007
Mainstreaming gender equality: concepts and instruments (Training course)
Turin Centre Campus, Italy, 5 - 16 November 2007
Host / Sponsor: ILO International Training Center
The course aims at promoting gender equality in the world of work, by introducing
participants to gender concepts. The course provides an adaptable
set of conceptual and information tools to bring gender equality concerns into
the mainstream of labour-related development activities and into participants'
everyday work, whether it be in a trade union, entrepreneurial, governmental
or non-governmental environment.
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Panel Discussion on "Financing for gender equality within the context of follow up to the Monterrey Consensus"
UNHQ, New York, USA, 12 November 2007
4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Conference Room 2
Host / Sponsor: UN Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW), in collaboration with the Financing for Development Office,
Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
This panel will examine progress in mobilizing domestic and international resources for the promotion of gender equality, in line with the priority theme of the 52nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women in 2008 and as input to the follow-up conference to the Monterrey Consensus...
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International
Day for Tolerance
Worldwide, 16 November 2007
Host / Sponsor: UNESCO
In 1996, the General Assembly invited Member States to observe the International
Day for Tolerance on 16 November, with activities directed towards both educational
establishments and the wider public...
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An Introduction to Gender Budgeting in Organizations and Institutions (Training course)
Turin Centre Campus, Italy, 19 - 23 November 2007
Host / Sponsor: ILO International Training Center
Participants in this five-day workshop will analyze gender responsive
budgeting as a strategic tool to boast gender equality
mainstreaming in economic planning and financial
management.
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Online Discussion:Women in Leadership Roles
Worldwide, 19 November - 15 December, 2007
Host / Sponsor: WomenWatch, UN Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW), Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
WomenWatch - the UN Internet Gateway on Gender
Equality and Empowerment of Women will host an online discussion on "Women in Leadership Roles" from
19 November to 15 December 2007.
The objective of the online discussion "Women in Leadership Roles" is to improve understanding of the factors affecting access and retention of women in decision-making positions in a variety of areas such as public administration, judiciary, private sector, academia, media and civil society, including trade unions and professional associations; share available data; identify the different constraints women face to participate in decision-making bodies; and discuss alternative strategies and good practices to enhance women�s role and participation in decision-making.
The discussion is organized by the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, in its capacity as Task Manager of WomenWatch, with support from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
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Universal Children's Day
Worldwide, 20 November 2007
Host / Sponsor: United Nations
Universal Children's Day is to be observed as a day of worldwide fraternity and
understanding between children, and as a day of activity devoted to promoting
the welfare of the children of the world.
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International
Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Worldwide, 25 November 2007
Host / Sponsor: United Nations
By resolution
54/134 of 17 December 1999, the General Assembly designated 25 November as
the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and invited
governments, international organizations and NGOs to organize activities designated
to raise public awareness of the problem on that day.
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> Message of the Secretary-General
16 Days of
Activism against Gender Violence
Worldwide, 25 November - 10 December 2007
Host / Sponsor: Center for Women's Global Leadership and numerous NGOs
and governmental institutions througout the world, co-sponsored by UNIFEM
The dates, November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against
Women, and December 10, International Human Rights Day, symbolically
link violence against women and human rights and emphasize that such violence
is a violation of human rights. The 16 Days Campaign has been adopted as an organizing
strategy by individuals and groups around the world to call for the elimination
of all forms of violence against women.
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Online Discussion: Financing Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women In Africa
Worldwide, 26 November - 23 December, 2007
Host / Sponsor: UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), UN Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW)
The African Center for Gender and Social Development of the Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) is organizing an online discussion on �Financing Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women In Africa�, in cooperation with the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women. This online discussion is being organized as per the recommendation of the E Network of Gender Machineries in Africa, which was launched in December 2006.
You are invited to participate in this discussion, which aims at exchanging views on financing gender equality and women�s empowerment in Africa, to fulfill the regional and international commitments that have been made in this regard. The discussion will allow for a constructive exchange on options available for financing gender equality and challenges that impede the adequate resourcing of policies and programmes aimed at achieving gender equality and women�s empowerment. Good examples and lessons learned at national and sub regional levels will be shared and discussed; gaps in knowledge, skills and information will be identified and practical solutions to overcome the challenges will be suggested.
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