September
2008
Blog on the High-Level Event on MDGs
Now until 26 September 2008, worldwide
http://www.mdg-gateway.org/MDG-Blog/
The UN Secretary-General and the President of the UN General Assembly will convene a High-level Event on the Millennium Development Goals at UN Headquarters in New York on 25 September 2008. At the halfway point towards 2015, while significant progress has been made, accelerated efforts are needed by all stakeholders to meet the goals. The High-level Event will be a forum for world leaders to review progress, identify gaps, and commit to concrete plans and resources. By asking world leaders to announce their specific action oriented proposals, the High-level Event will help accelerate implementation and follow-through.
As a part of preparatory work for the upcoming High-Level Event, UNDESA and UNDP, with the support from the MDG Network and the UNDG MDG Policy Network, are launching a Blog on MDGs. Overall, this Blog aims to:
- Promote participation and inclusiveness;
- Foster partnerships among stakeholders – across all sectors – for the achievement of MDGs; and
- Promote awareness on the status and trends of the development goals and inspire concrete action to achieve the MDGs by 2015.
The themes covered by this Blog are drawn from the Secretary-General’s background note "Committing to action: Achieving the MDGs", which consist of: (1) poverty and hunger; (2) health and education; (3) environmental sustainability; (4) gender equality and empowerment of women; and (5) global partnership for development.
It is intended that the Blog will break the barrier of physical distance and hierarchy, accommodating active participation and drawing various insights from all over the world. Your opinions and advice are critical to enrich the upcoming discussions. Upon the conclusion of the Blog, a brief summary of the discussions will be put forward to be considered by the Co-Chairs and Thematic Experts of the round tables at the High-Level Event on MDGs.
Everyone is invited to contribute!
The MDG blog will run from 26 August until the 26 September 2008.
To participate, login and register at:
http://www.mdg-gateway.org/MDG-Blog/
For more information, please contact: MDG Network and UNDG MDG Policy Network
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International Conference on Women, Peace and Security in Somalia
Dar-es–Salaam, Tanzania, 2 - 5 September 2008
Host / Sponsor: Co-organised by UN-INSTRAW
The United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW) and the Associazione Diaspora e Pace (ADEP) are co-organising an International Conference on Women, Peace and Security in Somalia, to be held in Bagamoyo (Dar-es-Salaam) Tanzania from 2 to 5 September 2008.
Within the framework of the project “Gender and Peace in Somalia –
Implementation of Resolution 1325,” the Conference will address the question of the participation of Somali women, both in Somalia and of the Diaspora, in the ongoing peace and state-building processes, with a
particular view to engaging more women in the Somali political elections planned for November 2009, in the light of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security.
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International Literacy Day
Worldwide, 8 September 2008
Host / Sponsor: UNESCO
Despite many and varied efforts, literacy remains an elusive target: some 774 million adults lack minimum literacy skills; one in five adults is still not literate and two-thirds of them are women; 72.1 million children are out of school and many more attend irregularly or drop out...
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Panel discussion on the integration of a gender perspective in the work of the Human Rights Council with special focus on the work of the UN Special Procedures
Geneva, 12 September 2008
Host / Sponsor: OHCHR
The event will take place at Palais des Nations, Geneva and will be webcast live on Friday 12 September 2008, 10am – 1pm local time: http://www.un.org/webcast
The panel discussion, to be introduced by High Commissioner Navanethem Pillay, will examine the extent to which a gender perspective is being integrated into the work of the Human Rights Council. It will identify progress made since the Council’s last discussion on gender integration in September 2007, as well as current challenges. It should offer a background for focused initiatives (see HRC resolution 6/30) and commence the regular assessment of the extent to which the HRC has fulfilled its responsibility to integrate a gender perspective in its work and institutions.
The presence of three Special Rapporteurs (Mr James Anaya, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, Ms. Najat M’jid Maala, Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and Ms. Gulnara Shaninian, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences) will allow for a special focus on the integration of a gender perspective in the work of the UN Special Procedures.
More information:
The discussion will build upon the recommendations made during the last panel. All presentations including the summary of recommendations can be found on the Human Rights Council's Extranet:
http://portal.ohchr.org/portal/page/portal/HRCExtranet/
6thSession/OralStatements/210907
Click on 20 Sept 10th meeting [15.11-18.04] and 21 September.
To register for access to the extranet, fill in the form at http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/form.htm
UN human rights chief urges greater efforts to halt gender discrimination
(UN News)
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS ANNUAL
DICUSSION ON THE INTEGRATION OF
A GENDER PERSPECTIVE IN ITS
WORK
(Press release)
Stop Raping Our Greatest Resource: Power to Women and Girls in DRC. Women Breaking the Silence
Bukavu, DRC, 19 September 2008
Host / Sponsor: UNICEF
UNICEF and V-DAY are organizing two one-day events as part of their joint campaign in the DRC: “Stop Raping Our Greatest Resource: Power to Women and Girls in DRC”. The events are entitled “Women Breaking the Silence”, which for the first time will feature women survivors telling their stories of rape and sexual violence to a public audience. Each woman will end her story with a statement, with the 20 statements collectively serving as a call to the world to act now to stop the raping of Congolese women and girls. These spokeswomen will be supported to go on and become community activists on sexual and gender based violence as part of the broader campaign.
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International Day of Peace
Worldwide, 21 September 2008
Host / Sponsor: United Nations
The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by the United Nations as an annual observance of global non-violence and ceasefire. Every year, people in all parts of the world honour peace in various ways on 21 September...
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International Forum on Gender-based Violence and Human Security: "Crafting Human Security in an Insecure World"
San Diego, USA, 24 - 26 September 2008
Host / Sponsor: UN-INSTRAW, UNIFEM, B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice (IPJ), Global Justice Center, Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)
From September 24th to 26th, at the University of San Diego, experts and human rights advocates will gather with women and men coming from, or working in, conflict situations around to the world to exchange experiences and address this global problem. Speakers include past participants of the Women PeaceMakers program, non-governmental and international organization representatives, and international military peacekeeping personnel, among others.
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Millennium Development Goals High-Level Event
25 September
2008
UN Headquarters, New York
Host / Sponsor: United Nations
The UN Secretary-General and the President of the UN General Assembly will convene a High-level Event on the Millennium Development Goals at UN Headquarters in New York on 25 September 2008. At the halfway point towards the target date, significant progress has been made, but urgent and increased efforts are needed by all stakeholders in order to meet the Goals by 2015.
The High-level Event will be a forum for world leaders to review progress, identify gaps, and commit to concrete efforts, resources and mechanisms to bridge the gaps. By asking world leaders to announce their specific plans and proposals, the High-level Event will help accelerate implementation and follow-through. Moreover, the Event will send a message to the Doha Review Conference from the highest political level, on strengthening the global partnership for development and building consensus on financing for development.
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