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Creation of UN-Women
In an historic move, the United Nations General Assembly voted unanimously on 2 July 2010 to create a new entity to accelerate progress in meeting the needs of women and girls worldwide.
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Features
Expert group meeting Gender, science and technology Paris, France, 28 September-1 October 2010
The UN Secretary-General's database on violence against women
From the Director's Office
Presentation by Ms Carolyn Hannan, Director, DAW at the Regional Meeting in preparation for the 15-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, ESCAP, 16-18 November 2009, Bangkok, Thailand
Presentation by Ms Carolyn Hannan, Director, DAW at the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting to Review Regional Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and its Regional and Global Outcomes, ESCAP, 16 November 2009, Bangkok, Thailand
Presentation by Ms Carolyn Hannan, Director, DAW at the Second Conference of European and African Regional and Local Authorities, 6-7 November, Florence, Italy
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Calendar of Events
Expert group meeting on good practices in national action plans on violence against women
(Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 13-15 September 2010)
Expert group meeting on gender, science and technology
(Paris, France, 28 September-1 October 2010)
55th session of the Commission on the Status of Women
(New York, USA, 22 February-4 March 2011)
News & Announcements
The report on the online discussion on gender, education and employment is now available in English and French
Issue No. 8 of Words to action, the Division’s quarterly newsletter on violence against women is now available online.
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CSW adopts 7 resolutions; transmits Moderator’s summaries of high-level round table and panel discussions to the ECOSOC
CSW adopts Declaration on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women
The final report from the Expert Group Meeting on the impact of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action on the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals is now available
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Publications

Women2000 and Beyond: Women, gender equality and sport
Women 2000 and Beyond: The role of men and boys in achieving gender equality
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