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Date Headline
11 March 2005 Governments pledge to accelerate efforts to achieve equality for women and fulfil Beijing commitments, as UN Commission concludes
4 March 2005 Statement by the Chairperson of the Commission on the Status of Women After the Adoption of a Declaration
3 March 2005 Women’s roles changing with their participation in international migration, impacting both sending and receiving countries
  Women joining migrant streams in unprecedented numbers and proportion
Read the full report: 2004 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development: Women and International Migration
25 February 2005 High-level UN Meeting to Reaffirm Commitments to Women’s Rights
31 January 2005 United Nations Commission to appraise worldwide situation of women
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19 June, 2009
DSG/SM/463-WOM/1734DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT MEETING OF EUROPEAN JUSTICE MINISTERS, STRESSES NEED TO CONFRONT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, END LAWS THAT HELP GENDER STEREOTYPES FLOURISH

20 May, 2009
SG/SM/12259-WOM/1733SECRETARY-GENERAL SADDENED AT PASSING OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS ADVOCATE HELVI SIPILÄ

18 May, 2009
SG/SM/12251-WOM/1732SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT SIGNING CEREMONY FOR EMPOWERMENT PROJECT, HAILS ‘SOLID PARTNERSHIP’ BETWEEN UNITED NATIONS, SUPREME WOMEN’S COUNCIL OF BAHRAIN

24 April, 2009
DSG/SM/456-WOM/1731PROTECTION, PARTICIPATION, PREVENTION: DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SPELLS OUT KEYS TO IMPLEMENTING LANDMARK RESOLUTIONS ON WOMEN, PEACE, SECURITY

17 April, 2009
SG/SM/12189-WOM/1730WHEN WOMEN PARTICIPATE IN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS, CRAFTING PEACE AGREEMENTS, ‘SOCIETIES ARE THE WINNERS’, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE TO WOMEN FOR PEACE DINNER

30 March, 2009
SG/SM/12156-WOM/1729MEN AND BOYS MUST PLAY THEIR PART IN FIGHT FOR WOMEN’S EQUALITY IN HOMES, SCHOOLS, WORKPLACES, HALLS OF POWER, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN VIDEO MESSAGE

13 March, 2009
WOM/1728WOMEN’S COMMISSION ENDS SESSION, CALLS FOR SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR CAREGIVING BETWEEN MEN, WOMEN IN CONTEXT OF HIV/AIDS, REDUCING CARE BURDEN ON HOUSEHOLDS

12 March, 2009
WOM/1727GROWING SCALE, SCOPE OF THREATS TO WOMEN’S HEALTH, ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE, DELIVERING ON PROMISES TO IMPROVE WOMEN’S LIVES, EXPLORED IN WOMEN’S COMMISSION

11 March, 2009
WOM/1726WOMEN’S COMMISSION CONSIDERS EFFECTIVENESS OF WORKING GROUP ON COMMUNICATIONS, AS DELEGATIONS WEIGH IN ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE

10 March, 2009
DSG/SM/447-WOM/1725WOMEN HOLD KEYS TO UNLOCKING BARRIERS AGAINST PROGRESS ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP COLLOQUIUM

9 March, 2009
WOM/1724SPECIALIZED AGENCIES, INTERGOVERNMENTAL, NON-GOVERNMENTAL GROUPS SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVING WOMEN’S WELFARE, AS WOMEN’S COMMISSION CONCLUDES GENERAL DISCUSSION


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