Scheduled Calendar of Parallel Events organised by UN Missions, UN Entities and Inter-Governmental Organizations for the CSW 53rd Session
Please also note that all conference rooms allocations are subject to change depending on the programme of the intergovernmental bodies scheduled on those days.
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Organization Name
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Type |
Room |
2-3-2009
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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1146
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Child-rearing and working life: A man's world |
Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations
and co-sponsored by:
Permanent Mission of Germany
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Panel
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Conf. Room 9
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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955
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Empowering women through physical activity and sport |
Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW)
and co-sponsored by:
International Working Group on Women and Sport (IWG) and WomenSport International (WSI)
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Panel
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Conf. Room C
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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939
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Promoting Sexual and Reproductive Choice |
Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations
and co-sponsored by:
Government of Norway and Government of Sweden
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Panel
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Conf. Room 2
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3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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1135
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"A Dialog" presenting real projects about care giving and the need for sharing responsibility between men and women. |
Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations
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Workshop
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Conf. Room C
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3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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1109
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RYTHMS TO PEACE |
UNIFEM
and co-sponsored by:
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
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Other: FILM
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DHL Auditorium
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3-3-2009
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10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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1113
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CANCELED The global crises and their impact on women (working title) |
Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations
and co-sponsored by:
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Workshop
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Conf. Room C
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10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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1099
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From Rhetoric to Recognition, Reduction and Redistribution of women’s unpaid care work |
UNDP
and co-sponsored by:
UNDP, UNRISD, Huairou Commission, GROOTS International
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Other: Launch
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DHL Auditorium
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10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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1125
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Male Involvement in the Elimination of Violence Against Women |
Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations
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Panel
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Conf. Room C
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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
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949
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Ending AIDS stigma - men and women working together |
Permanent Mission of Papua New Guinea to the United Nations
and co-sponsored by:
The Commonwealth Foundation
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Panel
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Conf. Room C
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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1139
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Beyond Denial and Discomfort: Securing the Rights and Health of Women and Youth, including those Who Live with HIV |
Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations
and co-sponsored by:
Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
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Panel
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DHL Auditorium
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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911
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Equal participation of women and men in political and public decision making: a fundamental criterion of democracy |
Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations
and co-sponsored by:
Consule of Europe
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Panel
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Conf. Room 4
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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1145
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Initiatives by the Local Government: A South Korean Example |
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations
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Panel
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Conf. Room 9
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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878
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Men's caregiving responsibilities in a life span perspective |
Permanent Mission of Iceland to the United Nations
and co-sponsored by:
Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark
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Panel
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Conf. Room 2
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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928
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The Global Food Crisis: Gender, Food Security and
Agriculture |
IFAD
and co-sponsored by:
IFAD/FAO/World Bank
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Panel
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Conf. Room C
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3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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991
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“Learning to be a Girl: Care Giving in the Context of HIV/AIDS” |
Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations
and co-sponsored by:
Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations and Working Group on Girls of the NGO Committee on UNICEF, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues and Bahá''í International Community
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Panel
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Conf. Room C
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3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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1152
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Shared responsibility between women and men to advance sexual and reproductive health |
UNFPA
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Panel
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DHL Auditorium
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4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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1098
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Gender and Climate Change—the Action Agenda |
UNDP
and co-sponsored by:
UNDP, The International Alliance of Women, IUCN, UNEP, The Gender and Climate Change Alliance (GGCA), The Heinrich Boll Foundation. The Center for Asia-Pacific Women in Politics (CAPWIP)
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Panel
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DHL Auditorium
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4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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978
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Gender budgeting and pay equity: the direct way to equal sharing of responsibilities |
Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations
and co-sponsored by:
Permanent Mission of Switzerland
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Panel
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DHL Auditorium
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4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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1156
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Global leadership and shared caring responsibilities |
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Bulgaria to the United Nations
and co-sponsored by:
Bulgarian Mission to the United Nations
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Panel
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Conf. Room C
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4-3-2009
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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
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921
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Gender Equality and Care in Japan and the International Community |
Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations
and co-sponsored by:
International Women’s Year Liaison Group, National Women’s Committee of the United Nations NGOs and Japan Women’s Watch
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Panel
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Conf. Room C
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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885
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Addressing violence against women through legal reform |
Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW)
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Panel
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Conf. Room 2
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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880
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Film of the Aboriginal women |
Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations
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Other: Not sure yet
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Conf. Room C
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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1153
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iKNOW Politics Partners Present GETTING AHEAD: Testimonials from women political leaders |
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
and co-sponsored by:
IPU, IDEA, UNDP, UNIFEM, and NDI
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Panel
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Conf. Room 4
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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1143
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Who Cares? The Role of Families, States, Markets and Communities in Care Provision: New Evidence from UNRISD Research |
UNRISD
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Panel
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DHL Auditorium
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3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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918
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IVth International Helvi Sipilä Seminar: She Says NO to Violence |
UNIFEM
and co-sponsored by:
Finnish National Committee for UNIFEM, The Coalition of Finnish Women’s Associations NYTKIS, The National Council of Women of Finland, International Federation of University Women, Young Women’s Christian Association
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Panel
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Conf. Room C
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3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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897
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Townhall Meeting on Caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS |
UNIFEM
and co-sponsored by:
UNAIDS/Global Coalition on Women and AIDS, UNDP, World YWCA, Help Age International, GROOTS/Huairou Commission, Sonke Gender Justice
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Panel
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DHL Auditorium
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5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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1147
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Policy priorities in times of financial crisis (Part 1) |
NGLS
and co-sponsored by:
UNIFEM and the Women's Working Group on Financing for Development
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Workshop
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Conf. Room C
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5-3-2009
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10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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1034
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Tracking Discrimination - The OECD Gender, Institutions and Development Database and Wikigender |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
and co-sponsored by:
Finland, Norway, Sweden
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Panel
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Conf. Room C
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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
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1155
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Pacific Islands Forum: a Small Island Developing country perspective on equal sharing of responsibilities between men and women. |
Permanent Mission of New Zealand to the United Nations
and co-sponsored by:
New Zealand and the Pacific Islands Forum States
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Panel
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Conf. Room C
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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963
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Commission on the Status of Women: NGO Briefing |
Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the United Nations
and co-sponsored by:
Permanent Mission of Czech Republic on behalf of the European Union
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Other: Briefing
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Conf. Room A
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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923
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Gender Equality and climate changes |
Permanent Mission of Iceland to the United Nations
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Other: Seminar
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DHL Auditorium
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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886
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Launch of the Secretary - General's database on violence against women |
Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW)
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Other: Launch
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Conf. Room 2
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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953
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Women in decision-making, including in decentralization |
Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW)
and co-sponsored by:
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Canada
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Panel
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Conf. Room 4
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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891
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Women's Unpaid Work in HIV Care: Commonwealth Perspectives |
Commonwealth Secretariat
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Panel
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Conf. Room C
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6-3-2009
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10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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1138
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Gender, Sex and the Power to Survive: Challenges and Implications in the Empowerment of Women at Risk of HIV and AIDS |
Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations
and co-sponsored by:
CARE International and Global Coalition for Women and AIDS (UNAIDS network)
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Panel
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Conf. Room C
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10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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1078
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Migration, Brain Drain and Caregiving Services |
IOM
and co-sponsored by:
UNITAR, UNFPA
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Workshop
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DHL Auditorium
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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922
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"Reconciling family and professional life: the EU approach" |
European Union
and co-sponsored by:
European Commission, France, Czech Republic and Sweden
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Panel
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Conf. Room C
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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946
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From the Grassroots: How to Engage Men and Boys in Changing Gender-biased Culture |
Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations
and co-sponsored by:
Royal Norwegian Ministry of Children and Equality together with FOKUS/REFORM (NGO)
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Panel
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Conf. Room 2
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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1009
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Gender Equality and Political Accountability: Recent Findings from IPU and
UNIFEM Publications. Organized by IPU and UNIFEM |
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
and co-sponsored by:
Inter Parlialentary Union
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Panel
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Conf. Room 7
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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954
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Heroic Girlz |
Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW)
and co-sponsored by:
UNICEF and UNICEF NGO Committee Working Group on Girls
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Workshop
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DHL Auditorium
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3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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976
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Human Rights Machinery, UN Special Rapporteurs and NGO Gender Networking |
OHCHR
and co-sponsored by:
see previous screen - OHCHR, FIDA and WUNRN
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Panel
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Conf. Room C
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9-3-2009
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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1123
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Perspectives and Approaches to Greater Male involvement in HIV/AIDS Prevention, Control and Treatment in Southeast Asia |
Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations
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Panel
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Conf. Room C
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3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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1159
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International Cooperation among Gender-related NGOs |
Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations
and co-sponsored by:
Mission of Brazil to the United Nations
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Caucus
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Conf. Room C
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10-3-2009
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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1013
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''Supporting Women Entrepreneurs: examples from Turkey'' |
Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations
and co-sponsored by:
''Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Turkey'' and ''Garanti Bankasi''
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Panel
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Conf. Room 2
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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1149
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Advancing Gender Equality and Women's Economic Empowerment |
UNIFEM
and co-sponsored by:
World Bank and ICRW
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Panel
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DHL Auditorium
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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962
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Commission on the Status of Women: NGO Briefing |
Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the United Nations
and co-sponsored by:
Permanent Mission of Czech Republic on behalf of the European Union
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Other: Briefing
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Conf. Room C
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11-3-2009
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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1106
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The Human Dignity of Women in Contemporary Society: Caregiving within the family |
Holy See Mission
and co-sponsored by:
Vicentian Center for Church and Society at St. John''s University
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Panel
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Conf. Room 2
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12-3-2009
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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1157
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Gender Perspectives regarding HIV/AIDS |
United States Mission to the United Nations
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Panel
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DHL Auditorium
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