Expert Group Meetings

• "The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS" (6 to 9 October 2008)
• "Good practices in legislation on violence against women" (Vienna, Austria, 26 to 28 May 2008)
• "Indicators to measure violence against women" (Geneva, Switzerland, 8 to 10 October 2007)
• "Financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women" (Oslo, Norway, 4 to 7 September 2007 )
• "Elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl-child" (UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, Florence, Italy, 25 - 28 September 2006)
• "Enhancing Participation of Women in Development through an Enabling Environment for Achieving Gender Equality and the Advancement of Women" (Bangkok, Thailand, 8 – 11 November 2005)
• "Equal participation of women and men in decision-making processes, with particular emphasis on political participation and leadership" (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 24 to 27 October 2005)
• "Violence against women: Good practices in combating and eliminating violence against women"
  (Vienna, Austria, 17 to 20 May 2005)
• "Violence against women: a statistical overview, challenges and gaps in data collection and methodology and approaches for overcoming them"
  (Geneva, Switzerland, 11- 14 April 2005 )
• “Achievements, gaps and challenges in linking the implementation
  of the Beijing Platform for Action, the Millennium Declaration
  and Millennium Development Goals”
  (Baku, Azerbaijan, 7-10 February 2005)
• "The role of national mechanisms in promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women: achievements, gaps and challenges"
  (Rome, Italy, 29 November - 2 December 2004)
• "Peace agreements as a means for promoting gender equality and ensuring participation of women - A framework of model provisions"
  (Ottawa, Canada, 10-13 November 2003)
• "The role of men and boys in achieving gender equality"
  (Brasilia, Brazil, 21-24 October 2003)
• Trafficking in women and girls
  (Glen Cove, New York, USA, 18 - 22 November 2002)
• Participation and access of women to the media and their impact on and use as an instrument for the advancement and empowerment of women
  (Beirut, Lebanon, 12 - 15 November 2002)
• Information and communication technologies and their impact on and use as an instrument for the advancement and empowerment of women
  (Republic of Korea, 11 - 14 November 2002)
• Empowerment of Women through the life cycle as a transformative strategy for poverty eradication
  (New Delhi, India, 26 - 29 November 2001)
• Environmental management and the mitigation of natural disasters: a gender perspective
  (Ankara, Turkey, 6 - 9 November 2001)
• Situation of rural women within the context of globalization
  (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 4 - 8 June 2001)
• The Aids Pandemic and its Gender Implications
  (Windhoek, Namibia, 13-17 November 2000)
• Gender and Racial Discrimination
  (Zagreb, Croatia, 21- 24 November 2000)
• Women and Health: Mainstreaming the Gender Perspective into the Health Sector
  (Tunis, Tunisia, 28 September - 2 October 1998)
• National machineries for gender equality
  (Santiago, Chile, 31 August - 4 September 1998)
• Adolescent Girls and their Rights
  (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13 - 17 October 1997) See the Aide Memoire, Report and Annexes
• Gender-based Persecution
  (Toronto, Canada 9-12 November 1997) See the Aide Memoire and Report
• Promoting Women's Enjoyment of their Economic and Social Rights
  (Abo/Turku, Finland, 1-4 December 1997)
• Ageing Women and Care
  (Valletta, Malta, 30 November - 2 December 1997)
• Vocational Training and Lifelong Learning of Women
  (Turin, Italy, 2 - 6 December 1996)
• Women, Population and Sustainable Development: The Road from Rio, Cairo and Beijing
  (Santo Domingo, 18-22 November 1996)
• Women and Economic Decision-Making in International Financial Institutions and Transnational Corporations
  (Boston, USA, 11-15 November 1996)