DAW: Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW): Latest additions http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw Copyright © United Nations DAW 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:56:09 -0400 daw@un.org Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:56:09 -0400 daw@un.org Written statements to CSW may be submitted by ECOSOC-accredited NGOs on the thematic issues considered by CSW in accordance with ECOSOC resolution 1996/31. http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/NGO.html#written http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/NGO.html#written Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:28:00 -0400 NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC as well as NGOs that were accredited to the Fourth World Conference on Women or to the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly may now pre-register their representatives to attend the 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/NGO.html#registration http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/NGO.html#registration Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:46:00 -0400 2009 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development will be launched at a panel event at (1:15-2:30 p.m, Conference Room 2) on Monday, 26 October 2009. The report focuses on “Women’s control over economic resources and access to financial resources, including microfinance". (For more information, please contact Sibel Selcuk, 3-3154) http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/ws2009/images/ws2009-flyer.gif http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/ws2009/images/ws2009-flyer.gif Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:08:00 -0400 In accordance with its multi-year programme of work, in 2010 the Commission on the Status of Women will review the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly. It will also review its contribution to shaping a gender perspective towards the full realization of the Millennium Development Goals. In preparation for the session and to assist the Commission in its deliberations, the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women will convene an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on the link between the Platform for Action and the MDGs. The EGM will take place from 11 – 13 November 2009 in Geneva, Switzerland. http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/egm/impact_bdpfa/index.html http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/egm/impact_bdpfa/index.html Wed, 08 Oct 2009 15:39:00 -0400 From 1 - 12 March 2010, the Commission on the Status of Women will conduct a 15-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. This page provides details about the preparations at national, regional and global levels, and will be regularly updated as new information becomes available. http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/beijing15/index.html http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/beijing15/index.html Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:30:00 -0400 Presentation by Ms Carolyn Hannan, Director, DAW at the forty-fourth session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, 21 July 2009, United Nations Headquarters, New York http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/statements/speech2009/2009%20DESA%20input%20CEDAW%20GR%20Older%20women%2021%20July.pdf http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/statements/speech2009/2009%20DESA%20input%20CEDAW%20GR%20Older%20women%2021%20July.pdf Tue, 23 Jul 2009 20:23:00 -0400 Statement by Carolyn Hannan, Director, DAW at the International Working Group on Gender, Macroeconomics and International Economics, 13-14 July 2009, United Nations Headquarters, New York http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/statements/speech2009/2009%20Gender%20and%20the%20economic%20crisis%2013%20July.pdf http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/statements/speech2009/2009%20Gender%20and%20the%20economic%20crisis%2013%20July.pdf Tue, 23 Jul 2009 20:22:00 -0400 The advance version of the Division for the Advancement of Women's Handbook for legislation on violence against women has been made available online, along with an accompanying powerpoint presentation, and a video dialogue between P. Imrana Jalal and Cheryl Thomas (respectively the Chairperson and Rapporteur of the expert group meeting on good practices in legislation to address violence against women held in May 2008) highlighting key points from the model framework for legislation on violence against women. http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/vaw/v-handbook.htm http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/vaw/v-handbook.htm Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:56:00 -0400 Videos with footage and pictures from the First, Second, Third and Fourth Conferences on Women have been published online.
http://www.youtube.com/user/DAWchannel http://www.youtube.com/user/DAWchannel Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:11:00 -0400 Gender equality is not a women’s issue; it concerns men and boys as well as women and girls. Garnering sufficient support for the profound social changes required by the gender equality agenda cannot be achieved by women alone. It also requires the active involvement of men, all the more so as they often control the resources needed for this work. Moreover, the maintenance of an unequal gender order is likely to have negative consequences on men, for exemple the suppression of emotions to stay "in control" or the absence of nurturing relations with children. Recognition of these costs is an important rationale for men’s involvement in gender equality work. This publication discusses entry points and opportunities for engaging men in work on gender equality, focusing on issues of violence, health, fatherhood, the workplace and the need to engage youth. Strategies for and lessons learned from male engagement in these areas are presented, covering both modifying men's personal attitudes and behaviours; and mobilizing men to take action on the political, economic and social structures that maintain gender inequalities. http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/public/W2000andBeyond.html http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/public/W2000andBeyond.html Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:25:00 -0400 The United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDAW/DESA) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) convened an expert group meeting on good practices in legislation to address harmful practices. It was held at the United Nations office in Addis Ababa, from 25 to 28 May 2009. http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/vaw/v-egms-gplahpaw.htm#bgpapers http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/vaw/v-egms-gplahpaw.htm#bgpapers Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:34:00 -0400 Important information about the communications procedure of the Commission on the Status of Women and the approaching 14 August 2009 deadline for submissions for CSW54. http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/communications_procedure.html http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/communications_procedure.html Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:23:09 -0400