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52nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (25 February to 7 March 2008)
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launches multi-year campaign to end violence against women - 25 February 2008

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‘Investing In Women Is Not Only The Right Thing To Do; It Is The Smart Thing To Do’, Says Secretary-General As United Nations Marks International Women’s Day - 6 March 2008

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CD Rom on 25 years of work of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
CD Rom on 25 years of work of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has been released.
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Commemorative event: 25th anniversary of the work of the CEDAW Committee
The CEDAW Committee celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary on Monday, 23 July 2007, 11.15 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room 3, UNHQ, New York.
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From the Director's Office
"Moving forward on women, gender equality and diabetes" - Presentation by Ms Carolyn Hannan Director, Division for the Advancement of Women United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs at the Expert Group Meeting on Diabetes, Women and Development Organized by the Global Alliance for Women’s Health (GAWH), WHO and the World Diabetes Foundation - New York, 8 April 2008
Opening remarks by Ms Carolyn Hannan, Director, United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women, at the Third International Helvi Sipilä Seminar - New York, 29 February 2008
"Gender equality and gender justice" - Statement by Ms Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women, United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) at the 23rd General Assembly of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the UN (CONGO) - Geneva, 7 December 2007
Presentation by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women, at the meeting on “Human Rights for Women Worldwide: Update on the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women” - Buffalo, 22 October 2007
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The final report from the Expert Group Meeting on indicators to measure violence against women (8 to 10 October 2007 in Geneva, Switzerland) is available for download.
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The final report from the Expert Group Meeting on "Financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women", held in Oslo, Norway, from 4 to 7 September 2007 , is available for download.
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The final report from the online discussion on "Financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women", held from 18 June to 15 July 2007, is now available for download.
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The final report of the Expert Group Meeting on the theme of "The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child" is available for download.
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