News & Events - 2005

• Panel discussion for the launch of The WHO Multi-country study on violence against women - Statement by Ms. Rachel Mayanja, Assistant Secretary-General and Special Advisor on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women (7 December 2005)
• Workshop for UN entities on violence against women - Opening Statement by Ms. Rachel Mayanja Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women (5 - 7 December 2005)

• Further Actions and Initiatives towards Gender Equality: Perspectives from the United Nations - Statement by Ms. Rachel Mayanja Special Advisor of the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women at The Policy Dialogue on Gender Equality 2005 Tokyo Symposium (17 November 2005)

• Report of the Expert Group Meeting on "Enhancing Women’s Participation in Development through an Enabling Environment for Achieving Gender Equality
  and the Advancement of Women", Bangkok, Thailand
  (8 - 11 November 2005)

• Panel discussion for Member States, United Nations entities, and representatives of NGOs and academic on "Priorities in follow-up to the ten-year review and appraisal of implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action" will be held on Thursday, 3 November, Confernece Room 3, UN, New York. 3-6pm
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• The Secretary-General's Message on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women,
  25 November 2005:
  Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish

• Gender equality and women's empowerment in the new millennium -- presentation by Carolyn Hannan, Director of the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women, at the Interfaith Institute - Woman: Her spiritual journey (31 October 2004)
• Women's Rights and Empowerment: Gender Equality in the New Millennium -- presentation by Carolyn Hannan, Director of the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women (24 October 2004)
• Interactive panel discussion at AWID Forum in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday 28 October from 5:00pm - 6:30pm
• Expert Group Meeting on "Equal participation of women and men in decision-making processes, with particular emphasis on political participation and leadership" in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  (24 to 27 October 2005)
• Panel discussion/ briefing organized with the Secretariat of the Secretary-General's study on violence against children(14 October 2005)
• Introductory Statement by Ms. Carolyn Hannan Director, Division for the Advancement of Women Department of Economic and Social Affairs at the Sixtieth Session of the General Assembly Third Committee ( 11 October 2005 )
• Informal Debate: Women in the peacebuilding process interactive debate of the Third Committee - Tuesday 11 October 2005, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• Consultation on Galvanizing action to combat violence against women, United Nations, New York (6 - 7 September 2005)
• An advance copy issue of "Women2000 and beyond" on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women through ICT (September 2005)
• 2005 WORLD SUMMIT OUTCOME document in all official UN languages (15 September 2005)
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• CEDAW 33rd Session, United Nations, New York (5 - 22 July 2005)
• ECOSOC 2005 High-level Segment 29 June – 1 July 2005.Roundtable 6 (Date: 29 June 2005, Time: 4:30 – 6:00 PM)
  - Gender Equality And The Empowerment Of Women At The Local Level. Think Globally – Act Locally

• Presentation at the Fulbright New Century Scholars Lunch on
  “The Global Empowerment of Women”
  Cornell Club, New York, 28 April 2005 by Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women
• "Violence against women: a statistical overview, challenges and gaps in data collection and methodology and approaches for overcoming them" Expert Group Meeting Organized by: UN Division for the Advancement of Women in collaboration with:
  Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) and World Health Organization (WHO)
  Geneva, Switzerland, 11- 14 April 2005

March 2005

• Monaco acceeded to the Convention (CEDAW) on 18 March 2005, bringing the total number of ratifications/accessions to 180.
• "EMPOWER WOMEN 30 YEARS OF THE UNITED NATIONS EFFORTS TO PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY" on 4 MARCH 2005
• 2004 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development - WOMEN AND INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION on Thursday, 3 March 2005

February 2005

• 49th session of CSW, 28 February to 11 March 2005, New York
• Panel: Reports from the Regions: Achievements, Gaps and Challenges From Mexico City to Beijing and Beyond: Realizing the Vision, held at Barnard College, New York
  27 February 2005
  Statement by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director DAW


• DAW & NGO Committee on the Status of Women present a Round Table discussion on "“BEIJING + 10: REVIEW, APPRAISAL, IMPLEMENTATION", 24 February 2005
• Policy guidance on the gender perspectives of natural disasters, 23 February 2005 read more >>>
• "Gender Equality and the Millennium Development Goals—Making Linkages Moving the Human Rights Agenda Forward", February 17, 2005
• Expert Group Meeting “Achievements, gaps and challenges in linking the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, the Millennium Declaration and Millennium Development Goals, 7-10 February 2005, Baku, Azerbaijan



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January 2005

• 32nd session of CEDAW, 10 to 28 January 2005, UNHQ, New York


• Policy guidance on the gender perspectives of natural disasters


• Policy guidance on trafficking in women and girls

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