WomenWatch - International Women's Day 2001

8 March 2001

Women and Peace:
Women Managing Conflict
Thursday, 8 March 2001
Conference Room 3
9:45-12:00 noon

Programme

9:45 a.m.	Screening of film "Women, Peace, Security" (UNIFEM/DPI)
10:00 a.m.	Louise Fréchette, Deputy Secretary-General Harru Holkeri, President of the General Assembly Volodymyr Yel'chenko, President of the Security Council Angela E.V. King, Assistant Secretary-Genereal, Special adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, who will also act as a moderator
10:40 a.m.	Chaired by: Shashi Tharoon, Interim Head, Department of Public Information Guest speaker: Elisabeth Rehn, Former Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Bosnia and Herzegovina Panelists: Felicity Hill, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Asma Jahangir, UNIFEM/International Alert, Millenium Peace Prize Recipient Theresa Kambobe, United Nations Volunteer Programme The second segment will be video-conferenced with DePaul University in Chicago. Question and answer period with audience participation

Sponsored by
Inter-Agency Committee on Women and Gender Equality