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March
2010
54th
session of the Commission on the Status of Women
UN HQ, New York, USA, 1 - 12 March 2010
Host / Sponsor: UN Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW)
15-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995) and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (2000)
> High-level roundtables and Interactive events
> Parallel events
In March 2010, the Commission on the Status of Women will undertake a fifteen-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly. Emphasis will be placed on the sharing of experiences and good practices, with a view to overcoming remaining obstacles and new challenges, including those related to the Millennium Development Goals. Member States, representatives of non-governmental organizations and of UN entities will participate in the session. A series of parallel events will provide additional opportunities for information exchange and networking.
Ongoing national and regional review processes are feeding into the global review process.
The General Assembly is expected to mark the 15th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action in a commemorative meeting during CSW.
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> High-level roundtables and Interactive events
> Parallel events
Official observance of International Women's Day at UN Headquarters
UNHQ, New York, USA, 3 March 2010
Host / Sponsor: United Nations
"Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress for All"
Panel Discussion on Beijing at 15: The Unfinished Agenda
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Conference Room 1, United Nations Headquarters New York
Event organized by the Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women (OSAGI), the Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE) and the Department of Public Information (DPI).
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The Representation of Women: A FIFTEEN year Retrospect and Hopes for the Future
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
1:15 - 2:45 pm
Conference Room 1, United Nations Headquarters New York
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What would it take to make health systems work better for women?
UNHQ, New York, USA, 3 March 2010
Host / Sponsor: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research
The 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW54) will undertake a fifteen-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. This panel discussion at CSW54 will take forward the evidence of the global WHO report "Women and health: today's evidence tomorrow's agenda" with a view to helping shape a shared agenda for women's health. In particular, it will focus on the need to strengthen health systems so that they are better geared to meet women's needs from birth to older age - in terms of access, coverage and responsiveness. You will hear about options forward, emerging from the evidence, and we look forward to your insights and inputs.
3 March 2010, 10:50-12:30, Millennium UN Plaza Hotel, Manhattan Room, New York
Indigenous women working for change - moving ahead since Beijing 1995
UNHQ, New York, USA, 3 March 2010
Host / Sponsor: International Fund for Agricultural Development, the Secretariat of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, and the International Indigenous Women's Forum
At the occasion of the 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women and Beijing +15, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the Secretariat of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the International Indigenous Women's Forum would like to invite you to a side event on "Indigenous women working for change - moving ahead since Beijing 1995", which will take place on Wednesday, 3 March 2010, 1.15 - 2.45 p.m. (Conference Room 7, Temporary UN Building North Lawn).
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Access and participation of women and girls to
education, training, science and technology,
including for the promotion of women’s equal access to
full employment and decent work
UNHQ, New York, USA, 4 March 2010
Host / Sponsor: Division for the Advancement of Women
Thursday, 4 March 2010, 1.15-2.45 p.m.
Conference Room 1, General Assembly Building
United Nations Headquarters, New York
Moderator:
Mr. Roberto Storaci, Vice-Chair, CSW
Speakers:
Ms. Codou Diaw, Executive Director, Forum for African Women Educationalists
Ms. Monazza Aslam, Research Officer, Centre for the Study of African Economies,
University of Oxford
Ms. Annette Williams, Founding Director, UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology
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International Women's Day 2010:
“Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all”
Worldwide, 8 March 2010
Host / Sponsor: United Nations
In 1975, during International Women's Year, the United Nations began
celebrating 8 March as International Women's Day. Two years later, in
December 1977, the General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming a United
Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace to be observed on any
day of the year by Member States, in accordance with their historical and national
traditions.
The theme for 2010 is “Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all”.
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Progress and Challenges Faced by Women: 15 Years since Beijing
UNHQ, New York, USA, 8 March 2010
Host / Sponsor: ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs
Briefing by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Division for Gender Affairs on the occasion of International Women's Day:
The Road Ahead for the Caribbean and Latin America towards the Eleventh Session of the Regional Conference on Woman in Latin America and the Carribean.
Monday, 8 March 2010, from 1:15 to 2:30 p.m. in Conference Room 7 (NLB)
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"The Road to Beijing:
critical building blocks.
In memoriam to Helvi Sipila
and Lucille Mair"
UNHQ, New York, USA, 9 March 2010
Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations, Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations, and Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women (OSAGI) invite you to a side event at the 54th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women:
"The Road to Beijing:
critical building blocks.
In memoriam to Helvi Sipila
and Lucille Mair"
UN Headquarters, New York, in the Main Conference Room (CR-1)
9 March 2010 (1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.)
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World Urban Forum 5:
"The Right to the City-Bridging the Urban Divide"
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22 -26 March 2010
Host / Sponsor: UN-HABITAT
In the space of a few short years, the World Urban Forum has turned into the world's premier conference on cities. The Forum was established by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing problems facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies.
> 19 -20 March 2010: Gender Equality Action Assembly of World Urban Forum 5
> World Urban Forum 5
Increasing awareness about women's rights through multipurpose access centres
Okangwati Multipurpose Youth Resource Centre, Namibia, 29-30 March 2010
Host / Sponsor: UNESCO, in partnership with MISA Namibia, the Namibian Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, the Kunene Regional Council and the Polytechnic of Namibia
This activity is part of UNESCO's contribution to the promotion of community participation in sustainable development through community media. It is being implemented in the framework of the UN Joint Gender and Development Programme entitled “Setting things right towards gender equality and equity”. The Programme aims at protecting the rights of women and girls by increasing their awareness and capacity through community media.
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