Review and Appraisal of the Beijing Declarationa dn Platform for Action and the Outcome Document of the 23rd Special Session of the General Assembly

High-level Events

1. High-level roundtable (in parallel)

Innovations in institutional arrangements for promoting gender equality at national level
Monday 28 February 2005,
3.00-6.00 p.m.

Discussion guide on the Commission on the Status of Women High-level round table:
Background paper >>


Moderator's summary >>

HIGH-LEVEL ROUND TABLE ASSIGNMENTS >>



2. Interactive panels


Panels [ I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII]

Week 1 (Time Table) 28 February - 4 March

Panel I Thursday 3 March 2005, 10.00- 1.00 p.m.

Synergies between national-level implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Issues Paper


Participants in the above panel are:
Moderator: CSW vice chairperson, Ms. Romy Tincopa (Peru)
Ms. Louise Arbour, High Commissioner for Human Rights
Ms. Rosario Manalo (Philippines) CEDAW Chairperson
Ms. Dubravka Šimonović, Head of Human Rights Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Croatia)
H.E. Melanie S. Griffin, Minister of Social Services and Community Development (Bahamas)
Ms. Valerie Knowles (Bahamas), Bahamas Family Planning Association, NGO
Ms. Sanja Sarnavka, (Croatia), B.a.B.e. (Be active, Be Emancipated), NGO

Written statements submitted by:
Ms. Louise Arbour >>
H.E. Melanie S. Griffin >>
Ms. Valerie Knowles >>
Ms. Rosario Manalo >>
Ms. Sanja Sarnavka >>
Ms. Dubravka Šimonović >>

Moderator's summary (Ms. Romy Tincopa)


Panel II Thursday 3 March 2005, 3.00 p.m.- 6.00 p.m.

Addressing the linkages between the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome document of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly and the internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the Millennium Declaration: Progress, gaps and challenges

Issues Paper


Participants in the above panel are:
Moderator: CSW Chairperson, Ms. Kyung-wha Kang (Republic of Korea)
Ms. Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini Zuma, Minister of Foreign Affairs (South Africa) *
Mr. Zéphirin Diabré, UNDP Associate Administrator
Ms. Susana Chiarotti Boero (Argentina) *
Ms. Caren Grown (USA) International Center for Research on Women
Ms. Naila Kabeer (Bangladesh) Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK

Written statements submitted by:
Ms. Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini Zuma>>
Ms. Susana Chiarotti Boero>>
Mr. Zéphirin Diabré >>
Ms. Caren Grown>>
Ms. Naila Kabeer >>

Moderator's summary (Ms. Kyung-wha Kang)


Panel III Friday 4 March 2005, 3.00-6.00 p.m.

Presentation of the review and appraisal processes at regional level - achievements, gaps and challenges

Issues Paper

Participants in the above panel are:
Moderator: CSW vice-chair, Ms. Marine Davtyan
ECA – Ms. Josephine Ouedraogo, Deputy Executive Secretary
ECE – Ms. Brigita Schmögnerova, Executive Secretary
ECLAC – Ms. Alicia Bárcena, Deputy Executive Secretary
ESCAP – Ms. Thelma Kay, Chief, Emerging Social Issues
ESCWA – Ms. Fatima Sbaity-Kasem, Director, Centre for Women

Written statements submitted by:
ECA – Ms. Josephine Ouedraogo, Deputy Executive Secretary>>
ECE – Ms. Brigita Schmögnerova, Executive Secretary>>
ECLAC – Ms. Alicia Bárcena, Deputy Executive Secretary>>
ESCAP – Ms. Thelma Kay, Chief, Emerging Social Issues>>
ESCWA – Ms. Fatima Sbaity-Kasem, Director, Centre for Women >>

Moderator's summary (Ms. Marine Davtyan)


Week 2 (Time Table)
Panel IV Tuesday 8 March 2005, 3.00-6.00 p.m.

Remaining challenges in relation to statistics and indicators, building on the discussions at the High-level round table organized in the 48th session of the Commission 2004 as well as available data from the World's Women: Trends and Statistics (2005) and the World Survey on the Role of Women in Development (2005)

Issues Paper


Participants in the above panel are:
Moderator: CSW vice-chair, Ms. Beatrice Maille (Canada)

1. Philippines National Statistics Office - Ms. Paula Monina G. Collado, Deputy Administrator, Gender Focal Point
2. Federal State Statistics Service (Russian Federation) – Ms. Tatiana Gorbacheva, Director of the Department for Labour Education, Science and Culture Statistics – Department for Public and International Relations
3. ECLAC - Ms. Vivian Milosavljevic
4. UN Population Division, Director Ms. Hania Zlotnik
5. UN Statistics Division, Ms. Mary Chamie, Chief of the Demographics and Social Statistics Branch
6. UN Statistics Division, Ms. Francesca Perucci
7. UN Office of Drugs and Crime, Ms. Kristina Kangaspunta
8. NGO, Ms. June Zeitlin, Executive Director WEDO

Written statements submitted by:
1. Philippines National Statistics Office - Ms. Paula Monina G. Collado, Deputy Administrator, Gender Focal Point>>
2. Federal State Statistics Service (Russian Federation) – Ms. Tatiana Gorbacheva, Director of the Department for Labour Education, Science and Culture Statistics – Department for Public and International Relations>>
3. ECLAC - Ms. Vivian Milosavljevic>>
4. UN Population Division, Director Ms. Hania Zlotnik>>
5. UN Statistics Division, Ms. Mary Chamie, Chief of the Demographics and Social Statistics Branch>>
6. UN Statistics Division, Ms. Francesca Perucci>>
7. UN Office of Drugs and Crime, Ms. Kristina Kangaspunta>>
8. NGO, Ms. June Zeitlin, Executive Director WEDO>>

Moderator's summary (Ms. Beatrice Maille)


Panel V Wednesday 9 March 2005, 10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.

Future perspectives on the promotion of gender equality: through the eyes of young women and men

Issues Paper

Participants in the above panel are:


Moderator: Ms. Rima Salah, Deputy Executive Secretary of UNICEF

1. Frida Ohlsson (Sweden)*
2. Ingrid Tharasook (Thailand)*
3. UNFPA – Mr. Srdjan Stakic
4. NGO Ms. Catalina Devandas Aguilar (Costa Rica)
5. NGO Mr. Michael Flood (Australia)
6. NGO Mr. Edmund G. Mutuma (Zambia)
7. NGO Ms. Felicitas Martinez Solano (Mexico)

Written statements submitted by:
Frida Ohlsson (Sweden) >>
Ingrid Tharasook (Thailand) >>
UNFPA – Mr. Srdjan Stakic >>
NGO Ms. Catalina Devandas Aguilar (Costa Rica) >>
NGO Mr. Michael Flood (Australia) >>
NGO Mr. Edmund G. Mutuma (Zambia) >>
NGO Ms. Felicitas Martinez Solano (Mexico) >>

Moderator's summary (Ms. Rima Salah)

Panel VI Thursday 10 March 2005, 10.00 a.m.-1.00 p.m.

Integration of gender perspectives in macro-economics

Issues Paper

Participants in the above panel are:
Moderator: Mr. Oscar de Rojas, Director, Financing for Development Office, Department of Economic and Social Affairs
1. H.E. Nenadi E. Usman, Minister of State for Finance (Nigeria)
2. Mr. Danny Leipziger (Vice-President for Poverty Reduction and Economic Management, World Bank)
3. Ms. Jayati Ghosh, Jawaharlal Nehru University (Professor, India)
4. Mr. Marco Ferroni (Deputy Manager of the Sustainable Development Department, Inter-American Development Bank)
5. Ms. Yassine Fall (Senior Policy Advisor on Gender Equality, Millennium Project)

Written statements submitted by:
H.E. Nenadi E. Usman >>
Mr. Danny Leipziger >>
Ms. Jayati Ghosh >>
Mr. Marco Ferroni >>

Moderator's summary (Mr. Oscar de Rojas)


Panel VII Thursday 10 March 2005, 3.00-6.00 p.m.

The role of regional and inter-governmental organizations in promoting gender equality (specific focus to be determined)

Issues Paper


Participants in the above panel are:

Moderator: CSW vice chairperson, Ms. Tebatsol Future Baleseng (Botswana)
African Union (AU) – Ms. Winnie Byanyima, Director, Women, Gender and Development
Commonwealth Secretariat – Ms. Rawwida Baksh, Head of the Secretariat’s Gender Section
European Commission (EC) – Ms. Luisella Pavan-Woolfe, Director of International Affairs, Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
League of Arab States (LAS) – Ms. Wadouda Badran, Director General of the Arab Women Organization
Organization of American States (OAS)- Ms. Carmen Lomellin, Executive Secretary for the Inter-American Commission of Women
Organisation of Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) – Ms. Beatrix Attinger Colijn. Senior Advisor on Gender Issues

Written statements submitted by:
Ms. Winnie Byanyima >>
Ms. Rawwida Baksh >>
Ms. Luisella Pavan-Woolfe >>
Ms. Wadouda Badran >>
Ms. Carmen Lomellin >>
Ms. Beatrix Attinger Colijn >>

Moderator's summary (Ms. Tebatso Future Baleseng)


3. Opportunities for high-level participation

Note of the Bureau of the CSW On the 49th session of the Commission on the Status of Women
28 February - 11 March 2005

* Panellists nominated by Member States. Criteria for selection included geographical balance and participation in previous CSW panels.