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Fifty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, New York, 22 February - 4 March 2011
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Presentation by Ms Carolyn Hannan, (then) Director, DAW at the Regional Meeting in preparation for the 15-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, ESCAP, 16-18 November 2009, Bangkok, Thailand
Presentation by Ms Carolyn Hannan, (then) Director, DAW at the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting to Review Regional Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and its Regional and Global Outcomes, ESCAP, 16 November 2009, Bangkok, Thailand
Presentation by Ms Carolyn Hannan, (then) Director, DAW at the Second Conference of European and African Regional and Local Authorities, 6-7 November, Florence, Italy
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Calendar of Events
Upcoming Events
55th session of the Commission on the Status of Women
(New York, USA, 22 February-4 March 2011)
Past Events
Expert group meeting on good practices in national action plans on violence against women
(Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 13-15 September 2010)
Expert group meeting on gender, science and technology
(Paris, France, 28 September-1 October 2010)
News & Announcements
newUrgent reminder to NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC wishing to attend CSW55. Pre-registration closes on 31 December 2010. »Read more
October 2010:Issue No. 9 of Words to action, the Division’s quarterly newsletter on violence against women is now available online.
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Secretary-General's message to commemorate the International Day of Rural Women (15 October 2010)
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Ms. Michelle Bachelet addresses General Assembly 3rd Committee
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Women2000 and Beyond: Women, gender equality and sport
Women 2000 and Beyond: The role of men and boys in achieving gender equality
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