2007 Statements

Presentation by Ms Carolyn Hannan, Director, UN Division for the Advancement of Women, Gender Statistics Central to Achieving Gender Equality, Global Forum on Gender Statistics - Rome, 10-12 December 2007

"Gender equality and gender justice" - Statement by Ms Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women, United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) at the 23rd General Assembly of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the UN (CONGO) - Geneva, 7 December 2007

Presentation by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women, at the meeting on “Human Rights for Women Worldwide: Update on the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women” - Buffalo, 22 October 2007

Introductory statement by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women, to the Third Committee at the Sixty-second Session of the General Assembly - 15 October 2007

Message from Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the National Women’s Committee of the UN NGOS in Japan - 13 October 2007

Opening Statement by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women at the Expert Group Meeting on “Financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women” in Oslo, Norway - 4 September 2007

Keynote address on “Promoting gender equality and empowerment of women in cities” by Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs at the Conference entitled: Global City Strategies for Implementing Policies on Gender Equality Organized by the Seoul Foundation of Women and the Family, under the auspices of the Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul, Republic of Korea - 28-29 August, 2007

"Accelerating action on girls’ education" - Statement by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women at the Women’s Caucus, 5th Education International World Congress Berlin - 21 July 2007

Closing remarks by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women, at the thirty-eighth session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women - 1 June 2007

Message from Carolyn Hannan Director, United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women at the Tenth Triennial Conference of Pacific Women New Caledonia - 27 May ‐ 2 June 2007

Presentation by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women, on "The role of men and boys in promoting gender equality" at the Harvard Club, New York - 7 May 2007

Addressing the disadvantage of women and girls in ICT and development - Statement by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women, at the VII InfoPoverty World Conference: Harnessing the use of ICTs towards the Millennium Development Goals, Session 2: “New solutions for the needs of disadvantaged communities: The ICT villages” - 19-20 April 2007

Statement by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women, at the workshop on Migrant Rights: War, Terrorism, and National Boundaries at the conference on: “Human Rights, An Endangered Concept: The United Nations and the Advancement of Human Rights” - North Carolina State University Campus, Saturday 14 April 2007

Presentation on “United Nations efforts in promoting women's human rights” by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women, at the conference on: “Human Rights, An Endangered Concept: The United Nations and the Advancement of Human Rights”organized by the United Nations Association of USA, North Carolina West Triangle and Wake County Chapters at the North Carolina State University Campus - Saturday 14 April 2007

Statement by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women, at the “Halt Gender Violence – Second annual New York Community Observance of International Women’s Day” - 8 March 2007

Opening Statement by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women, at the parallel event on "The Role of ICT Policy in Empowering and Protecting the Rights of the Girl Child" - 5 March 2007

Opening Remarks by Ms Carolyn Hannan, Director, United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women, at the second international Helvi Sipilä Seminar 2007: "Girls Shaping Our Future" - 1 March 2007

Opening Remarks by Ms Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, at the parliamentary event organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the Division for the Advancement of Women On the occasion of the 51st session of the Commission on the Status of Women - 1 March 2007

Opening Remarks by Ms Carolyn Hannan, Director, United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women, at the second international Helvi Sipilä Seminar 2007: "Girls Shaping Our Future" - 1 March 2007

Opening Statement by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women, at the parallel event on "ICT is the Key: Global Development, Empowerment and Gender Equality, the Elimination of Discrimination and Violence against the Girl Child" - 28 February 2007

Closing Remarks by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women, at the parallel event on "ICT is the Key: Global Development, Empowerment and Gender Equality, the Elimination of Discrimination and Violence against the Girl Child" - 28 February 2007

Statement by Ms Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, at the opening of the fifty-first session of the Commission on the Status of Women - 26 February 2007

Presentation by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women, at the NGO Consultation on "CSW at 51:Making Girls Visible", held at New York University (NYU) - 25 February 2007

Presentation by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women, at the Communication Workshop organized by the NGO Section/DPI on "ADDRESSING GENDER ISSUES WITH THE UN: PRESENT AND FUTURE" - 15 February 2007

Closing Remarks by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women at the thirty-seventh session of CEDAW - 2 February 2007

Opening Statement by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women at the thirty-seventh session of CEDAW - 15 January 2007