Subject: [fem-women2000 139] IWTC Women's GlobalNet #136 (Updated)
From: lalamaziwa <lalamaziwa@jca.apc.org>
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 20:49:19 +0900
Seq: 139
---------------- Original message follows ---------------- From: iwtc <iwtc@igc.org> To: iwtc-womensglobalnet@igc.topica.com Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 11:51:14 -0800 Subject: Updated Women's Globalnet #136 -- This updated edition of Women's GlobalNet #136 includes contact information for the Asia/Pacific and Africa regional representatives. IWTC Women's GlobalNet #136 Activities and Initiatives of Women Worldwide By Anne S. Walker and Vicki Semler January 17, 2000 NGOs MOVING FORWARD WITH PLANS FOR STRONG LOBBYING PRESENCE AT PREPCOM IN MARCH 2000 Although there is no World Conference and therefore no parallel NGO Forum in June, NGOs are moving forward with plans to ensure a strong lobbying presence throughout deliberations at the February 28 to March 17 2000 Commission on the Status of Women and PrepCom for the Special Session on Beijing Plus Five (June 5-9, 2000). CONGO SHAPES INCLUSIVE PLANNING PROCESS The Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (known as CONGO) is convening a planning process to ensure NGO input from around the world into planning for Beijing Plus Five. [[CONGO is an international membership federation of NGOs holding consultative relationship with the UN, which seeks to assist all NGOs to have an effective voice in UN conferences and events. 1.A 15-30 member NGO Coordinating Committee will function as the primary decision making body, and include representatives of CONGO, the three CONGO Committees on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York, Geneva and Vienna, regional groups, large networks and issue-based caucuses. Regional NGO representatives for the Committee are being selected by NGOs participating in regional preparatory meetings. Regional representatives selected to date are: ASIA: Patricia Licuanan, Chairperson, South East Asia Watch (SEAWatch), Philippines Tel: (63-2) 426-0169. Fax: (63-2) 924-6769. Email: licuanan@mc.edu.ph Eileen Pittaway, Chairperson, Australian National Committee on Refugee Women (ANCORW) Tel: (61-2) 9649-4066. Fax: (61-2) 9662-8991 Email: tuckway@nsw.bigpond.net.au AFRICA: Joanna Foster, Executive Director, Women in Law and Development in Africa (WILDAF) Zimbabwe. Email: wildaf@wildaf.org.zw Sara Longwe, Chair, African Women's Development and Communications Network (FEMNET) Zambia. Email: sara&roy@samnet.zm 2. A smaller NGO Organizing Subcommittee will be responsible for day-to-day operations. 3. "NGOs for Women 2000," a large and growing group of NGO representatives from around the world will participate on an ad hoc basis to put ideas and work into the review process, and will convene periodically in New York and other sites. Over the next months, the NGO Coordinating Committee will reach out to NGOs around the world with information about new developments in the Beijing+5 process, and opportunities for NGO participation and input. WHAT'S PLANNED FOR FEB/MARCH 2000? PLEASE NOTE THAT THE NGO CONSULTATION WILL NOT BE HELD THE DAY BEFORE THE CSW MEETING IN 2000, BUT ON SATURDAY MARCH 4, 2000. Several NGO strategy and information events are being planned during and in advance of both the PrepCom and Special Session for NGOs. 1. HALF-DAY TRAINING/ORIENTATION SESSION. Sunday 27 Feb. 2000, 1pm to 5pm and repeated on Sunday, 5 Mar. 2000, 1pm to 5pm Organized by the NGO Committee on the Status of Women (New York), these sessions will be focused on lobbying skills for "first-time" participants and those wishing to brush up on their skills. For further information, contact Lesley Wright, Chair of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women (New York): Email: wagggsny@yahoo.com 2. ONE-DAY CONSULTATION Saturday, 4 March 2000. 9am to 5pm (Registration at 9am) Organized by the NGO Committees on the Status of Women (New York, Geneva, Vienna), to lay the groundwork for substantive NGO input into the PrepCom. WHO CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE PREPCOM IN MARCH 2000? NGOs without ECOSOC status that participated in the Huairou NGO Forum 1995 only and were not accredited to the Beijing World Conference, cannot attend the PrepCom or Special Session. NGOs wishing to attend the PrepCom must have: 1. Consultative status with ECOSOC, or 2. Accreditation to the Beijing World Conference in 1995 Both of these groups should register with the UN Division for the Advancement of Women (UN/DAW) immediately. Contact: UN/DAW, United Nations, New York, NY 10017. Tel: (1-212) 963-8034. Fax: (1-212) 963-3463. E-mail: koh.miyaoi@un.org Web sites: http://www.un.org/daw and/or http://www.un.org/womenwatch For further information on any of the events listed above, or if you are planning to organize a panel or other kind of workshop event at the PrepCom in March, contact: The Conference of NGOs in Consultative Status with the UN (CONGO) 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, USA Rebecca Nichols, Executive Director or Sudha Acharya, Beijing + 5 Focal Point Tel: (1-212) 986-8557 Fax: (1-212) 986-0821 E-mail: congongo@aol.com CONGO will be in close contact with the UN Division for the Advancement of Women regarding the reserving of space at the United Nations, which this year is extremely limited for NGOs. Space has been reserved however at the Church Center at the UN and in the neighboring vicinity. For further information: NGO BEIJING PLUS FIVE WEBSITE: http://www.womenaction.org This site is linked to sites in Africa, Asia/Pacific, Latin America/Caribbean, Europe and North America. 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