Subject: [fem-women2000 767] Women's GlobalNet #183: 2002 for Peace. CSW 46th Session
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IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #183 Initiatives and Activities of Women Worldwide By Anne S. Walker December 31, 2001 2002: A YEAR FOR WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY. We wish all of our Women's GlobalNet readers the very best for 2002, and resolve with all of you to make 2002 a Year for Women, Peace and Security. Many of our homes, towns and countries were badly battered during 2001 and women were amongst those who suffered most. From here in New York, with thanks to all those who have sent us words of concern and support following the events of September 11th, we send our hope for a world free of poverty and violence, a world of justice, sustainable development and peace for all. UPDATE ON THE 46th SESSION OF THE UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN, MARCH 4-15, 2002, NEW YORK Please Note: The following information has been adapted from the website of the UN Division for the Advancement of Women at: <http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/46sess.htm> The forty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will be held from 4-15 March 2002, at New York UN Headquarters. At this session the Commission will consider the following two thematic issues: 1. Eradicating poverty, including through the empowerment of women throughout their life cycle in a globalizing world; 2. Environmental management and mitigation of natural disasters: a gender perspective. PROGRAMME OF WORK FOR THE CSW: Monday, 4 March: a.m. Opening of session. Election of officers (Item 1). Adoption of agenda and organization of work (Item 2). Appointment of members of working group on communications. Introduction of reports followed by dialogue. General debate (Item 3)*. p.m. General debate (Item 3) continued including NGO interventions Tuesday 5 March: a.m. General debate (Item 3) continued including NGO interventions. p.m. General debate (Item 3) continued including NGO interventions Wednesday 6 March: a.m. Item 3c: PANEL I - Eradicating poverty, including through the empowerment of women throughout their life cycle in a globalizing world. p.m. Item 3c: PANEL 2 - Environmental management and mitigation of natural disasters: a gender perspective Thursday 7 March: a.m. Consideration of the Report of the SG assessing implications of reforms of mechanisms in the human rights area for communications procedure (Item 6). p.m. Discussion on follow-up to ECOSOC resolutions and decisions (Item 5) Friday 8 March: a.m. 10.00 to 11.30 a.m. - International Women's Day observance. 11.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. - Consideration of working methods of CSW (Item 3c). p.m. Consideration of working methods of CSW (Item 3c) Continued Informal discussions on agreed conclusions of thematic issues (Item 3c) Monday 11 March: a.m. Informals. p.m. Introduction of proposals including provisional agenda for 47th session of CSW (Item 6). Informals Tuesday 12 March a.m. and p.m. Informals Wednesday 13 March a.m. Closed meeting to consider the report of the Working Group on Communications (Item 4). Informals. p.m. Informals Thursday 14 March a.m. Informals. p.m. Action on proposals. Informals Friday 15 March a.m. Action on outstanding issues. p.m. Adoption of the report (Item 7). Closure of the session CAN NGOs PARTICIPATE IN THE CSW SESSION? Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) which are accredited to, and in good standing with, the Economic and Social Council of the UN are eligible to designate representatives to attend the session. Invitation letters to ECOSOC accredited NGOs have already been sent out. These NGOs are asked to provide the pre-registration form listing their representatives to the UN Division for the Advancement of Women (UN/DAW) no later than Tuesday, 15 January 2002. Please note that NGOs may not forward additional representatives after this date and that the substitution of names of representatives after Thursday, 31 January 2002 will not be allowed. HOW CAN NGOs PARTICIPATE? As has been the practice of prior years, there will be a room designated for use by NGOs. NGOs will be permitted to participate in the session by providing written statements relating to the two thematic issues. NGOs that are interested in providing a statement may do so no later than 15 January 2002. Please keep in mind that there is much processing that needs to be done to prepare these statements as official United Nations documents before the Commission begins. Kindly submit these statements directly to Ms. Kate Starr Newell at: UN Secretariat, Room 2950D, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA. For guidelines relating to these statements, please link to the NGO/ECOSOC website: <http://www.un.org/esa/coordination/ngo>. NGOs will, time permitting, be permitted to provide input into the session by presenting an oral intervention during the general debate and the expert panels time permitting. NGOs will be required to request time for their intervention in advance of the session, and to complete a form which lists the name of the speaker, organization(s)/caucus, topic to be addressed and endorsing groups. NGOs will also be required to provide seventeen copies of the statement for distribution to the bureau and translators. Please contact Ms. Denise Scotto at UN/DAW for further information. Email: <scotto@un.org> NGOs will also be permitted to organized side events during the session. In order to request space for such an event, please contact Ms. Scotto. Please Note: The following has been adapted from an Informational Note of the NGO Commission on the Status of Women (NGO/CSW) NGO CONSULTATION Sunday March 3, 2002, 9.00 am - 4.30 pm. (Registration 9.00 am) Organized by the NGO Committees on the Status of Women (New York, Geneva and Vienna). Due to heightened security restrictions, it will not be held at the UN but will at another New York location yet to be decided. Plans call for panels on both thematic areas (Gender and Natural Disaster, and Poverty across the Lifespan) and information about the Afghan situation and women's role in creating and sustaining peace. The Consultation will be followed by a networking reception. Orientation sessions, (including lobbying and advocacy training), are also planned. See below for information on registration for these events or contact: NGO/CSW. E-mail: ngo_csw_ny@hotmail.com. Fax: (1-212) 692-0724. PRE-CONSULTATION AND CSW MEETINGS: Roundtable discussions on the two thematic issues will be held on 17 January 2002 (natural disasters/environmental management) and 14 February 2002 (eradicating poverty). Contact NGO/CSW for further information. You will require UN passes for these events. All ECOSOC and DPI passes for New York-based representatives are accepted. Should you require a temporary pass, contact Denise Scotto at UN/DAW, e-mail <scotto@un.org> or fax (1-212) 963 3463 at least ten days ahead. REGISTRATION FORMS: Registration forms for the NGO advocacy training, the NGO Consultation, the NGO orientation meetings, the NGO reception and awards, and other events, e.g. the artisan fair and the workshops on fund development, will be available on the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations (CONGO) website in mid-January. Website: <http://www.congo.org>. Click on the button for the Consultation. There is a package fee of $60 for a combination of Consultation, Orientation and Reception, and a flat fee for both advocacy trainings - $20 for both, or $15 for either one. For further information on all or any of these events please contact: NGO/CSW at e-mail: <ngo_csw_ny@hotmail.com> or fax (1-212) 692-0724. PREPARATION TIPS FROM THE NGO/CSW FOR THOSE COMING TO THE CSW SESSION IN MARCH 2002 1. Read all documents that pertain to the 46th Session ahead of time, including the reports from the Expert Group Meetings on the two thematic issues -Gender and Natural Disasters, and Poverty across the Lifespan. They should all be available on the DAW and/or WomenWatch websites soon. UN WomenWatch website: http://www.un.org/womenwatch. UN/DAW website: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw. 2. Try to meet and/or speak with someone who has attended the CSW in the past. If need be, you could contact the NGO/CSW for the name of someone who previously represented your group. 3. Find out who will be on your country's delegation, and what positions your country will be taking. It is very likely that your government will already have formulated its positions before the delegates leave, so early NGO participation at country level is advisable. We hope you will share information from your country at either the NGO advocacy trainings Saturday March 2 or at the NGO orientation sessions on Monday March 4. 4. Register for the CSW, and register for the NGO Consultation, orientation and reception. 5. Don't forget to bring your confirmation letter from the UN Division for the Advancement of Women, your passport (or some other form of ID if you are not traveling internationally), goods for the artisan fair (optional) and any other correspondence you might need. IWTC Women's GlobalNet is a production of: International Women's Tribune Centre 777 United Nations Plaza 3rd Floor New York, NY 10017, USA Tel: (1-212) 687-8633 Fax: (1-212) 661-2704 Email: <iwtc@iwtc.org> Web: <http://www.iwtc.org> PLEASE NOTE: For back issues of IWTC Women's GlobalNet, go to our website at <www.iwtc.org> and click on either Women's GlobalNet under Resources, or What's New? 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