Subject: [fem-women2000 771] Women's Globalnet #185: NGO Events at the CSW in March
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IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #185 Initiatives and Activities of Women Worldwide By Anne S. Walker February 5, 2002 NGO EVENTS PLANNED FOR THE CSW, MARCH 2002 IWTC Women's GlobalNet readers are cordially invited by the NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York, to the following events during the 46th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (March 4-15, 2002). There is a registration deadline of 22nd February 2002, and advance registration is necessary for all For a registration form, contact: NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York, P.O. Box 3571, Grand Central Station, New York, N.Y. 10163 U.S.A. Fax: 212-692-0724. Email: <ngo_csw_ny@hotmail.com> NOTE: For overseas participants, you are requested to pre-register using the form if at all possible. However, if prepayment is difficult, the office of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women will be open from 10 A.M. 10 P.M. on Friday, 1st March and Saturday, 2nd March to receive U.S. dollars cash or checks drawn on a U.S. bank. The office is located at 211 East 43rd Street, Suite 905, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues in Manhattan. NGO events include the following: SATURDAY, 2 MARCH 2002, 9:30 A.M. 1 P.M. "TEACH-IN" ON GENDER, MACROECONOMICS AND POVERTY. "Just Economics:: Gender, Policy and Politics" Co-Sponsored by UNIFEM Soka Gakkai Institute, 7 East 15th Street, off Union Square, New York City. Cost: No charge, but pre-registration is required. This event will be conducted in English. It will provide an overview of gender and macroeconomics and of women's poverty, and then focus on international financial issues, trade liberalization and gender budgets. The format will include presentations and small working group sessions. Please note: Space is limited SATURDAYS, 2 and 9 MARCH 2002, 2 - 5 P.M. NGO ADVOCACY TRAINING Soka Gakkai Institute, 7 East 15th Street, off Union Square, New York City. Cost: $15 per session (or $20 for both sessions on 2 & 9 March). These events will be conducted in English, and are planned as skills training sessions designed for persons who want to have further training in advocacy techniques. The first session on 2 March will cover how to provide advocacy during the CSW meetings. The second session on 9 March will discuss the opportunities to provide advocacy at national and regional levels, as well as ways to stay connected between CSW meetings. There will be materials distributed at each session. SUNDAY, 3 MARCH 2002, 9:00 A.M. 5:30 P.M. NGO CONSULTATION: "Gender, Peace and Security" New School University . Tishman Auditorium 66 West 12th Street, between 5th and 6h Avenues New York. Registration fee of $35 includes Consultation and information packet. This event will be conducted in English, with interpretation in French and Spanish PROGRAMME: 9:00 10:00 A.M. .Registration 10:00 10:15 A.M. Greetings Speakers: Mrs. Dubravka, Chairperson, Commission on the Status of Women, Ms Conchita Poncini, Chair, NGO Committee on the Status of Women, Geneva, Ms Maria Jonas, Chair, NGO Committee on the Status of Women, Vienna 10:15 11:30 A.M. Panel: "Women, Peace and Security" Moderator: Ms Leslie Wright, Chair, NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY Speakers: H.E. Miss Patricia Durrant, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations Dr. Thoraya Obaid, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Ms Angela E.V. King, U.N. Assistant Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women (invited) Dr. Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Director, United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) (invited) 11:45 A.M. 1 P.M. Lunch 1:00 3:45 P.M. Breakout Panels and Consultation A. Eradicating Poverty, including the empowerment of girls and women of all ages B. Environmental Management and Mitigation of Natural Disasters: a gender perspective C. U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325: Women, Peace and Security: Bringing it into the U.N. Agenda 4:00 4:45 P.M. Breakout Session Reports and next steps Convenor: Ms Bani Dugal, Vice Chair, NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY 4:45 5:30 P.M. Networking Reception with invited guests MONDAY, 4 MARCH 2002, 4 - 6 P.M NGO ORIENTATION 777 United Nations Plaza, 44th Street and First Avenue, New York. Cost: $10. This event will be conducted in English, French and Spanish and is for new NGO representatives attending the Commission on the Status of Women. Speakers will share information on how to find what you need at the United Nations, requirements of ECOSOC NGOs, making sense of United Nations jargon, procedures for NGOs outlined by the U.N. Division for the Advancement of Women, how to discuss issues with government representatives and more. WEDNESDAY, 6 MARCH 2002, 6 - 8 P.M. NGO RECEPTION for NGO Representatives, Government Delegates and U.N. Secretariat staff. Special Awards to be announced. Turkish Center, 2nd floor, 821 United Nations Plaza, 46th Street and First Avenue, New York City Cost: $20 THURSDAY, 7 MARCH 2002, 12 - 6 P.M NGO ARTISAN CRAFT FAIR 777 United Nations Plaza, 44th Street and First Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York Cost to Artisans: No charge, but pre-registration is required. Anyone bringing crafts or other artisan goods may participate. Display tables will be provided. Organizations/persons selling items must handle their own merchandise and sales. If you wish to participate please contact Suzanne Harvey for a separate Craft Registration Form at: Email: suzanneeharvey@cs.com or fax: 212-692-0724. THURSDAY, 7 MARCH 2002, Luncheon Sponsored by the Metropolitan N.Y. Chapter of the U.S. Committee for UNIFEM. Cost: $65 Contact: UNIFEM/USA/NY, Ms Janet Stovin, 151 Central Park West, Apt. #1W, New York, NY 10023-1514 U.S.A., Tel. 212-877-6778 FINAL NOTE FROM THE NGO COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN: These NGO events are sponsored by the NGO Committees on the Status of Women (Geneva, New York and Vienna) and with U.N. partners as listed. They are facilitated in cooperation with the U.N. Division for the Advancement of Women, and supported by UNICEF, The Milano Graduate School of The New School University, Soka Gakkai Institute, CONGO, the BahInternational Community, and individual contributions. The NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY was created in 1972 as a Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO.) Committees were later formed in Geneva and Vienna. These three Committees have worked together for 30 years to bring a positive presence to women專 issues globally. It is our goal to help NGO representatives link with those who are like-minded to bring the issues of women from around the world to the attention of decision-makers at the United Nations. We provide space for NGO meetings and side events, and facilitate training and the sharing of information through an annual consultation. We work closely with the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women to assist NGO representatives in giving voice to their concerns. Today, the NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY has compiled a global list of contacts and will soon have a website www.womenact.org. offering information to NGOs worldwide. 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