Subject: [fem-women2000 788] Finnish Government/NGO Batting for the Fifth World Conference on Women 2005
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From:    kathy clarin <kathy@isiswomen.org>
To:      apwomen2000@isiswomen.org
Date:    Tue, 09 Jul 2002 11:15:09 +0800
Subject: [apwomen2000] Finnish Government/NGO Batting for the Fifth World C=
onference on Women 2005
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Subject: Finnish Government/NGO Batting for the Fifth World Conference on=
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Women 2005
source: Hilkka Pietil=E4 <hilkka.pietila@pp.inet.fi>
forwarded by: Susanna George, susanna@isiswomen.org
date: 07.09.02
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>Susanna says that, "Hilkka is someone from within the UN system, I think,=
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>and has written a book which was published by NGLS known as "Engendering=
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>the Global Agenda: The Story of Women and the United Nations." and many=20
>articles on the Beijing process and women's involvement in UN processes".

>>Dear, Susanna,
>>
>>Last year you forwarded the message to your e-mail list about the issue=
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>>of the Fifth World Conference on Women in 2005 after we had promoted it=
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>>during the Session of ECOSOC in Geneva. Now this message is just to=20
>>inform women around the world that the issue is now actively promoted by=
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>>the government of Finland and we, the NGOs in Finland are naturally doing=
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>>our best in order to make it to become true.
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>>We hope that you could take also this message to your list!
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>>Wishing all the success to your work.
>>With Sisterhood and Peace,=20
>>Hilkka
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>> From the Finnish NGO Committee for UN/WCW 2005:
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>>Subject:
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>>The Fifth UN World Conference on Women in 2005
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>>Dear Sisters and Friends,
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>>After a long while we would like to inform you that both the Finnish=20
>>Government and the NGOs in Finland are accelerating their efforts for the=
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>>Fifth World Conference on Women.
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>>It is well known that the Finnish NGOs have been campaigning for the=20
>>Fifth World Conference on Women in 2005 since the beginning of the=20
>>Beijing+5 process. This suggestion received broad support of the NGO=20
>>Community already in ECE Regional Conference for Beijing+5 in January=20
>>2000. Since then it has been widely supported  by the NGOs during the=20
>>preparatory process for the 23rd General Assembly Special Session on=20
>>Women 2000 as well as in the Special Session itself. It has also been=20
>>discussed in innumerable NGO events and conferences in various places and=
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>>during the CSW and ECOSOC sessions last year.
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>>The Government taking firm steps
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>>On the 31 May 2002 the Finnish Government has firmly decided to pursue an=
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>>active policy for the Fifth UN World Conference on Women. It supports the=
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>>efforts to develop further the substantive aims and forms of the=20
>>Conference. And it also works actively for achieving the widest possible=
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>>support of other UN Member States to this goal, first with the particular=
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>>emphases on the other Nordic governments and the governments of EU countr=
ies.
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>>  We also recall that the Governments adopted in the Special Session 2000=
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>> a Political Declaration where they agreed to assess regularly further=20
>> implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action with a view of=20
>> bringing together all parties involved in 2005 to assess progress and=20
>> consider new initiatives, as appropriate, ten years after the adoption=
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>> of the Beijing Platform for Action and twenty years after the adoption=
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>> of the Nairobi forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women .
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>>  A new NGO Committee in Finland
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>>The Finnish NGOs have now established a new national Committee for the=20
>>Fifth World Conference on Women 2005 under the auspices of the Finnish UN=
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>>Association. The purpose of this Committee is to continue the NGO=20
>>Campaign for the World Conference, and cooperate and support the efforts=
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>>of the Finnish Government for this goal.
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>>We know that also many of you have been working in various ways for the=
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>>Fifth World Conference on Women in 2005. Now we appeal to all of you that=
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>>we join our efforts towards making this aim to become true. A particular=
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>>task in every country is to persuade the national government to see the=
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>>purpose and importance of having the UN World Conference on Women in 2005=
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>>and be prepared to support this issue when it comes to the decision table=
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>>in the UN either in the 57th session of General Assembly this year or in=
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>>the Commission on Status of Women next year.
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>>In the spirit of Sisterhood and Cooperation for the common aim,
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>>Helsinki, June 30, 2002.
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>>On behalf of
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>>Finnish  NGO Committee for UN World Conference on Women 2005
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>>  Eila Alanko, Chair,
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>>P=E4ivi Varpasuo , Vice Chair,
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>>Hilkka Pietil=E4, Senior Advisor
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>>Eeva-Maria Vuorenmaa, Secretary of the Committee
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>>Finnish NGO Committee for UN/WCW 2005
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>>c/o Finnish United Nations Association
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>>Unionstreet 45 B, Helsinki
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>>Tel: 358-9-135 1402; Fax: 358-9-135 2173.
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>>e-mail: Eeva-Maria.Vuorenmaa@ykliitto.fi

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