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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 17:52 |
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Organized by the Asia Pacific Women’s Watch (APWW)
in junction with the 54th. Session of the UN Commission on Status of Women
Salvation Army, New York, USA, 8 March 2008, 6:00-7:00PM
Hasina Safi, Executive Director, Afghanistan Women’s Education Centre
Let me first present my warmest greetings on behalf of the STRONG women of Afghanistan. Allow me to express my thanks to our sponsors that made our participation to this meeting a reality – the United Nations family in Afghanistan (UNIFEM, UNDP, UNFPA, and UNAMA), and to all those that made this side event possible, especially to the Asia Pacific Women’s Watch (APWW). Without the support of these organizations, the participation of Afghan Women’s Network (AWN) will not be possible. It is very important for us to gather here in today – a place where the movers and shakers in the women’s movement at all levels come together to forge strong and innovative partnerships in pursuit of gender equality and women’s empowerment issues.
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Monday, 23 November 2009 18:37 |
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by Carole A. Shaw
*Day 2 of UNESCAP Meeting
Asia Pacific Women Watch (APWW) member Pam Rajput carried on the NGO messages into ESCAP with a 3 minute intervention from the floor. As countries stated their advances, Pam highlighted not only the challenges faced by women and girls in the region, but solid recommendations for ways to alleviate the barriers faced by many women in the region.
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Tuesday, 17 November 2009 11:41 |
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by Carole A Shaw
A hauntingly beautiful rendition of ‘You’ve got to keep on moving forward’ marked the beginning of the UN ESCAP High Level Intergovernmental Meeting to Review Regional Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and its Regional and Global Outcomes in Bangkok today.
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Monday, 16 November 2009 09:53 |
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 Weaving Wisdom, Confronting Crises, Forging the Future
22-24 October 2009, Miriam College, Quezon City, Philippines
Weaving Wisdom…
Acknowledging and recognizing the hard work and struggles of many women who have walked with us to this point and paying tribute to those who have passed on, we, close to 700 women and girls representing women’s movements from the Asia and Pacific Region, reaffirm the Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA) as a strategic document for women and girls empowerment, human rights, peace, human security and gender-inclusive development and as a key tool for advancing government’s commitments to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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Friday, 30 October 2009 11:17 |
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by Nina Somera, Isis International
Manila, Philippines - (25 October 2009) A serious plenary discussion on a conference outcome document turned into joyful pass-the-hat session in the Marian Theatre of Miriam College, making the convener Patricia Licuanan beam and express, "This is better than a statement."
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