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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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Amelia Rokotuivuna
August 7, 1941 –June 2, 2005 Written by Anne S. Walker, AM, with excerpts from eulogies by Fiji Senator ‘Atu Emberson Bain and Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi, Vice President of Fiji. On June 2, 2005, a woman of extraordinary energy, passion and ability who dedicated her life to promoting peace, democracy and social justice, died in Suva, Fiji, at the age of 63. |
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By Olivia H. Tripon  From left, Dr. Carol Sobritchea, with Esel Panlaque and Wanet Lacsamana at the UPCWS booth at the APNGO Forum in Bangkok.
Bangkok -- For an outsider like me, the University of the Philippines Center for Women's Studies (UPCWS) is a place where we always get invited to book launchings and lectures. Indeed, according to Carol Sobritchea, Executive Director, they have published around "100 books and IEC materials that are presently used in classroom teaching and research." |
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