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49th
Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
28
February to 11 March 2005
UN Headquarters, New York
Onsite reports:
Governments
urged to commit to BPFA to achieve MDGs
Feminists call for change
in the culture of patriarchy
Struggles of the global
women's movement reviewed
Week 2: Resolutions supported
by Asia Pacific NGOs
Two-part celebration of International
Women's Day
Statement of the Linkage Caucus
49th CSW passes ten resolutions
but fails to conclude meeting
Calendar
of APWW Activities at the 49th Session of the UN Commission
on the Status of Women
CALENDAR
OF ACTIVITIES
26 February (Saturday), 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Lobby workshop for Refugee Women and other APWW affiliates
By ANCORW
Contact Person: Eileen Pittaway
28 February (Monday), 5:00 - 8:00 PM:
Roundtable on APWW Key Advocacies using the Lobby Kit
By Lobbying Committee, APWW
Contact Persons: Eileen Pittaway/ANCORW, Pam Rajput/SAWW, Rathi Ramanathan/ARROW
1 March (Tuesday), 6:30 - 8:30 PM:
APWW Lobby Strategy Planning
By Lobbying Committee, APWW
Contact Persons: Eileen Pittaway/ANCORW, Pam Rajput/SAWW, Rathi Ramanathan/ARROW
2 March (Wednesday), 1:00 - 2 PM: (Tentative; Waiting for UNDAW confirmation)
Gender issues in Post Conflict Situations
By FIND, Mindanao Commission on Women, ANCORW and APWW
Contact Persons: Irene Santiago/MCW, Eileen Pittaway/ANCORW
3 or 4 March, (Waiting for UNDAW confirmation)
Panel on Women's Land Rights
By Sathi All for partnerships and APWW
Contact Persons: Shivani Bhardwaj/SATHI and Annie Serrano/APWW
5 March (Saturday), (Tentative)
Updating new arrivals
Contact Persons: Eileen Pittaway/ANCORW, Pam Rajput/SAWW, Rathi Ramanathan/ARROW
APWW is organizing daily briefings for its affiliates. Networks and NGOs from Asia and the Pacific are invited to link up with APWW for more united/coordinated advocacy. Only those affirming the BPFA and CEDAW without reservation are welcomed.
Venues for all the sessions is still being arranged.
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