| In June 2000, the UN General Assembly in New York will meet to review whether governments, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector have fulfilled the commitments made at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing.
We need to hear from you! The UN's WomenWatch is organizing the BEIJING+5 GLOBAL FORUM, a series of Internet Working Groups to provide input into the UN review. Join government representatives, activists, academics, private sector representatives and many others to share your experiences and ideas for achieving women's equality! Cette liste est modérée, possédée et/ou gérée par:
Janice Brodman jbrodman@edc.org
Join as many of the Working Groups as you wish. Send a message to the email address below, copy the following text into it and place an X in the brackets in front of the Working Group(s) you want to join. (You can just type in the X like this: [ X ])
WORKING GROUPS:
[ ] End Violence Against Women - This ongoing discussion
examines successful strategies for ending violence against women
around the world. (began October 1998 - through January 2000)
[ ] End Women's Economic Inequality - Examines economic
opportunities and obstacles women face and the broader issue of
economic policy making. (6 September 1999 - 15 October 1999)
[ ] Strengthen Women's Role in Environmental Protection -
Discusses women's role in decision-making processes relating to
environmental policies. (6 September 1999 - 15 October 1999)
[ ] Promote Women in Power and Decision Making - Focuses
on women's leadership in national and local centers of power.
(6 September 1999 - 15 October 1999)
[ ] Secure and Promote Women's Health - Discusses all aspects of
women's health from a life cycle approach, including reproductive
health and reproductive rights. (6 September 1999 - 15 October 1999)
[ ] End Women's Poverty - Examines strategies for addressing the
needs of women in poverty. (11 October 1999 - 19 November 1999)
[ ] Women and Armed Conflict - Focuses on women in
situations of armed conflict, and women's leadership role in
resolving those conflicts. (11 October 1999 - 19 November 1999)
[ ] Achieve Educational Equality - Examines equal access at
all levels of education and the removal of gender
discrimination. (11 October 1999 - 19 November 1999)
[ ] Women and the Media - Addresses the role of women
in traditional and electronic media, including the influence of women
in content and development. (8 November 1999 - 17 December 1999)
[ ] Empower the Girl Child - Discusses ways to empower girls and to create an enabling environment. (8 November 1999 - 17 December 1999)
[ ] Claim Women's Human Rights - Discusses the political,
social, economic and cultural rights of women, and the impact of
international treaties on women. (8 November 1999 - 17 December 1999)
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