Beijing +15

Beijing +15: Join Karama at the United Nations

  • Tuesday Mar 2,2010 12:14 PM
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karamaKarama’s delegation of 32 women from around the Arab world is headed to the UN in New York to participate in the 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women.   During the session, Karama’s team will join women’s activists from around the world to present a detailed review of progress towards fulfilling the gender equality goals set fifteen years ago in the Beijing Platform for Action and ten years ago in the Millennium Development Goals.
More information on  Karama’s web site.

Gender, IFIs and debt

  • Wednesday Dec 16,2009 03:42 PM
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crisisSource : Gender Action - Gender Action  announces the publication of its fourth “Gender Action Link”, Gender, the IFIs and Debt, which highlights how International Financial Institution debt exacerbates the feminization of poverty and undermines gender equality. The Link specifically examines typical gender impacts of IFI loan conditions on female workers such as an increase in the amount of care-work for women and the exclusion of poor women and girls from essential health services.    (more…)

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The General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution that takes the next step in the process of creating the new women’s rights entity at the U.N. In the text below are the Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR) talking points on the passage of the resolution. (more…)

Beijing +15 overview and regional activities

  • Wednesday Sep 2,2009 02:36 PM
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Beijing15The regional commissions as well as women’s organizations, coalitions, and networks are planning regional activities over the coming months to discuss achievements and setbacks regarding the twelve critical areas of concern as outlined in the Beijing Platform. In many of these meetings and conferences, an emphasis will also be placed on examining how the global financial crisis will impact achievements towards improving women’s rights.   See a preliminary list of regional activities, pdf.

Africa Regional Task Force for the Beijing +15 process

  • Wednesday Aug 12,2009 02:19 PM
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Beijing15=> AFRICA REGIONAL TASK FORCE FOR THE BEIJING + 15 REVIEW PROCESS
=> KENYAN NGOS DEVELOP AN ACTION STRATEGY TO REVIEW BEIJING PLATFORM FOR ACTION

=> ORGANIZING FOR BEIJING + 15 IN WEST AFRICA
=> ORGANIZING FOR BEIJING + 15 IN NORTH AFRICA AND THE ISLANDS
=> REGIONAL SCORECARD PROPOSED TO MONITOR GOVERNMENT PROGRESS IN AFRICA
=> UGANDA BPFA REVIEW NON-GOVERNMENT WORKING GROUP
=> UN ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA(UNECA) EXPERT GROUP AND MINISTERIAL MEETING ON OCTOBER 26-30, 2009; BANJUL, THE GAMBIA (more…)

Asia Pacific NGO Forum on Beijing +15

  • Monday Jul 13,2009 03:01 PM
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b15asia-pacificNext year 2010 will be the 15th year of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA). As has been the tradition, Asia-Pacific Women’s Watch (APWW) will convene the Asia-Pacific NGO Forum on Beijing + 15.  It will take place on 22-24 October 2009 in Manila, Philippines. Miriam College, a private educational institution for women, will host the event. UNIFEM in New York has pledged partial financial support.  (more…)

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