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WG Conveners meeting – 28 March 2011

A convenors meeting will be held on 28th March 3:00 – 5:00 pm at the NGO Resource Center in the Palais des Nations, Geneva.

Agenda:

  1. Welcome, roll call and apologies
  2. Matters arising out of Minutes
  3. Discussion and Approval of recommendations arising from Minutes of General Meeting of 13 December 2010.
  4. Additional recomendations
  5. Designation of Nominations Committee for Election of Bureau and date of deadline for submission of candidates
  6. Presentation of revised website and suggestions by voluntary webmistress, Valerie Bichelmeier (World Movement of Mothers)
  7. Any Other Business

 

 

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International Women’s Day 2011: “Celebrating Women’s Rights: Higher Education – Pathway to Gender Equality and Decent Work”

On the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, the NGO CSW Geneva organized a roundtable on “Celebrating Women’s Rights: Higher Education – Pathway to Gender Equality and Decent Work”, which was held on 8 March 2011 in the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

 

Speakers:

• Kyung-Wha Kang, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights – see her statement (on the OHCHR website)

• Patricia Schultz, CEDAW Committee, former Director of Federal Department of Equality in Switzerland

• Daniel Kull, World Bank

• Marianne Haslegrave, President, International Federation of University Women (IFUW)

• Jane Hodges, Director, ILO Bureau for Gender Equality

 

Download: Event report by Carolyn Handschin, Women’s Federation for World Peace, Int’l.

 

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Letter from the Committee to UN Women Michelle Bachelet

As decided in the last general meeting, a letter to Michelle Bachelet was written by Conchita Poncini, NGO CSW Geneva President, on February 15.

This letter was handed it to her personally in New York by Simone Ovart, Vice-President.

It can be downloaded here : NGO CSW Geneva letter to Michelle Bachelet february 2011

 

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NGO-CSW Geneva Vice-President, Simone Ovart, elected President of the Italian National Committee at UN Women

Simon Ovart, our Committee’s Vice-President was elected President of the Italian National Committee at UN Women, the new UN Agency dedicated to Women.

UN Women National Committees support the mission of UN Women through their dynamic membership programs, public education about UN Women and global women’s issues, and private sector fundraising to support UN Women programs worldwide.

Simone also had the opportunity, during the CSW 55th in New-York last february, to meet with UN Women’s head, Mrs Bachelet, and delivered a letter from the NGO-CSW President Conchita Poncini.

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Working Group on Employment and the Economics of Gender – Meeting on 28 March 2011

The WG’s next meeting will be on March 28 2011 1-3 PM at the NGO Ressource Center.

Agenda:

  1. Welcome and apologies
  2. Adoption of the agenda
  3. Adoption of the minutes of October 12 2010
  4. Issues arising from the minutes
  5. Preparation of the forthcoming Labour Conference
  6. Plans for the Forum on Women’s Entrepreneurship in November
  7. Draft letter to Mrs Bachelet – 100 days campaign
  8. Date of the next meeting

Download: Minutes of 2 Feb 2011 Meeting

 

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WSIS Forum 2011

World Summit on Information Society Forum 2011 in Geneva

More information on http://groups.itu.int/default.aspx?tabid=856

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CSDF 2011 – Geneva

Civil Society Development Forum : a CoNGO Event

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Human Rights Council 17th Session

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