IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #185
Initiatives and Activities of Women Worldwide
By Anne S. Walker

February 5, 2002

NGO EVENTS PLANNED FOR THE CSW, MARCH 2002

IWTC Women's GlobalNet readers are cordially invited by the NGO
Committee on the Status of Women, New York, to the following events
during the 46th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status
of Women (March 4-15, 2002). There is a registration deadline of 22nd
February 2002, and advance registration is necessary for all For a
registration form, contact:

NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York, P.O. Box 3571, Grand
Central Station, New York, N.Y. 10163 U.S.A. Fax: 212-692-0724. Email:

NOTE: For overseas participants, you are requested to pre-register using
the form if at all possible. However, if prepayment is difficult, the
office of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women will be open from 10
A.M. D 10 P.M. on Friday, 1st March and Saturday, 2nd March to receive
U.S. dollars cash or checks drawn on a U.S. bank. The office is located
at 211 East 43rd Street, Suite 905, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues in
Manhattan.

NGO events include the following:

SATURDAY, 2 MARCH 2002, 9:30 A.M. D 1 P.M.
"TEACH-IN" ON GENDER, MACROECONOMICS AND POVERTY.
"Just Economics:: Gender, Policy and Politics"
Co-Sponsored by UNIFEM
Soka Gakkai Institute, 7 East 15th Street, off Union Square, New York
City. Cost: No charge, but pre-registration is required.
This event will be conducted in English. It will provide an overview of
gender and macroeconomics and of women's poverty, and then focus on
international financial issues, trade liberalization and gender budgets.
The format will include presentations and small working group sessions.
Please note: Space is limited

SATURDAYS, 2 and 9 MARCH 2002, 2 - 5 P.M.
NGO ADVOCACY TRAINING
Soka Gakkai Institute, 7 East 15th Street, off Union Square, New York
City. Cost: $15 per session (or $20 for both sessions on 2 & 9 March).
These events will be conducted in English, and are planned as skills
training sessions designed for persons who want to have further training
in advocacy techniques. The first session on 2 March will cover how to
provide advocacy during the CSW meetings. The second session on 9 March
will discuss the opportunities to provide advocacy at national and
regional levels, as well as ways to stay connected between CSW meetings.
There will be materials distributed at each session.

SUNDAY, 3 MARCH 2002, 9:00 A.M. D 5:30 P.M.
NGO CONSULTATION:
"Gender, Peace and Security"
New School University . Tishman Auditorium
66 West 12th Street, between 5th and 6h Avenues
New York.

Registration fee of $35 includes Consultation and information packet.
This event will be conducted in English, with interpretation in French
and Spanish

PROGRAMME:
9:00 D 10:00 A.M. .Registration

10:00 D 10:15 A.M. Greetings
Speakers: Mrs. Dubravka, Chairperson, Commission on the Status of Women,
Ms Conchita Poncini, Chair, NGO Committee on the Status of Women,
Geneva, Ms Maria Jonas, Chair, NGO Committee on the Status of Women,
Vienna

10:15 D 11:30 A.M. Panel: "Women, Peace and Security"
Moderator: Ms Leslie Wright, Chair, NGO Committee on the Status of
Women, NY
Speakers: H.E. Miss Patricia Durrant, Ambassador and Permanent
Representative, Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations
Dr. Thoraya Obaid, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director,
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Ms Angela E.V. King, U.N. Assistant Secretary-General and Special
Adviser to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of
Women (invited)
Dr. Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Director, United Nations Development Fund
for Women (UNIFEM) (invited)

11:45 A.M. D 1 P.M. Lunch

1:00 D 3:45 P.M. Breakout Panels and Consultation
A. Eradicating Poverty, including the empowerment of girls and women of
all ages
B. Environmental Management and Mitigation of Natural Disasters: a
gender perspective
C. U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325: Women, Peace and Security:
Bringing it into the U.N. Agenda

4:00 D 4:45 P.M. Breakout Session Reports and next steps
Convenor: Ms Bani Dugal, Vice Chair, NGO Committee on the Status of
Women, NY

4:45 D 5:30 P.M. Networking Reception with invited guests

MONDAY, 4 MARCH 2002, 4 - 6 P.M
NGO ORIENTATION
777 United Nations Plaza, 44th Street and First Avenue, New York. Cost:
$10. This event will be conducted in English, French and Spanish and is
for new NGO representatives attending the Commission on the Status of
Women. Speakers will share information on how to find what you need at
the United Nations, requirements of ECOSOC NGOs, making sense of United
Nations jargon, procedures for NGOs outlined by the U.N. Division for
the Advancement of Women, how to discuss issues with government
representatives and more.

WEDNESDAY, 6 MARCH 2002, 6 - 8 P.M.
NGO RECEPTION
for NGO Representatives, Government Delegates and U.N. Secretariat
staff. Special Awards to be announced.
Turkish Center, 2nd floor, 821 United Nations Plaza,
46th Street and First Avenue, New York City
Cost: $20

THURSDAY, 7 MARCH 2002, 12 - 6 P.M
NGO ARTISAN CRAFT FAIR
777 United Nations Plaza, 44th Street and First Avenue, 2nd Floor, New
York
Cost to Artisans: No charge, but pre-registration is required.
Anyone bringing crafts or other artisan goods may participate. Display
tables will be provided. Organizations/persons selling items must handle
their own merchandise and sales. If you wish to participate please
contact Suzanne Harvey for a separate Craft Registration Form at:
Email: [email protected]s.com or fax: 212-692-0724.

THURSDAY, 7 MARCH 2002,
Luncheon Sponsored by the Metropolitan N.Y. Chapter of the U.S.
Committee for UNIFEM. Cost: $65
Contact: UNIFEM/USA/NY, Ms Janet Stovin, 151 Central Park West, Apt.
#1W, New York, NY 10023-1514 U.S.A.,
Tel. 212-877-6778

FINAL NOTE FROM THE NGO COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN:
These NGO events are sponsored by the NGO Committees on the Status of
Women (Geneva, New York and Vienna) and with U.N. partners as listed.
They are facilitated in cooperation with the U.N. Division for the
Advancement of Women, and supported by UNICEF, The Milano Graduate
School of The New School University, Soka Gakkai Institute, CONGO, the
Bah+'' International Community, and individual contributions.

The NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY was created in 1972 as a
Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with
the United Nations (CONGO.) Committees were later formed in Geneva and
Vienna. These three Committees have worked together for 30 years to
bring a positive presence to womenOs issues globally.

It is our goal to help NGO representatives link with those who are
like-minded to bring the issues of women from around the world to the
attention of decision-makers at the United Nations. We provide space
for NGO meetings and side events, and facilitate training and the
sharing of information through an annual consultation. We work closely
with the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women to assist
NGO representatives in giving voice to their concerns.

Today, the NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY has compiled a
global list of contacts and will soon have a website D www.womenact.org.
D offering information to NGOs worldwide. The Committee is a voluntary
organization, without paid staff, that covers expenses for its
administration and programs through membership dues and donations. We
invite you to join us and to contribute to our on-going programs with a
donation. We are a charitable 50l(c)3 organization, which means that
your contribution to these efforts is tax deductible to the extent
provided by the law.

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