Upcoming Events of UN
Words to Action is an e-newsletter produced by the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women. It disseminates information on actions undertaken by Member States and UN entities to address violence against women.
■ 15-19 February 2009: International Conference on Gender-based Violence and Sexual and ReproductiveHealth, Mumbai, India. Organized by National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (Indian Councilof Medical Research), UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development andResearch Training in Human Reproduction, and Indian Society for the Study of Reproduction and Fertility.
http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu/globalcenter/events/GBVRHConfFeb2009.pdf
■ 2-13 March 2009: 53rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
Representatives of Member States, UN entities and non-governmental organizations will convene at UNHeadquarters in New York. This year’s priority theme is “The equal sharing of responsibilities betweenwomen and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS”. Hundreds of side and parallel eventsorganized by Member States, UN entities and NGOs will take place during this two-week period. The DAWis planning the following events on violence against women in the week of 2-6 March 2009:
▪ Discussion on “Addressing violence against women through legal reform”
▪ Launch of the Secretary-General’s database on violence against women
For the latest information, see http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/53sess.htm
■ 20-22 March 2009: International conference on “Ways of Implementing the EU Directives on Violenceagainst Women, Children and Youth: Good Practices and Recommendations”, Ljubljana, Slovenia.Organized by the University of Ljubljana.
http://www.ff.uni-lj.si/fakulteta/ziff/DAPHNEeng/default.htm
■ 30 March-3 April 2009: Global symposium on “Engaging men and boys in achieving gender equality”,Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Organizers include: Instituto Promundo (Brazil), Instituto Papai (Brazil), MenEngageAlliance, Save the Children - Sweden, White Ribbon Campaign Canada, UNFPA, UNIFEM, UNDP, WHO,and UNAIDS.
http://www.engagingmen2009.org/36
About Words toAction
Words to Action is an e-newsletter produced by the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women.It disseminates information on actions undertaken by Member States and UN entities to address violenceagainst women.
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