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Fourth World Conference on Women
Action for Equality, Development and Peace4-15 September 1995 - Beijing, China
FWCW Photo Gallery, Wednesday 6 September 1995
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Ms. Carol Bellamy, Executive Secretary of UNICEF, responds to questions at a press conference held on 6 September 1995 at the Fourth World Conference on Women taking place in Beijing from 4 to 15 September. Credit: 060708/Chen Kai Xing
UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, held a special event at the
Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing on 6 September, the DAY OF GIRLS.
The theme of the event was
"Invest in Today's Girls - Tomorrow's Women." Seen speaking is Ms. Nina
Petersen-Palman of the United States, before a panel consisting of, from left,
Astha Talukdhar, 14, of Nepal; Patricia Licuanan, Chairperson of the
Commission on the Status of Women; Cecilia Lopez, Minister of Environment,
Colombia; Agnes Aidoo, UNICEF representative in Tanzania; Aida Gindy, Former
UNICEF Regional Director; and Bella Abzug, President, Women's Environment &
Development Organization. Credit: UN/DPI 060908/Zhang Yan Hui
Ms. Nina Petersen-Palman, United States, addresses the special event,
"Celebration on Day of Girls" sponsored by UNICEF on 6 September 1995 at the
Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. The theme of the event was
"Invest in Today's Girls - Tomorrow's Women."
Credit: UN/DPI 060907/Zhang Yan Hui
Ms. Gerturde Mills Tette, Ghana, addresses the special event,
"Celebration on Day of Girls" sponsored by UNICEF on 6 September 1995 at the
Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. The theme of the event was
"Invest in Today's Girls - Tomorrow's Women."
Credit: UN/DPI 060909/Zhang Yan Hui
Invest in Today's Girls - Tomorrow's Women was the theme of the
Celebration on the Day of Girls sponsored by UNICEF on 6 September 1995 at the
Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. Members of the panel shown here
are, from left, Cynthia Eyakuze of Tanzania; Ghada Humeiman of Jordan; and
Sherril Whittington, conference Secretariat, DAW.
Credit; UN/DPI 060925/Zhang Yan Hui
Panel members Ms. Sreelakshmi Gururaja of UNICEF, New York, and Ms.
Kanwal Bokharey during the UNICEF-sponsored Celebration on the Day of Girls on
6 September 1995 in Beijing, as part of the Fourth World Conference on Women.
The theme of the event was "Invest in Today's Girls - Tomorrow's Women."
Credit: UN/DPI 060927/Zhang Yan Hui
Ms. Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Executive Director of the United Nations
Environment Programme, Nairobi, addresses the plenary meeting of the Fourth
World Conference on Women in Beijing on 6 September 1995.
Credit: UN/DPI 062034/M. Grant
Mr. Abdullah Tarmugi, Acting Minister for Community Development of the
Republic of Singapore, addresses the plenary meeting of the Fourth World
Conference on Women in Beijing on 6 September 1995.
Credit: IN/DPI 062014/M. Grant
Madame Hassan Gouled, First Lady of Djibouti, addresses the plenary
meeting of the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing on 6 September
1995. Credit: UN/DPI 062133/M. Grant
Madame Constancia Manguede Obiang Nguema, First Lady of the Republic of
Equatorial Guinea, addresses the plenary meeting of the Fourth World
Conference on Women in Beijing on 6 September 1995. Credit: UN/DPI 062214/M. Grant
Mrs. Karen Jespersen, Minister for Social Welfare of the Kongdom of
Denmark, addresses the plenary meeting of the Fourth World Conference on Women
in Beijing on 6 September 1995. Credit: UN/DPI 061133/M. Grant
The Hon. Sheila Finestone, Secretary of State (Status of Women) of
Canada, addresses the plenary meeting of the Fourth World Conference on Women
in Beijing on 6 September 1995. Credit: UN/DPI 061315/M. Grant
Mr. Adrianus Mooy, Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social
Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), responds to questions at his
press conference held on 6 September 1995 at the Fourth World Conference on
Women in Beijing. Credit: UN/DPI 060820/Yao Da Wei
A scene at one of the many meetings and events taking place at the
Fourth World Conference on Women taking place in Beijing, China from 4 to 15
September 1995. Credit: UN/DPI 061012/Zhang Yan Hui
A participant in the proceedings taking place during the Fourth World
Conference on Women taking place in Beijing, China from 4 to 15 September
1995. Credit: UN/DPI 061018/Zhang Yan Hui
A participant in the proceedings taking place during the Fourth World
Conference on Women taking place in Beijing, China from 4 to 15 September
1995. Credit: UN/DPI 061024/Zhang Yan Hui
Participants in the Fourth World Conference on Women share a headset to
listen to the proceedings at the Fourth World Conference on Women taking place
in Beijing, China from 4 to 15 September 1995. Credit: UN/DPI 061727/Chen Kai Xing
A participant in the proceedings taking place during the Fourth World
Conference on Women taking place in Beijing, China from 4 to 15 September
1995. Credit: UN/DPI 061023/Zhang Yan Hui
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