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Side events (First week, 27 February - 2 March 2012)
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Additional side events, updates, and changes will be posted as they become available.
NGO representatives are encouraged to RSVP well in advance for side events on 山premises. NB please note that your RSVP request needs to be confirmed by the event organizer, because seating is limited!
Monday, 27 February
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), Korean Women's Development Institute (KWDI) |
Title |
Unlocking Rural Women's Potential in Agriculture for Empowerment and Development (POSTER)
The event will include a publication Launch: Harvesting Feminist Knowledge for Public Policy. Rebuilding Progress |
Location |
Conference Room A (max. capacity: 76) |
Time |
27 February, 10:00 am - 12:45 pm |
Contact |
ngone.diop[at]undp.org |
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Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Missions |
Title |
Access to Education = Success in Employment? (Flyer) |
Location |
Conference Room A (max. capacity: 76) |
Time |
27 February, 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Contact |
tanisha.hewanpola[at]dfat.gov.au, Tara.Morton[at]mfat.govt.nz |
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United States of America, China |
Title |
Joint US-China panel on Rural Women and Sustainable development |
Location |
Conference Room 3 (max. capacity: 573) |
Time |
27 February, 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Contact |
Rsvp to both renshezu2012[at]gmail.com and newmank[at]state.gov |
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
Title |
Gender Equality in Public Administration. Global Experiences (Flyer) |
Location |
Conference Room B (max. capacity: 71) |
Time |
27 February, 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Contact |
ԴDZ.ڲٱճܲԻ.ǰ |
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Turkey |
Title |
Stop Violence against Women by Implementing IntERNATIONAL Standards |
Location |
Conference Room 4 (max. capacity: 510) |
Time |
27 February, 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Contact |
tuvana.varan[at]mfa.gov.tr |
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Huairou Commission |
Title |
Women and Corruption: Unique experiences and strategies (POSTER) |
Location |
Conference Room A (max. capacity: 76) |
Time |
27 February, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm |
Contact |
sarah.silliman[at]huairou.org |
Tuesday, 28 February
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Austria |
Title |
Gender Budgeting as effective strategy for gender equality (FLYER) |
Location |
Conference Room A (max. capacity: 76) |
Time |
28 February, 10:00 am - 11:15 am |
Contact |
tanja.delgado[at]bmeia.gv.at |
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France |
Title |
Girls and the control of their body () |
Location |
Conference Room 6 (max. capacity: 109) |
Time |
28 February, 10:00 am - 11:15 am |
Contact |
louis.riquet[at]franceonu.org |
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United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS)and Climate Wise Women |
Title |
Climate Change as Catalyst for Access: How Grassroots Women Obtain Tools for Sustainability |
Location |
Conference Room A (max. capacity: 76) |
Time |
28 February, 11:30 am - 12:45 pm |
Contact |
tobin[at]un.org |
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Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations |
Title |
Engaging young women and men in advancing gender equality (Flyer) |
Location |
Conference Room B (max. capacity: 71) |
Time |
28 February, 11:30 am - 12:45 pm |
Contact |
jelena.vujic[at]eeas.europa.eu Ticket pickup:
General Assembly lobby, 28 February, 10:30 am. Tickets will only be handed out to the RSVPs who received a confirmation email from the EU contact. Please bring the print out a copy of the email to collect tickets. |
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United States of America |
Title |
Launch of the women's empowerment agriculture index () |
Location |
Conference Room 4 (max. capacity: 510) |
Time |
28 February, 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Contact |
USAID_rsvp[at]usaid.gov |
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International Labour Organization (ILO) |
Title |
Rural Employment and Agriculture |
Location |
Conference Room B (max. capacity: 71) |
Time |
28 February, 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Contact |
cassidy[at]ilo.org |
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Israel, Italy, Senegal |
Title |
Rural Women: From Vulnerability to Sustainability |
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(Concept note) (Flyer)
English and French interpretation will be available at the event |
Location |
Conference Room 5 (max. capacity: 109) |
Time |
28 February, 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Contact |
miriamb[at]newyork.mfa.gov.il |
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Australia, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), Women Enabled, Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA) and Women’s 山Report Network (WUNRN) |
Title |
Rural Women and Girls with Disabilities – Economic Empowerment and Political Participation () |
Location |
Conference Room 6 (max. capacity: 109) |
Time |
28 February, 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Contact |
pollack[at]un.org |
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United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) |
Title |
Reproductive rights and HIV: Addressing rural women’s needs for empowerment and equality (Flyer) |
Location |
Conference Room 3 (max. capacity: 573) |
Time |
28 February, 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Contact |
sharafi[at]unfpa.org |
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Germany, Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) |
Title |
Fair (Income-) Perspectives in the Life Course - Fair Chances in
Rural and Urban Areas |
Location |
Permanent Mission of Germany, 871 United Nations Plaza
New York (1st Avenue at 49th Street), NY 10017 |
Time |
28 February, 01:00 pm - 03:00 pm |
Contact |
pol-s2-vn[at]newy.auswaertiges-amt.de |
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) |
Title |
Financing for 1325/women and peace and security (POSTER) |
Location |
Church Center 11th floor, 777 United Nations Plaza,
New York, NY 10017 |
Time |
28 February, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), UN-Women and World Food Programme (WFP) |
Title |
Accelerating progress towards the empowerment of rural women (FLYER | Concept Note | Bios) |
Location |
Conference Room 5 (max. capacity: 109) |
Time |
28 February, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm |
Contact |
freja.larsen[at]unwomen.org |
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山Women, Pathways of Women’s Empowerment |
Title |
Making Change Happen through Women's Collective Action (Flyer) |
Location |
Conference Room A (max. capacity: 76) |
Time |
28 February, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm |
Contact |
progress[at]unwomen.org
It is essential that you put "Pathways RSVP" in the subject line. Once we receive your email, we will confirm whether or not you have a place, and provide instructions on how to pick up your ticket. |
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Norway |
Title |
Women, War and Peace (Film SCREENING SERIES) |
Location |
Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium (max. capacity: 127) |
Time |
28 February, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Contact |
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Norway |
Title |
Opportunities and Challenges in Improving Rural Women’s Access to Clean Water and Renewable Energy |
Location |
Riverview Room, 28th floor, 山Millennium Plaza Hotel, 44th Street between First and Second Avenue |
Time |
28 February, 4:00 pm - 07:00 pm |
Contact |
Monica.Adame[at]pgaction.org |
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Canada, Plan International |
Title |
So what about the boys? The role of men and boys in achieving gender equality in rural communities (Flyer) |
Location |
Conference Room A (max. capacity: 76) |
Time |
28 February, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm |
Contact |
david.walders[at]international.gc.ca |
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Norway, Guatemala, UN-NGLS, Huarirou Commission, Groots International, Bahai International Community, FAO, IFAD, UN-Women and WFP |
Title |
Rural women and stakeholders framing joint actions |
Location |
Conference Room 5 (max. capacity: 109) |
Time |
28 February, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm |
Contact |
jasmine.perryman[at]huairou.org |
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Huairou Commission |
Title |
Grassroots Women’s Solutions to Empowerment, Sustainable Livelihood and Land Justice (PROGRAMME FLYER) |
Location |
Church Center, 777 United Nations Plaza,
New York, NY 10017 |
Time |
28 February, 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm |
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The Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations in cooperation with the United Nations, UNFPA and UNICEF. |
Title |
RAISE YOUR VOICE TO END FGM: A CONCERT FEATURING UNICEF GOODWILL AMBASSADOR ANGELIQUE KIDJO |
Location |
General Assembly Hall |
Time |
28 February 7:00 pm |
Contact |
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Wednesday, 29 February
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UNAIDS |
Title |
MDG6 in Eastern Europe & Central Asia: focus on women AND girlS |
Location |
Conference Room A (max. capacity: 76) |
Time |
29 February, 10:00 am - 11:15 am |
Contact |
davtyanm[at]unaids.org |
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United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), 山Women |
Title |
Lessons LearnED from Joint Programmes on Gender Equality |
Location |
Conference Room B (max. capacity: 71) |
Time |
29 February, 10:00 am - 11:15 am |
Contact |
crichlow[at]unfpa.org
Ticket pickup:
General Assembly lobby (Side events ticket desk), 29 February, 9:15 am - 9:45 am
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Argentina, Netherlands, Norway, South Africa (t.b.c.), United Kingdom |
Title |
Prejudice-based violence towards Lesbian & Bisexual women and Transgender persons
Good practices of governmental policies (Flyer) |
Location |
Ford Foundation, 320 EAST 43rd Street, between 1st and 2nd Avenue |
Time |
29 February, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon |
Contact |
NYV-RSVP[at]minbuza.nl |
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Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) |
Title |
Empowering rural women: What role for parliaments? |
Location |
Conference Room 3 (max. capacity: 573) |
Time |
29 February, 10:00 am - 06:00 pm |
Contact |
am[at]mail.ipu.org |
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Philippines |
Title |
Conditional Cash Transfer
and Sustainable Social Enterprises —
A Key to Rural Women’s Empowerment? (Flyer) |
Location |
Beekman Tower Hotel Ballroom |
Time |
29 February, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Contact |
nypm3com[at]gmail.com |
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Switzerland and Austria |
Title |
Gender-responsive budgeting – Sharing experiences and exploring its possible relevance for gender equality in rural development (FLYER) |
Location |
Permanent Mission of Switzerland, 633 Third Avenue, 29th floor, NY 10017 (max. capacity: 50) |
Time |
29 February, 11:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
Contact |
ptg[at]eda.admin.ch |
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Sweden |
Title |
Smart Economics and Rural Women's Potential |
Location |
Conference Room A (max. capacity: 76) |
Time |
29 February, 11:30 am - 12:45 pm |
Contact |
cecilia.lindqvist[at]foreign.ministry.se |
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United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), MenEngage Alliance |
Title |
Stories of Change: Men and gender equality including caregiving (Flyer) |
Location |
UNICEF House, Danny Kaye Visitors Center (Max capacity 100) |
Time |
29 February, 1 - 3 pm |
Contact |
sharafi[at]unfpa.org |
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Commission on the Status of Women |
Title |
Preparatory panel for 2013:
Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls |
Location |
Conference Room 4 (max. capacity: 510) |
Time |
29 February, 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Contact |
talita.mattos[at]unwomen.org |
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) |
Title |
Rural Women: Education for Empowerment |
Location |
Conference Room A (max. capacity: 76) |
Time |
29 February, 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Contact |
valtchanova[at]un.org , ej.bushman[at]unesco.org |
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Kenya |
Title |
Transforming Rural Communities through Women's Empowerment |
Location |
Conference Room B (max. capacity: 71) |
Time |
29 February, 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Contact |
DzdzپڲٱղⲹǴ.dz |
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Norway |
Title |
Equality between Women and Men – the Nordic Way |
Location |
Conference Room E (max. capacity: 73) |
Time |
29 February, 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Contact |
imag[at]mfa.no |
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Bangladesh, Japan, Sweden |
Title |
Economic Empowerment of Rural Women and Gender Responsive Budgeting |
Location |
Conference Room 6 (max. capacity: 109) |
Time |
29 February, 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Contact |
anjumsamia[at]yahoo.com Ticket pickup:
General Assembly lobby (CSW info desk), 29 February, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
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Brazil |
Title |
Rio +20: a gender perspective for sustainable development |
Location |
Conference Room 7 (max. capacity: 85) |
Time |
29 February, 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Contact |
Tavares[at]delbrasonu.org |
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Ghana |
Title |
Rural Women and MDGs 1 and 3: Ghana’s Success and Challenges (Flyer) |
Location |
Conference Room 5 (max. capacity: 109) |
Time |
29 February, 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Contact |
c3ghanaun[at]aol.com
Ticket pickup: General Assembly lobby, 29 February, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm |
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Germany, Business and Professional Women International |
Title |
Equal Pay Day - closing the pay gap |
Location |
Permanent Mission of Germany, 871 United Nations Plaza
New York (1st Avenue at 49th Street), NY 10017 |
Time |
29 February, 1:00 pm - 03:00 pm |
Contact |
pol-s2-vn[at]newy.auswaertiges-amt.de |
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Afghanistan, Liechtenstein |
Title |
Implementing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Afghanistan |
Location |
Conference Room 5 (max. capacity: 109) |
Time |
29 February, 3:00 - 6:00 pm |
Contact |
advisor1[at]nyc.llv.li |
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United Kingdom |
Title |
Body image in the media |
Location |
Conference Room A (max. capacity: 76) |
Time |
29 February, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm |
Contact |
cristina.barbaglia[at]fco.gov.uk |
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山Women, the NGO-CSW Forum and FAO in partnership with the Center for Women’s Global Leadership, CoNGO, Feminist Taskforce, and Huairou Commission |
Title |
Rural Women’s Speak-Out |
Location |
Church Center, 777 United Nations Plaza,
New York, NY 10017 |
Time |
29 February, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm |
Thursday, 1 March
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山Women, Michelle Bachelet/Launch of the 2012 Fund for Gender Equality Call for Proposals |
Title |
Rural Development & Leadership: Grantees Leading the Way (Flyer) |
Location |
Conference Room 5 (max. capacity: 109) |
Time |
1 March, 10:00 am - 11:15 am |
Contact |
Please RSVP by February 22, 2012 at |
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United States of America |
Title |
Busan Joint Action Plan for Gender Equality follow up |
Location |
Conference Room B (max. capacity: 71) |
Time |
1 March, 10:00 am - 11:15 am |
Contact |
frankokl[at]state.gov |
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South Africa |
Title |
Sharing best Practices on Rural Development, "The role of Women". |
Location |
Conference Room A (max. capacity: 76) |
Time |
1 March, 10:00 am - 11:15 am |
Contact |
pmun.newyorkl[at]dirco.gov.za |
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International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), ILC |
Title |
land rights of rural women (Flyer) (Postcard) |
Location |
Conference Room A (max. capacity: 76) |
Time |
1 March, 11:30 am - 12:45 pm |
Contact |
m.hartl[at]ifad.org |
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Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) |
Title |
Women in politics: the ICT dimension |
Location |
Conference Room B (max. capacity: 71) |
Time |
1 March, 11:30 am - 12:45 pm |
Contact |
ny-office[at]mail.ipu.org |
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山Women |
Title |
Making Progress on Women's Access to Justice |
Location |
Church Center for the United Nations, 10th floor |
Time |
1 March, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
Contact |
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United Nations Foundation, 山Adolescent Girls Task Force, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Coalition for Adolescent Girls |
Title |
Girls Grow: A Vital Force in Rural Economies |
Location |
Church Center for the United Nations |
Time |
1 March 2012, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
Contact |
sharafi[at]unfpa.org |
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Japan, National Women’s Committee of the 山NGOs in Japan, International Women’s
Year Liaison Group Japan, and Japan Women’s Watch (JAWW) |
Title |
Disaster and Gender Equality in Japan (Flyer) |
Location |
Conference Room A (max. capacity: 76) |
Time |
1 March, 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Contact |
ezz01606[at]nifty.com
Ticket pickup: General Assembly lobby, CSW desk, for those who registered; March 1st 12pm-12:45pm |
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Finland, Kenya, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) |
Title |
Empowering women by transforming social institutions |
Location |
Conference Room B (max. capacity: 71) |
Time |
1 March, 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Contact |
Side event full; cannot accept more RSVPs. |
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Mongolia |
Title |
RURAL WOMEN: ARE WE DELIVERING ON OUR COMMITMENTS? |
Location |
Conference Room 4 (max. capacity: 510) |
Time |
1 March, 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Contact |
Ticket pickup:
General Assembly lobby (side event ticket desk), 1 March, 12:00 noon |
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Italy and Socialist International Women |
Title |
The Role of Rural Women in the Process of Global Development |
Location |
Conference Room 5 (max. capacity: 109) |
Time |
1 March, 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Contact |
socintwomen[at]gn.apc.org |
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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative, 山Women, Plan International |
Title |
Empowering Rural Girls: From Invisibility to Agency (Flyer) |
Location |
Danny Kaye Visitors Centre, UNICEF House |
Time |
1 March, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
Contact |
esaloranta[at]unicef.org |
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United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Plan International, Women in Cities International |
Title |
Rural Girls and Urban Migration: The Role of Communications for Development in Bridging the Divide (Flyer) |
Location |
Conference Room A (max. capacity: 76) |
Time |
1 March, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm |
Contact |
Diallo9[at]un.org |
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Norway |
Title |
Women, War and Peace (Film SCREENING SERIES) |
Location |
Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium (max. capacity: 127) |
Time |
1 March, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Contact |
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Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) |
Title |
Gender-sensitive parliaments |
Location |
Conference Room A (max. capacity: 76) |
Time |
1 March, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm |
Contact |
ny-office[at]mail.ipu.org |
Friday, 2 March
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山Women and 山Statistics Division |
Title |
Evidence and Data for Gender Equality (EDGE) |
Location |
ECOSOC Chamber (NLB) (max. capacity: 497) |
Time |
2 March, 8:45 am - 10:00 am |
Contact |
Ticket pickup for those who RSVPed:
General Assembly lobby (side event ticket desk), 2 March, 8:30am |
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United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service, Women’s 山Report Network (WUNRN) |
Title |
RURAL WOMEN - POVERTY - CRISES - RIGHTS |
Location |
Conference Room B (max. capacity: 71) |
Time |
2 March, 10:00 am - 11:15 am |
Contact |
All spaces have been registered for this event. We apologize for any inconvenience |
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) |
Title |
Unleashing rural women's voices to end hunger and poverty (flyer) |
Location |
Conference Room A (max. capacity: 76) |
Time |
2 March, 11:30 am - 12:45 pm |
Contact |
brennen-haylock[at]un.org , kamarat[at]un.org , lon-registry[at]un.org |
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Armenia |
Title |
From Empowerment to Sustainability |
Location |
Conference Room B (max. capacity: 71) |
Time |
2 March, 11:30 am - 12:45 pm |
Contact |
unngo[at]ars1910.org
Ticket pickup for guests who have RSVPed:
General Assembly lobby (side events tickets desk), 2 March, 11:00 am |
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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) |
Title |
Harnessing C4D innovations: Transforming the lives of marginalized girls through ICTs |
Location |
Danny Kaye Hall, UNICEF House |
Time |
2 March, 12:00 - 2:00 pm |
Contact |
mkomarecki[at]unicef.org |
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Australia, Solomon Islands |
Title |
The Impact of Domestic Violence Against Rural Women (Flyer) |
Location |
Conference Room A (max. capacity: 76) |
Time |
2 March, 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Contact |
For those needing to pick up special events tags: there will be an official from Australia standing near the CSW desk inside the visitor’s lobby of the United Nations from 12:40pm on Friday 2 March with a sign that will read: “Australian and Solomon Islands side event” with passes for guests who have RSVPed to tanisha.hewanpola[at]dfat.gov.au. |
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International Labour Organization (ILO) |
Title |
The importance of decent work for indigenous women |
Location |
Conference Room B (max. capacity: 71) |
Time |
2 March, 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Contact |
cassidy[at]ilo.org |
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South Africa |
Title |
Working partnerships to combat Gender Based Violence "Men, Boys and girls". |
Location |
Conference Room 4 (max. capacity: 510) |
Time |
2 March, 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Contact |
Ticket pickup for all NGOs attending CSW56:
General Assembly lobby (side event ticket desk), 2 March, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
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Germany, FORWARD-Germany, Women's 山Report Network (WUNRN) |
Title |
FGM-Female Genital Mutilation – Rural Women and Girls |
Location |
Permanent Mission of Germany, 871 United Nations Plaza
New York (1st Avenue at 49th Street), NY 10017 |
Time |
2 March, 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
Contact |
pol-s2-vn[at]newy.auswaertiges-amt.de |
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Norway |
Title |
Rural women – an Economic Potential |
Location |
Landmark Room, 29th floor, 山Millennium Plaza Hotel, 44th Street between First and Second Avenue |
Time |
2 March, 1:15 pm - 3:00 pm |
Contact |
imag[at]mfa.no |
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Zimbabwe |
Title |
innovative development programmes by rural women (Flyer) |
Location |
Conference Room A (max. capacity: 76) |
Time |
2 March, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm |
Contact |
sahmud[at]yahoo.com, snyamudez[at]yahoo.com, zimnewyork[at]gmail.com, onychigejo77@yahoo.co.uk Ticket pickup:
General Assembly lobby (CSW info desk), 2 March, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
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Norway |
Title |
Women, War and Peace (Film SCREENING SERIES) |
Location |
Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium (max. capacity: 127) |
Time |
2 March, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Contact |
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Canada; Inter-Parliamentary Union; the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health; United Nations Foundation, in support of Every Woman Every Child |
Title |
Keeping Promises, Measuring Results: Enhancing Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health? |
Location |
Conference Room A (max. capacity: 76) |
Time |
2 March, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm |
Contact |
Ticket pickup for those who RSVPed:
General Assembly lobby (side event ticket desk), 2 March, 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
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