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Economic Empowerment & Employment Events Members Meetings Thematic Forums

WG on Employment and the Economics of Gender – Meeting on 23 May 2011 CANCELLED

The Meeting of the WG on Employment and the Economics of Gender that was planned for  Monday  23 May  1 – 3 pm is cancelled.

Downloads:

Minutes of the 28 March 2011 WG Meeting

UN Women – 100 Day Action Plan

Council of Europe Resolution – Image of women in advertising

Entrepreneurship Forum – input from Simone Ovart

MacroecoHomeics – Carl Brinton Report (WOW) – Spring 2007

MMM research on unpaid work – working document – march 2011

 

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Displacement and Migration Events Panel Event Thematic Forums

WG on Displaced Women – Meeting with Mary Balikungeri, Founder and Director of the Rwanda Women Community Development Network – 21st April

We are pleased to have Mary Balikungeri, Founder and Director of the Rwanda Women Community Development Network speak to us about her work with displaced women, violence and peace building in Rwanda.

We will meet at the CoNGO Board Room at 11 Ave de la Paix
on Thursday April 21st from 13:00 – 15:00.

Looking forward to seeing you then.
Krishna Ahoojapatel & Joyce Jett
Co-Conveners NGO-CSW Working Group on Displaced Women

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Economic Empowerment & Employment Events Members Meetings Thematic Forums

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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Advocacy work Panel Event Rights, Peace & Justice Thematic Forums

Pre-side Event to the Review Process of UN SCR 1325 : Public Discussion: “10 years after UN SCR 1325: Conflict Prevention Mechanisms” with Ms Mary Robinson

On 2 September 2010, the Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, chaired by Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS) and co-chaired by Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), organized, as a pre-side Event to the review process of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, a panel discussion on the mechanisms of Prevention.

Speakers:

  • Ms Mary Robinson, President, Realizing Rights; Member, Council of Elders; UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 1997-2002; President of Ireland 1990-1997
  • Ms Bineta Diop, Executive Director, Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS)
  • Ms Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, General Secretary, World YWCA

Chair:  Ms Madeleine Rees, Secretary General, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)

 

The Event flyer can be downloaded here.