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Parallel events (First week, 22 - 25 February 2011)
Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday (Click here to go to the second week)
Tuesday, 22 February
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United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) |
Title |
Climate Adaptation Challenges from a Gender Perspective |
Location |
Conference Room A |
Time |
11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. |
Contact |
liane@boell.org |
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International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Bank |
Title |
gender, science and technology in agriculture |
Location |
Conference Room B |
Time |
11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. |
Contact |
m.hartl@ifad.org |
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GERMANY |
Title |
BRIEFING (DOWNLOAD FLYER ENGLISH | GERMAN) |
Location |
Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany,
871 UN Plaza, 22nd floor |
Time |
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Contact |
pol-s2-vn@newy.auswaertiges-amt.de |
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OneVoice, WILPF, UN Women |
Title |
Gender, Technology & AVbuilding: Bridging the Israel-Palestine Divide (Download FLYER) |
Location |
Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN (885 2nd Av, flr 19) |
Time |
1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. |
Contact |
Closed event |
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Australia |
Title |
National human rights institutions' role and status at CSW |
Location |
Conference Room A |
Time |
1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Contact |
None |
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Sweden |
Title |
Beyond MDG 2 - What next? Enhance quality of education to achieve gender equality and development (Download FLYER) |
Location |
Conference Room B |
Time |
1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Contact |
Fully booked |
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Turkey |
Title |
WOMANist: Conclusions and the Follow-up |
Location |
Conference Room 3 |
Time |
1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Contact |
mustafa.yildirim@mfa.gov.tr |
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Austria |
Title |
Because I am a girl: urban and digital frontiers |
Location |
Conference Room A |
Time |
4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. |
Contact |
kbojin@plancanada.ca |
Wednesday, 23 February
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Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) / UN Programme on Youth |
Title |
The two sides of gender: gender equality through youth education |
Location |
Conference Room B |
Time |
10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. |
Contact |
pewitt@un.org |
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Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) |
Title |
Women in science and technology: the role of parliaments |
Location |
Conference Room 6 |
Time |
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
Contact |
Closed event |
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) |
Title |
Food Security, Agriculture and Rural Women: Challenges and Prospects |
Location |
Conference Room A |
Time |
11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. |
Contact |
sotol@un.org |
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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Plan International, United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) |
Title |
Empowering Girls: Education and Technology (Download flyer) |
Location |
Danny Kaye Visitors Center, UNICEF House, 3 UN Plaza |
Time |
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Contact |
ddoogan@unicef.org |
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
Title |
Rebuilding the Global Economy: Towards sustainable and gender equitable development |
Location |
Conference Room B |
Time |
11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. |
Contact |
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GERMANY |
Title |
EQUAL PAY DAY (DOWNLOAD FLYER) |
Location |
Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany,
871 UN Plaza, 22nd floor |
Time |
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Contact |
To attend please register by email
with “EPD Workshop” in the subject
line to: presidents.office@bpwinternational.org |
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NEPAL,
NORWAY,
UN Women |
Title |
Women, AV and Security in Nepal:
Multi-stakeholder & inclusive processes as keys to success (Download FLYER) |
Location |
Landmark View, Millennium Plaza Hotel (44th St btwn 1st& 2nd Av) |
Time |
1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. |
Contact |
Closed event |
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United Nations Secretary-General Campaign UNiTE to End Violence against Women |
Title |
Using technology to end violence against women and girls (DOWNLOAD FLYER) |
Location |
Conference Room A |
Time |
1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Contact |
cortesp@un.org |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Title |
Changing Mindsets: New Approaches to Advance Women and Girls in Science |
Location |
United States Mission to the UN (45 St. & 1st Ave.) |
Time |
1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Contact |
newmankj@state.gov |
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Senegal |
Title |
Parity, AV and Security |
Location |
Conference Room 6 |
Time |
1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Contact |
mcis1980@yahoo.fr |
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), International Labour Organization (ILO) |
Title |
Quality education for girls leads to decent jobs for women |
Location |
Conference Room B |
Time |
1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Contact |
m.freeouf@unesco.org |
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Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) |
Title |
STEM: Expanding Opportunities for Women and Girls with Disabilities in Education and Employment |
Location |
Conference Room 4 |
Time |
1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Contact |
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PORTUGAL |
Title |
National implementation of SC res 1325 (Download flyer) |
Location |
Conference Room 7 |
Time |
1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Contact |
tvalente@missionofportugal.org |
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UN Women |
Title |
Gender Media Monitoring during Elections (Download flyer) |
Location |
Conference Room A |
Time |
3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. |
Contact |
marta.val@unwomen.org |
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FINLAND |
Title |
Why access and participation of girls and boys
to education pays off - a Nordic perspective |
Location |
Consulate General of Finland, 866 United Nations Plaza
(at 48 street between 1st Avenue and FDR), Suite 250 |
Time |
3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. |
Contact |
RSVP to rsvp.yke@formin.fi. Ann-Mari Fröberg, Mission of Finland, 212-821 0241 |
Thursday, 24 February
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United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), UN Women |
Title |
Making Gender Statistics Meaningful on the Ground (DOWNLOAD FLYER) |
Location |
Conference Room D |
Time |
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. |
Contact |
dalexander@unfpa.org |
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Department of AVkeeping Operations (DPKO) |
Title |
Sustaining Women's Participation in Post-conflict Institutions: AVkeeping and beyond |
Location |
Conference Room A |
Time |
10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. |
Contact |
917-367-2499 |
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BARBADOS, MEXICO, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), UN Women |
Title |
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs): A Women's Health Priority (DOWNLOAD FLYER) |
Location |
Conference Room B |
Time |
10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. |
Contact |
jklimas@whoun.org |
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FRANCE |
Title |
Gender Violence and its impact on girls education (Download flyer) |
Location |
Conference Room 6 |
Time |
10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. |
Contact |
helene.guilhot@diplomatie.gouv.fr |
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Bangladesh |
Title |
Women and Human Rights to AV |
Location |
Conference Room A |
Time |
11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. |
Contact |
rozana.sm@gmail.com |
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Italy |
Title |
Female Genital Mutilation / Cutting |
Location |
Conference Room 6 |
Time |
11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. |
Contact |
filippo.cinti@esteri.it |
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Holy See |
Title |
Advancing the Health and Education of Women and Children |
Location |
Conference Room B |
Time |
11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. |
Contact |
mmader@holyseemission.org |
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European Union Delegation at the United Nations |
Title |
EU event - New skills for green jobs: where are the women? |
Location |
Conference Room A |
Time |
1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Contact |
jelena.vujic@eeas.europa.eu, |
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New Zealand |
Title |
Access to Education = Success in Employment? |
Location |
Conference Room B |
Time |
1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Contact |
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Commission on the Status of Women |
Title |
The empowerment of rural women and their role in poverty and hunger eradication, development and current challenges |
Location |
Conference Room 3 |
Time |
1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Contact |
maribel.derjani-bayeh@unwomen.org |
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Czech Republic |
Title |
Democratic Transition & Gender Equality in Central Europe (DOWNLOAD FLYER) |
Location |
Conference Room A |
Time |
3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. |
Contact |
un.czechmission@gmail.com |
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Ireland, ZAMBIA |
Title |
Girls' Voices - Promises Made: A Review of CSW 51 |
Location |
Conference Room A |
Time |
4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. |
Contact |
anne.kane@dfa.ie |
Friday, 25 February
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FINLAND, KENYA, NEPAL |
Title |
High-Level breakfast meeting organised by the Permanent Missions of Finland, Kenya and Nepal: Security, development and gender: partners in implementing Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security (Download flyer) |
Location |
Permanent Mission of Finland, 866 United Nations Plaza
(at 48 street between 1st Avenue and FDR), Suite 250 |
Time |
8:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. |
Contact |
RSVP invitations have been addressed to Heads of Delegations |
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United Nations Adolescent Girls Task Force |
Title |
Invest in the Future: Empower Adolescent Girls now |
Location |
Delegates Dining Room |
Time |
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. |
Contact |
Closed event |
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SERBIA, International Telecommunications Union (ITU) |
Title |
Global Network of Women ICT Decision Makers (DOWNLOAD FLYER) |
Location |
Conference Room 4 |
Time |
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. |
Contact |
vladimir.stankovic@mtid.gov.rs |
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Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) |
Title |
Parliaments and MDGs 4 & 5 |
Location |
Conference Room A |
Time |
10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. |
Contact |
ny-office@mail.ipu.org |
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UNAIDS |
Title |
Women, Girls and HIV (DOWNLOAD FLYER) |
Location |
Conference Room B |
Time |
10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. |
Contact |
Limited number of Special Event Tags will be available on a first come-first serve basis, 30 minutes prior to the event, at the UN Visitors’ Lobby |
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Republic of Korea |
Title |
Girls' right to Education including Science and Technology |
Location |
Conference Room A |
Time |
11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. |
Contact |
elisabeth_mn@hotmail.com |
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Kenya |
Title |
Innovative Approaches to Empower Kenyan Women: Best Practices |
Location |
Conference Room B |
Time |
11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. |
Contact |
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EUROPEAN UNION, UN Women |
Title |
Facilitating women’s participation in peace-building and conflict prevention (Download flyer)
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Location |
Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations
222 E 41st Street, 20th Floor |
Time |
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Contact |
By invitation only |
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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) |
Title |
Women's and Children's Rights: Making the Connection (Download flyer) |
Location |
Danny Kaye Visitors Center, UNICEF House, 3 UN Plaza |
Time |
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Contact |
mgupta@unicef.org |
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AUSTRIA, GERMANY, SWITZERLAND |
Title |
Effective instruments to decrease the Gender Pay Gap in business
companies - Austria, Germany and Switzerland introduce softwarebased
tools, income reports and further innovative measures fitting
the operating schedule (Download flyer) |
Location |
»Deutsches Haus«
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations
871 United Nations Plaza,
2nd Floor (Auditorium) |
Time |
1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. |
Contact |
pol-s2-vn@newy.diplo.de |
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FINLAND |
Title |
Gender sensitive practices to eliminate all
forms of violence against girls and boys (Download flyer) |
Location |
Consulate General of Finland, 866 United Nations Plaza
(at 48 street between 1st Avenue and FDR), Suite 250
New Nordic Snacks will be served at the seminar. |
Time |
1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. |
Contact |
RSVP to rsvp.yke@formin.fi. Ann-Mari Fröberg, Mission of Finland, 212-821 0241 |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Title |
Developing & Using Technology: Women Leading the Way |
Location |
United States Mission to the UN (45 St. & 1st Ave.) |
Time |
1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Contact |
newmankj@state.gov |
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ISRAEL, International Organization for Migration (IOM) |
Title |
Can education and training lead to decent work? The plight of underemployed and deskilled migrant women: A Global Perspective |
Location |
Conference Room A |
Time |
1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Contact |
IritZ@newyork.mfa.gov.il |
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Turkey |
Title |
CDEG Council of Europe |
Location |
Conference Room 1 |
Time |
1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Contact |
efe.kivanc@mfa.gov.tr |
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GREECE, Socialist International Women (SIW) |
Title |
Access to Education and Decent Work: Investing in Girls and Young Women/ The Major Role of Science and Technology |
Location |
Conference Room B |
Time |
1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Contact |
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Commission on the Status of Women and Statistical Commission |
Title |
Joint event (DOWNLOAD FLYER) |
Location |
Conference Room 3 |
Time |
01:15 pm – 02:30 pm |
Contact |
torresr@un.org |
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UN Women |
Title |
Breaking New Ground: Arab Women and the Path to Democracy (Download flyer) |
Location |
Manhattan room, 2nd Floor, East wing, Millennium Plaza Hotel, One United Nations Plaza |
Time |
2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
Contact |
A limited number of seats will be available on a first come - first serve basis. To watch the live webcast, please go to |
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Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) |
Title |
Political Violence against Women |
Location |
Conference Room A |
Time |
3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. |
Contact |
ny-office@mail.ipu.org |
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
Title |
Promoting Quality Systems for Gender Equality in the Private Sector: Latin American Experiences for Global Certification |
Location |
Conference Room A |
Time |
4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. |
Contact |
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