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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 UN premises. NB please note that your RSVP request needs to be confirmed by the event organizer, because seating is limited!

Monday, 27 February


  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

  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

  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

  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 ˛Ô´Ç±đ±ô±ô˛ą.°ůľ±ł¦łó˛ą°ů»ĺ°Ú˛ąłŮ±ŐłÜ˛Ô»ĺ±č.´Ç°ů˛µĚý

  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

  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


  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

  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

  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

  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.

  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

  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

  Israel, Italy, Senegal
Title Rural Women: From Vulnerability to Sustainability
  (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

  Australia, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), Women Enabled, Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA) and Women’s UN 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

  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

  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

  United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Global Network of Women ąú˛úAVbuilders (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

  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

  UN 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.

  Norway
Title Women, War and ąú˛úAV (Film SCREENING SERIES)
Location Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium (max. capacity: 127)
Time 28 February, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Contact

  Norway
Title Opportunities and Challenges in Improving Rural Women’s Access to Clean Water and Renewable Energy
Location Riverview Room, 28th floor, UN 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

  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

  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

  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

  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

Wednesday, 29 February


  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

  United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), UN 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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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 łľ´Ç˛ő´ÇłŮľ±Âá°ě°Ú˛ąłŮ±Ő˛â˛ąłó´Ç´Ç.ł¦´ÇłľĚý

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  Afghanistan, Liechtenstein
Title Implementing the Women, ąú˛úAV 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

  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

  UN 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


  UN 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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  UN 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

  United Nations Foundation, UN 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

  Japan, National Women’s Committee of the UN 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

  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.

  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

  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

  United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative, UN 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

  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

  Norway
Title Women, War and ąú˛úAV (Film SCREENING SERIES)
Location Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium (max. capacity: 127)
Time 1 March, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Contact

  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


  UN Women and UN 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

  United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service, Women’s UN 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

  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

  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

  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

  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.

  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

  South Africa
Title Working partnerships to combat Gender Based Violence€œ "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

  Germany, FORWARD-Germany, Women's UN 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

  Norway
Title Rural women – an Economic Potential
Location Landmark Room, 29th floor, UN Millennium Plaza Hotel, 44th Street between First and Second Avenue 
Time 2 March, 1:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Contact imag[at]mfa.no

  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

  Norway
Title Women, War and ąú˛úAV (Film SCREENING SERIES)
Location Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium (max. capacity: 127)
Time 2 March, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Contact

  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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