Calendar of UNGASS Events
Monday 5th June 2000
WomenAction 2000 | Live @ the UNGASS!

This calendar has been compiled by WomenAction, and attempts to include all events taking place around the UNGASS. It will be updated as we receive news of other events, and changes to publicised details.

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Updates to this calendar will also be published in the daily newspaper

 

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Date/Time Venue Title Details Contact
8:00-9:00

DHL Rm, 12th Fl, UNCC

“Child Advocacy Caucus”



9:00-10:00 am

Conf Rm 4, UN Building

“NGO Briefing” – NGO Coordinating Committee



10:00-11:30 am

Conf Rm 4, UN Building

TBA” – Asian Women’s Human Rights Council



10:00-12:00 pm

Conf Rm 4, UN Building

“Live Feed of GASS”



10:00-11:00 am

DHL Rm, 12th Fl, UNCC

“Health Caucus”



10:00 am–12:00 pm

10th Fl Conf Rm, UNCC

“Strategies for Women in Power and Decision-making” – Socialist International Women



10:00-11:30 am

Rm 4, NGO Center, Customs House, 1 Bowling Green

“Feminism & The Third Wave: Young Women’s Perspectives on Feminism & Beijing +5”- Youth Caucus

To address the question - Where are the Young Feminists? - often posed by older feminists, young women from the UN regions will proclaim at this panel the existence of their own brand of feminism.

Shireen Lee -  shireen_lee@yahoo.com

(202) 462-7512

11:00-12:30 pm

DHL Rm, 12th Fl, UNCC

“Uprooted Women Caucus”



11:30—1:30 pm

Dag Hammersjköld Plaza

47th Street (between 1st and 2nd)

“Women 2000: Beijing +5 Opening Ceremony” – US NGO Host Committee



12:00­–3:00 pm

10th Fl Conf Rm, UNCC

“Prostitution is Violence to Women” – Network North Against Prostitution and Violence



12:30-2:00 pm

DHL Rm, 12th Fl, UNCC

“Women and Armed Conflict Caucus”



1:00-4:00 pm

Boss Rm, 8th Fl, UNCC

“Media Women- New Technology Panel”- Int’l Association of Women in Radio and TV



1:15-2:45 pm

Conf Rm 4, UN Building

“TBA”- International Rescue Committee, International Alert, KICWA Women’s Group



1.15-3.00

Conf. Rm. 3

Secretariat Bldg

Microcredit: More than Access to Money

This accountability panel will highlight the progress and the lessons learned of reaching 100 million of the world’s poorest families, especially the women of those families with credit and other financial services. This goal was initially announced by four of these panelist at the Beijing World Conference on announced by four of these panelists at the Beijing World Conference on Women in 1995 and followed up by the Microcredit Summit Campaign. Co-sponsored by the ILO and the Microcredit Summit Campaign.

Susana Fried

(212) 906-6045

Micol Zarb

(212) 906-5463

1.30-2.30

http://www.canalweb.net/vers/cyberfemmes.asp

ARMED CONFLICT and VIOLENCE with Africa (Ouganda) and East Europe participants

Special participation of a woman from Kosovo

"Cyberfemmes" Live interactive TV broadcast.(A chatroom will be open at 3:30pm GMT, 10:30pm in France.) So you can participate in the online debate. You

can also send emails with your comments, to the team in New York, who will post them the next day.

Joelle - Les Pénélopes

email : joe_palm@hotmail.com

2:30-3:00 pm

DHL Rm, 12th Fl, UNCC

“Canadian Delegation Briefing for its NGOs”



3:00-4:00 pm

DHL Rm, 12th Fl, UNCC

“Violence Against Women Caucus”



3:00–4:30 pm

Hardin Rm, 11th Fl, UNCC

“World Conference on Women 2005” – Network Women in Development, Europe (WIDE)



3:00-4:00 pm

Conf Rm 4, UN Building

“ECE Regional Caucus”   [FLOOR]

“ ECLAC Regional Caucus”  [BALCONY]



3:15- 4:45 pm

Location TBA

Seminar and video presentation on Women and Secure Tenure

This seminar will discuss issues of women, land rights and secure tenure. Co-sponsored with UNCHS (Habitat), FAO, UNDP and the Huairou Commission

Diana Lee Smith

Diana.LeeSmith@unchs.org

3:30 - 5 p.m.

Conf. Rm. 3

Secretariat Bldg.

Progress of the World’s Women

This high-level panel will launch UNIFEM’s new biennial report, and examine women’s progress and sets back on the road to empowerment. UNFPA invited to co-sponsor

Susana Fried

(212) 906-6045

Micol Zarb

(212) 906-5463

4:00-5:00 pm

Conf Rm 4, UN Building

“ESCAP Regional Caucus” [FLOOR]

“ECA Regional Caucus” [BALCONY]



5:00-6:00 pm

Conf Rm 4, UN Building

“Linkage Caucus”



3:00–5:00 pm

10th Fl Conf Rm, UNCC

“Reproductive Rights: Moving Forward” - Center for Reproductive Law & Policy



4:00-5:00 pm

DHL Rm, 12th Fl, UNCC

“Indigenous Women Caucus”



4:00–5:00 pm

Boss Rm, 8th Fl, UNCC

“Caucus of the European Union” – European Women’s Lobby



5:00-6:00 pm

Grumman Rm, 8th Fl, UNCC

“IPPF African Branch Meeting”- IPPF/Africa



6:00-7:00 pm

Grumman Rm, 8th Fl, UNCC

“IPPF Branches Meeting”- IPPF/UK



6:00–7:00 pm

Dag Hammarskjold Library Auditorium

The Phantom Statistic - Women Feed the World

A Gender and Food Security video presentation

Maria

(212) 963 8724

6:00–7:00 pm

10th Fl Conf Rm, UNCC

“Women and Poverty” – Alliance of Arab Women



6:00–7:30 pm

Boss Rm, 8th Fl, UNCC

“Microcredit: Impact on Women” – The Microcredit Summit Campaign



6:30-8:00 pm

Conf Rm 4, UN Building

“Women in Armed Conflict in the Asia Pacific” – Women and Media Network for Asia Pacific

Looking at East Timor, Burma, Bougainvile, Afghanistan, North-East India


7.00-8.00

Dag Hammarskjold Library Auditorium

Engendering Land Tenure: Women Taking Hold (A Global Speak Out)


Maria

(212) 963 8724

8:00 pm

386 W Broadway (Spring St)

“Networking Social” – Youth Caucus



 

Ongoing Events (taking place throughout the week)

Date/Time Venue Title Details Contact
June 5: 3-8 June 6: 9-9
June 7: 9-9
June 8: 9-5.30
The Graduate School and University Center of CUNY, 365 Fifth Ave (at 34th). Beijing Plus 5 Global Feminist Symposia – Feminisms and Globalization: Women 2000 An analysis of the impact of globalization on women and girls Tejal Jesrani – tjesrani@ncrw.org (212) 785-7335

Maureen Fadem – csws@gc.cuny.edu

(212) 817-2020

UN Office opening hours UN Visitor’s Lobby Art Exhibition: Progress of the World’s Women Art Exhibit will display pieces by women artists throughout the world, depicting women’s progress toward gender equity Jessica Humphreys

(212) 906-5538

1.30-2.30 http://www.canalweb.net/vers/cyberfemmes.asp Cyberfemmes in English and French) Live interactive TV broadcast.(A chatroom will be open at 3:30pm GMT, 10:30pm in France.) You can participate in the online debate. You can also send emails with your comments, to the team in New York, who will post them the next day Joelle - Les Pénélopes

email : joe_palm@hotmail.com
9.30-9.55 a.m and 10.00-10.25 a.m http://www.fire.or.cr Voices Without Brackets The FIRE-PLACE will do live webcasting through the fire web page at www.fire.or.cr


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