Women Watch is hosting a series of online discussions from now until January 2005 to address progress made on the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Focused on the Platform’s critical areas of concern and moderated by members of the Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality, individuals are encouraged to participate in the discussions. Insight gathered from the discussions will be summarized and submitted to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in February 2005 and posted on WomenWatch. Current and upcoming discussions include:
Human Rights of Women
Moderated by OHCHR
8 November – 3 December 2004
Violence Against Women
Moderated by UNIFEM
8 November-3 December 2004
Women and Health (including reproductive health, AIDS and Human Rights)
Moderated by WHO, UNFPA and UNAIDS
10 November- 24 November 2004, 10-21 January 2005
Trafficking in Women
Moderated by UNODC
22 November – 17 December 2004
Women and the Environment
Moderated by UNEP
December 2004
Women and Poverty
Moderated by World Bank
10 January – 4 February 2005
Education and Training of Women and the Girl Child
Moderated by UNESCO/UNICEF
10 January – 4 February 2005
Institutional Mechanisms for the Advancement of Women
Moderated by ESCAP
Dates to be Determined
Women and Armed Conflict
Moderated by ESCWA
Dates to be Determined
Visit WomenWatch for more information on and to register to participate in the discussions.
Compiled from: WomenWatch, Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE), United Nations, 17 November 2004.