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April 7, 1997
by Caroline Lambert
Act Now: Ways You Can Help Women Move into International Decision-Making!
Preparing for next year's Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) has already begun: The 42nd session of the CSW (CSW42) will meet in New York, March 1998, to review four Platform for Action (PFA) issues: human rights, violence against women, the Girl-Chi ld, and conflict-resolution. Increasingly, there are a number of openings for NGO participation at these meetings: on the Expert Panels during the formal proceedings of CSW; as a co-host of the evening dialogues; at lunchtime seminars; and through interve ntions in the formal meetings (this year 3-5 speaking slots were made available to NGOs, regardless of their level of consultative status). Because of the issues under review next year, the women's human rights caucus is already engaged in a planning proc ess to make NGO participation in CSW42 more effective. Among the ideas put forward is better advance coordination amongst NGOs who will be sending representatives to CSW42, so that their presence will be more effective and representative. Because 1998 mar ks the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights women's human rights groups are exploring how to use CSW42 as part of the global campaign for women's human rights. The Center for Women's Global Leadership is acting as the coordinating body (fax : (1-908) 932 1180; e-mail: mailto:<cwgl@igc.apc.org>).
Action on the PFA: % The Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW), serving as the Secretariat of CSW, is expected to convene expert group meetings on the four themes. Check the UN women's website, WomenWatch <http://www.un.org/womenwatch> for the announcement of dates. P apers presented at these meetings will be available on WomenWatch. % It is unclear what sort of mechanism will be used in the 5 year review of the Beijing PFA in the year 2000. Nevertheless, many NGOs are devising their own mechanisms for review, focused on specific issues (ie, human rights) as well as regional and nati onal monitoring activities. The April edition of IWTC's The Tribune contains information on some of these projects, and the Global Faxnet will continue to report on similar initiatives.
Lobby for a Woman as New Commmissioner for Human Rights: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is soon to announce the nomination of a new Commissioner for Human Rights. Names of several possible candidates are now circulating (the New York Times Sunday March 1 6 indicated that Mary Robinson, President of Ireland is interested in the position) and women are urged to take this critical opportunity to lobby for the appointment of a woman as a High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Center for Women's Global Leader ship is compiling an international list of suggested candidates, and seeks names from the global women's movement (Contact CWGL, details above). Women, Law and Development International (WLDI) is coordinating a campaign to support the nomination of Sonia Picado. Ms Picado was the Director of the Inter-American Institutute for Human Rights, the only female judge on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and in 1993 was receipient of the UN Human Rights Award. For the past three years she has been Ambas sador from Costa Rica to the US. Contact WLDI immediately for further information, or a copy of a pre-prepared letter (Fax: (1-202) 463 7480; E-mail: <mailto:wld@wld.org>), or fax the Secretary-General to indicate your support of the nomination on (1-212) 963 21 55..
Make Women Delegates to UNESCO Sponsored International Adult Education Conference: the International Gender and Education Office (IGEO) of the International Council on Adult Education (ICAE) is urging women to presure their governments to ensure that wome n are on the delegations to the July 14-18, 1997 UNESCO sponsored Fifth International Conference on Adult Education. Contact your government with recommended women. The IGEO would like to compile a list of women attending the conference, and will faciltat e the women's caucus. Contact IGEO, Colonia 2069, 11200 Montevideo, Uruguay; Tel: (598-2) 40 68 94; Fax: (598-2)49 23 43; E-mail: <mailto:repem@chasque.apc.org>.
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