IWTC Women's
GlobalNet #332
Activities and Initiatives of
Women Worldwide
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CSW 52 – BE INFORMED, BE PREPARED, BE
ACTIVE II THE INS AND OUTS OF NGO PARTICIPATION February 13, 2008 Natalie
Raaber 1. CALL FOR MATERIALS ON FINANCING FOR WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT & 2. NGO CONSULTATION DAY:
FEBRUARY 24 3. ngo csw orientation: february 25 4. daily
morning briefings 5. caucuses: thematic, regional &
linkage 6. ngo room at the un 7. ngo reception: february 26 8. ngo artisan craft fair: february 28 |
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The
calendar of parallel events scheduled to take place during the 2008
Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is now online! This year’s CSW may
well be one of the largest – with more than 5,400 individuals and 512
organizations registered to attend. The
participation of NGOs is a critical element in the work of the CSW and to the
success of the follow-up action to this event. In this third of IWTC’s GlobalNets on the
CSW, we want to provide an overview of what the NGO “package of events and
opportunities” will look like. With
240 parallel events scheduled to take place during the CSW, you will have a
choice of roughly 20 events to choose from each day. In addition, due to the shortage of space
at the UN headquarters and in the Church Center, there will be NGO workshops
held in conference rooms located in close proximity to the UN that do not
even appear on the “official” calendar.
In other words, you will need to make strategic choices! Upon your
arrival to the United Nations, you will need to go to the Division for the
Advancement of Women’s registration desk in the United Nations Visitor’s
Lobby with your individual letter of confirmation and photo
identification. Upon presentation of
your confirmation letter and photo ID, you will be issued a United Nations
Grounds Pass. Please note that no
pass can be issued without the UN Division for the Advancement of Women’s
letter of confirmation and an official ID with photo (such as a passport or
driver’s license). The Registration
Desk is open during the following times: Friday, 22
February: Saturday,
23 February: Mondays, 25
February and 3 March: Tuesdays-Thursdays
during CSW 52: Fridays, 29
February and 7 March: Listed
below are the events that give structure to NGO participation at the CSW.
Please note that you must register for these events — registration
information is available at the end of each mini section. The
calendar of parallel events is available here: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/conf/seforms/dspUNcalendar2.html |
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1. CALL FOR
MATERIALS ON FINANCING FOR WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT & fundraising Women,
Ink., a project of the International Women’s Tribune Centre, is producing a
CD-ROM that contains a collection of materials about the CSW theme of
financing for gender equality. Aimed at facilitating a more thorough
understanding of these complex issues through one convenient resource, the CD
will be distributed free to CSW participants. All reports, critiques and
analysis will be grounded in a gender perspective on topics such as the
Monterrey Consensus, the Paris Declaration, aid modalities and effectiveness,
development aid institutions and instruments, funding for women’s
empowerment, gender budgeting etc. The CD will also contain a practical
section for fundraisers and may include materials on funding sources,
proposal-writing, Results Based-Management frameworks, budgeting for projects
and so on and so forth. If you have
papers and resources that you would like to share, please e-mail joey@iwtc.org as soon as you possibly can. All
contributors will be credited and the materials will also be shared through
IWTC’s website. |
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2. NGO CONSULTATION DAY: FEBRUARY 24 On Sunday,
February 24, before the CSW officially kicks off, the NGO Committee on the
Status of Women will hold an NGO Consultation Day. The purpose of this all-day event, which
begins at Following a
box lunch that will be provided as part of your registration fee,
participants will move into the following 8 break out sessions: 1. Gender
Budgeting: Making Women Visible 2. Innovative
Funding for Women’s Organizations 3.
Strengthening International Financial Commitments: Financing through Women’s Eyes 4. From Seeds
to CEOs: Fostering Women’s Entrepreneurship 5. Violence
Against Women: Moving From Words to Action 6. Resolution
1325: Building Permanent Peace 7.
Post-Conflict: Picking up the “Peaces” 8. Advocacy
Strategies: Financing for Women’s Empowerment Although an
effort is made to allocate some time to a Question and Answer period during
the morning plenary sessions, it is the breakout groups that offer the
opportunity for dialogue and alliance building around issues. The NGO
Consultation Day is the first opportunity to see who’s attending the CSW
(there will be no list of participants).
In addition, each registered participant is given a Resource Package
which includes a summary of the preparatory roundtable discussions, a map of
the UN and surrounding neighbourhood and a CSW handbook that will act as a
pocket guide to the scheduled events and is meant to support NGOs in their
advocacy and participatory efforts.
Please note that you will only receive a free handbook if you attend
Consultation Day. If you can not
attend, however, you may purchase a handbook for 1$ at the
You can
register online here: http://www.ngocsw.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50&Itemid=75 |
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3. NGO CSW ORIENTATION: FEBRUARY 25 For CSW first
timers as well as NGOs interested in a refresher course, the NGO Committee on
the Status of Women will hold an orientation session from The
orientation is free, but requires registration. You can register here: http://www.ngocsw.org/register/?event=CSW52 |
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4. DAILY MORNING BRIEFINGS One of the
best ways to keep informed of what’s on the agenda each day for government
delegates as they work their way through the Agreed Conclusions is to attend
the morning briefings from If time is
available, NGOs can also make announcements or bring pressing issues to the
attention of the audience. This is
also a good place to hand out flyers or announcements of your workshop, a
campaign or a new advocacy initiative and to encourage colleagues to join or
attend. A daily
schedule of CSW events will be prepared and distributed by the Division for
the Advancement of Women announcing changes and additions to the existing
calendar of events. |
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5. CAUCUSES:THEMATIC, REGIONAL AND LINKAGE
As advocacy
and coalition building are the primary activities of most NGOs attending the
CSW, the caucus space is extremely important. Caucuses provide an opportunity for NGOs
to come together and discuss issues, formulate collective positions and
develop strategies and language to influence the Agreed Conclusions. The NGO Committee provides space for the
following three types of caucuses: The Thematic
Caucuses will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Regional
Caucuses offer an opportunity for NGOs from a particular region to come
together and formulate a regional perspective (if possible) and a lobbying
strategy on pertinent issues. They are
open only to individuals from countries in the specific region and are led
and sponsored by several organizations from the region. There are seven regional caucuses: African, Asia Pacific, Western Asian, Latin
American/Caribbean, Middle Eastern, North American/United States and
European. The dates and times of these
caucuses will be available in the Handbook and are also currently available
online here: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/conf/seforms/dspUNcalendar2.html The Linkage
Caucus is facilitated by the Women’s Environment and Development Organization
(WEDO) and the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL). Its aim is to link the work of the thematic
caucus and the regional caucus. This
year’s Linkage Caucus will take place from |
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6. NGO ROOM AT THE UN Conference
Room C in the UN will be the NGO room for this year’s CSW. It is in this room that papers for the
day’s activities will be displayed—as well as NGO’s flyers and other
distribution materials. NGOs are
welcome to place their materials on the tables for others to pick up. |
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7. NGO RECEPTION: FEBRUARY 26 NGO
representatives, government delegates and UN Secretariat staff are invited to
attend the NGO Reception on February 26 from You
can register here: http://www.ngocsw.org/register/?event=CSW52 |
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8. NGO ARTISAN CRAFT FAIR: FEBRUARY 28 Anyone
bringing crafts or other artisan goods to the CSW may showcase and sell these
at the one day Artisan Craft Fair held on the second floor at the Church
Centre. Display tables are provided,
however, organizations must handle their own sales. The Fair will take place from Or you
can download the registration form and fax mail or fax it: http://www.ngocsw.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50&Itemid=75 |
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