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IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #226 March 14, 2003
Gender, Media and ICTs at the CSW:
Delegates compromise on a few points, continue debates on others

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #225 March 12, 2003
WOMEN, MEDIA AND ICTS: UN/CSW DELEGATES
DEFER DELIBERATION ON CONTENTIOUS POINT

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #224 March 8, 2003
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY ACTIVITIES WORLDWIDE COUNTRY ACTIVITIES

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #223 February 17, 2003
UPDATE ON UN AND NGO ACTIVITIES FOR THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN, MARCH 2003

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #222 February 5, 2003
WOMEN MAKE STRIDES IN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #221 February 5, 2003
THE FIGHT FOR GENDER JUSTICE CONTINUES!
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT ELECTIONS UPDATE

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #220 January 25, 2003
WSIS NGO GENDER STRATEGIES WORKING GROUP (WN-GSWG*) LAUNCHES E-MAILING LIST

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #219 January 23, 2003
YAYORI MATSUI, JAPANESE WOMAN JOURNALIST AND ACTIVIST

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #218 January 17, 2003
WSIS UPDATE: REPORT FROM THE GENDER FORUM AT THE WSIS ASIA/PACIFIC REGIONAL MEETING IN JAPAN

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #217 January 17, 2003
WSIS UPDATE: WHERE ARE THE WOMEN AT THE ASIA/PACIFIC REGIONAL MEETING?
also
CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION IN WSIS PROCESS THREATENED:

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #216 January 15, 2003
UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN (CSW)
TO MEET IN NEW YORK, MARCH 3-14, 2003.

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #215 January 13, 2003
WORLD SUMMIT ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY (WSIS).
UPDATE ON PLANS AND PREPARATIONS INCLUDING GENDER INPUT

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #214 December11, 2002
WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY ACTIVITIES TO MARK SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF SC RESOLUTION 1325
Also
DEBATE ON POSSIBLE FIFTH WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN IN 2005.

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #213 October 25, 2002
WOMEN PEACE MAKERS SPEAK OUT AT THE UNITED NATIONS

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #212 October 23, 2002
A FACT SHEET ON WOMEN AND ARMED CONFLICT

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #211 October 21, 2002
THE IMPACT OF VIOLENT CONFLICT ON WOMEN AND GIRLS.
STUDY RELEASED TODAY BY UN SECRETARY GENERAL

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #210 October 18, 2002
AWID'S GLOBALIZE THIS! CAMPAIGN.

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #209 September 23, 2002
SUPPORT THE NOMINATION OF WOMEN JUDGES ON THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC)

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #208 September 20, 2002
PUTTING GENDER ON THE AGENDA OF WSIS: AN UPDATE

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #207 September 12, 2002
AN ERA OF WOMEN LEADERS ENDS AT THE UN

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #206 September 6, 2002
WSSD CONCLUSIONS AT A GLANCE

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #205 September 3, 2002
UN EARTH SUMMIT MORE ABOUT "SUSTAINABLE GREED"
THAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ACCORDING TO FIRE
WEBCAST INTERVIEWS

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #204 August 22, 2002

FIRE JOINS INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS FOR LIVE WEBCASTS
FROM FORMER WOMEN'S PRISON AT WSSD, JOHANNESBURG

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #203 August 21, 2002

THE WORLD GATHERS FOR THE WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (WSSD), August 26 to September 4, 2002, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #202 August 20, 2002

THE KAMPALA KNOW HOW DECLARATION

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #201 August 19, 2002

WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE HOLDS EXCEPTIONAL SESSION IN NEW YORK FROM
5 TO 23 AUGUST 2002

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #200 August 16, 2002
KNOW HOW 2002:
A SAFARI INTO THE WORLD OF WOMEN'S INFORMATION

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #199 August 16, 2002
ARTICLE ON US GOVERNMENT POLICIES
ON WOMEN WORLDWIDE, New York Times

IWTC WOMEN"S GLOBALNET #198 July 18, 2002
PUTTING GENDER ON THE AGENDA OF THE
WORLD SUMMIT ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY (WSIS)

IWTC WOMEN"S GLOBALNET #197 June 5, 2002
WOMEN, YOUTH AND SCIENTISTS
SPEAK OUT AT WSSD PREPCOM IN BALI

IWTC WOMEN"S GLOBALNET #196 May 23, 2002
MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S
DAY FOR PEACE AND DISARMAMENT,
MAY 24, 2002

IWTC WOMEN"S GLOBALNET #195 May 10, 2002
KIDS DEMAND ACTION FROM WORLD
LEADERS AT UN SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN

IWTC WOMEN"S GLOBALNET #194 May 3, 2002
UN SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN 8-10 MAY 2002, NEW YORK

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #193 April 16, 2002
SPECIAL ACTION ALERT FROM THE WOMEN'S CAUCUS FOR GENDER JUSTICE! URGENT CALL FOR GENDER PARITY AMONG ICC JUDGES!

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #192 April 12, 2002
WOMEN'S GROUPS WELCOME THE NEW INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT AND A NEW ERA OF ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #191 April 10, 2002
UN Says Elderly Will Outnumber Young For The First Time.

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #190 April 10, 2002
WOMEN WORLDWIDE CELEBRATE
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2002

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #189 March 28, 2002
WOMEN SPEAK OUT AT THE UN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT.

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #188 March 26, 2002
REPORT FROM THE 46TH SESSION OF THE UN COMMISSION
ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN (UN/CSW)

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #187 March 12, 2002
JOINT INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY DECLARATION BY
THREE SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #186 March 12, 2002
ESTHER OCLOO, WOMAN LEADER AND
MICROLENDING PIONEER FROM GHANA. 1919-2002

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #185 February 5, 2002
NGO EVENTS PLANNED FOR THE CSW, MARCH 2002

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #184, January 17, 2002
CALENDAR OF UN EVENTS OF SPECIAL RELEVANCE TO
WOMEN AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 2002

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #183, December 31, 2001
UPDATE ON THE 46th SESSION OF THE UN COMMISSION ON THE
STATUS OF WOMEN, MARCH 4-15, 2002, NEW YORK

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #182, December 6, 2001
PERDITA HUSTON, FEMINIST ACTIVIST, WRITER, DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNICATOR AND HUMANITARIAN DIES

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #181, November 30, 2001
TRAINING AND RESOURCES FOR WOMEN AND INFORMATION
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICTs)

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #180, October 30, 2001
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN
GLOBAL WOMEN'S FORUM

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #179, September 25, 2001
HEAR THE VOICES OF WOMEN

A NOTE OF THANKS TO WOMEN'S GLOBALNET READERS

SPECIAL NOTE TO READERS OF
IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET, September 12, 2001

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #176, August 30, 2001
UPDATE ON GENDER AT THE WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #175, August 9, 2001
THE BEIJING AGENDA: GENDER AND RACISM

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #174, Part 1, August 1, 2001
WOMEN, PEACE, ARMED CONFLICT AND DISARMAMENT

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #174, Part 2, August 1, 2001
WOMEN, PEACE, ARMED CONFLICT AND DISARMAMENT

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #173 JULY 24, 2001
NEWS AND RESOURCES IN GENDER, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #172 JULY 10, 2001
"WOMEN IN THE FOREFRONT OF THE BATTLE AGAINST HIV/AIDS" SAYS KOFI ANNAN, AS UN HIV/AIDS SPECIAL SESSION CONCLUDES.

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #171 June 29, 2001
ISTANBUL + 5: "ADEQUATE SHELTER FOR ALL" REVISITED
WITH A FOCUS ON
GENDER AND OTHER NGO ACTIVITIES

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #170 June 21, 2001

GLOBAL CRISIS-GLOBAL ACTION: SPECIAL
UN SESSION ON HIV/AIDS, 25-27 June 2001

WHAT ARE SPECIFIC GENDER CONCERNS AND ISSUES?

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #169 April 11, 2001

THE BEIJING AGENDA: HIV/AIDS AND RACISM

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #168 March 26, 2001

OUTCOMES OF THE 45th SESSION OF THE UN COMMISSION
ON THE STATUS OF
WOMEN, 6-17 March 2001

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #167 March 5, 2001

WOMEN MAKE THE NEWS 2001:

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #166 February 26, 2001
AGENDA FOR THE 45th SESSION OF THE UN COMMISSION ON THE
STATUS OF WOMEN, MARCH 6– 16th, 2001, NEW YORK, PLUS
OTHER UN ACTIVITIES.

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #165 February 22, 2001
HIGHLIGHTS OF NGO PLANS AT THE 45th SESSION OF THE UN
COMMISSION ON THESTATUS OF WOMEN, MARCH 6– 16th, 2001,
NEW YORK.

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #164, January 16, 2001
NEW IWTC WEB-SITE AT http://www.iwtc.org

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #163, December 5, 2000
BEIJING PLUS FIVE FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES IN THE ASIA/ PACIFIC REGION

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #162, November 25, 2000

NOVEMBER 25: INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE
ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #161, November 20, 2000

LAUNCHING OF NEW IWTC WEB-SITE!

IWTC Women's GlobalNet Issue #160, November 12, 2000
GENDER, AIDS AND RACISM THE FOCUS OF 45TH SESSION OF
UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN, MARCH 2001

Issue 159, November 3, 2000

UNPRECEDENTED UN RESOLUTION ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY!

-Security Council Resolution S/2000/1044

Issue 158, October 2, 2000

CEDAW OPTIONAL PROTOCOL GOES INTO FORCE!!

Issue 157, October 2, 2000

HISTORIC UN OPEN SESSION ON WOMEN AND ARMED CONFLICT!

-Coalition of NGOs Preparing Joint NGO Statement for Open Session

Issue 156, September 25, 2000

TWO NGO ELECTRONIC BULLETINS THAT GIVE
UPDATES ON UNITED NATIONS ACTIVITIES

- A. UN UPDATE: United Nations Association of the USA -UNA-USA
- B. ICC UPDATE: CICC Secretariat

Issue 155, July 25th, 2000

WOMEN FIGHT FOR THEIR PLACE IN POLITICS

-Women and Politics in the Middle East
-Women and Politics in Africa
-Women and Politics in Asia/Pacific
-Where There’s a WILL, There’s a Way (International)
-New Book Published on Women’s Participation in Politics

Issue 154, July 14th, 2000

GENDER AND INFORMATION COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGIES (ICTS) FOR DEVELOPMENT

-ECOSOC High Level Segment on ICTs for Development
-Outcomes of the Global Knowledge II (GKII) Conference
-ITU (International Telecommunications Union) Task Force on Gender Issues
-Research, Policy, Action!

153 July 5th, 2000

MEDIA WORLDWIDE REPORTS ON BEIJING PLUS FIVE.

-European Parliament Beijing + 5 Women’s Conference Delegation Gives Mixed Verdict
-Argentina: Women to Enjoy Free Access to Birth Control
-Malaysia Going All Out to Promote IT to Women
-Justice Still Eludes Women
-Grim Observations Made in NGO Alternative Global Report
-Women: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back?

Issue 152, 20 June 2000

WOMEN'S MEDIA NETWORKS SPREAD THE NEWS DURING UNITED NATIONS
SPECIAL SESSION ON WOMEN

-WomenAction 2000, Global Network of Women’s Information and Media Organizations

Issue 151, June 6, 2000

UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION OPENS IN NEW YORK

Issue 150, June 1, 2000

MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS INITIATIVES

-Global Media Initiative For Beijing +5 Special Session
-Global Survey Results Shared at May International Leadership Conference
-Global Survey Results Shared at May International Leadership Conference
-Directory of Women’s Media Underway
-Journalist Encounter Planned
-Journalist Accreditation

Issue 149, June 21, 2000

EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS

-International Grassroots Women's Academy, Salzgitter, Germany
-International Women's University, Hannover, Germany
-Country Report Cards Issued on Countries' Commitment to "Education For All"
-International Symposium on: "International Perspectives
- Featured Book from Women, Ink.: Gender, Education and Training

Issue 148, June 21, 2000

WOMEN AT THE CENTRE OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY PT 2

-"Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing" (WIEGO)
-The International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE)
-Focus on Women and Globalization at UN Special Session for Beijing + 5
- Featured Book from Women, Ink. "Progress of the World’s Women" UNIFEM

Issue 147, May 12, 2000

WOMEN AT THE CENTRE OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY PT 1

-New "Gender and Trade Network" Formed at WTO Meeting
-"Funders Network on Trade and Globalization" formed
-Women's International Coalition for Economic Justice Formed
-"Women's Eyes on the World Bank" Campaign Makes Progress in Latin America

Issue 146, May 5, 2000

SPOTLIGHT ON THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

-World March of Women 2000 launched March 8 in 90 countries
-Women's Caucus for Gender Justice Seeks Women's Support in Creation of ICC
-Urgent Action Needed to Protect Human Rights of Trafficked Women and Girls-
-Women’s Human Rights Network Links Partners Worldwide
-New Web-Sites Launched to Eliminate Violence Against Women
-Featured Book from Women, Ink. "Unnatural Deaths of Women in Marriage".

Issue 145, April 25, 2000

UPDATE ON PREPARATIONS FOR BEIJING PLUS FIVE SPECIAL SESSION

-NGOs Meet With UN/DAW
-Ongoing Work on the "Outcomes Document"
-New PrepCom Bureau Chairperson Appointed
-Possible Participation of Heads of State and Other Dignitaries in Special Session
-NGOs: Registration and Accreditation Details
-Update on NGO Alternative Reports

Issue 144, April 13, 2000

2000: INTERNATIONAL YEAR FOR A CULTURE OF PEACE.
WOMEN AS PEACE-BUILDERS AND PEACE MAKERS WORLDWIDE

-Voices from the Peace Front:
-NGO Women and Armed Conflict Caucus
-Women Building Peace: From the Village Council to the Negotiating Table
-A Global Group of Women Human Rights and Peace Activists Redefine Security
- Living Memorial to Widows of War Web-site to be unveiled April 30, 2000.
-UNESCO Supports Women's Initiatives for Peace
-New Resources Highlight Women's Roles in Peacemaking

Issue 143, March 31, 2000
NGO ALTERNATIVE REPORTS FOR THE SPECIAL SESSION ON BEIJING PLUS FIVE IN JUNE, 2000

142 March 26, 2000

OUTCOMES FROM THE PREPCOM FOR THE SPECIAL SESSION ON BEIJING PLUS FIVE IN JUNE

-Confirmation and Affirmation of the PFA and Beijing Declaration
-Largest Number of NGOs Ever to participate in CSW/PrepCom
-Six Signatories Added to Optional Protocol of CEDAW
-Identification of Future Actions and Priorities in Final Outcomes Documents
-Specific Targets Set
-Future of the CSW
-NGO Input at the PrepCom
-NGO Participation at the Special Session
-What About a Fifth World Conference on Women?

Issue 141, March 21, 2000

SUMMARY OF OUTCOMES FROM THE UN COMMISSION ON
THE STATUS OF WOMEN, FEBRUARY 28 TO MARCH 2, 2000

-General Themes that Emerged from Governments:
-Common Themes Put Forward by NGOs at the CSW
-Panel on Emerging Issues
-Four Resolutions Adopted

Issue 140, March 15, 2000

UPDATE ON PLANS AND PREPARATIONS FOR THE SPECIAL SESSION IN JUNE

-Registration of Accredited NGOs
-Application by New NGOs
-NGO Working Session June 2-3, 2000
-Activities Planned by US Host Committee
-NGO Alternative Reports

Issue 139, March 6, 2000

CONGO BEIJING+5 FACT SHEET # 2

-PrepCom
-Special Session
-Late-Breaking News!
-World March of Women Website

Issue 138, March 3, 2000

GLOBAL HAPPENINGS FOR MARCH 8, 2000,
THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM!

-UN Town Hall Meeting
-Media Women to Assume Editorship for the Day
-World March of Women
-Global Women’s Strike
-Special Television Programmes