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IWTC WOMEN’S GLOBALNET #345 ACTIVITIES &
INITIATIVES OF WOMEN WORLDWIDE SAVE
THE DATE - MARCH 2 TO 13 IS THE 2009 COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN 1. REGISTER
BY JANUARY 9 FOR 2009 UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN 2. RAISING
YOUR VOICE: DEADLINE NOV 28 3. NGO
COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN INITIATIVES & EVENTS RE CSW 2009 4. PROTOCOLS
& PROCEDURES FOR HOSTING AN EVENT DURING THE CSW |
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REGISTER WITH THE UN DIVISION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN BY JAN 9 Individuals and organizations who
wish to participate in the 53rd session of the UN Commission on
the Status of Women (CSW) scheduled for March 2 to 13, 2009 at UN
headquarters in New York must register with the UN Division for the
Advancement of Women (DAW) by January
9, 2009. This year’s session will
focus on “The equal sharing of responsibilities between men and women,
including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS” as
its priority theme, while considering ‘Equal participation of women and men
in decision-making processes at all levels’ as a sub- or review theme. Formal participation by NGOs in the
CSW (i.e. attendance at events taking place at the UN) is only open to
individuals representing organizations that have ECOSOC affiliation with the
UN (please see the end of this GlobalNet for information about procedures for
ECOSOC affiliation). In early
November, invitation letters to the CSW containing essential login and
password information were faxed and e-mailed to all ECOSOC-affiliated
organizations. If your organization
has not received a letter of invitation, e-mail desangosection@un.org to verify that
the contact information for your organization is correct. If the information is correct, contact a
DAW representative at csw53@un.org who will
re-send the letter. If the contact is
incorrect, you can ask that corrections be made by desangosection@un.org before you make
a request for the letter to be re-sent. Once you have your invitation
letter with your login and password information, you can register on-line
with DAW at http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/csw53/register. Three days after the online registration is
completed, confirmation letters will be available for download from the DAW
site. The letter is critical for those who require visas as well as for
on-site registration which enables delegates to get UN grounds passes. |
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RAISING YOUR VOICE & YOUR ISSUES: DEADLINE ECOSOC-accredited NGOs can and are
encouraged to participate in several ways.
NGO’s may observe the meetings, present written and/or oral
statements, meet official government delegations and advocate to delegations
in the context of negotiations of agreed conclusions and resolutions. Among
the various opportunities to make your voice heard, your organization may
want to consider: A)
Submitting a Written Statement ECOSOC-affiliated NGOs can provide
written statements about the thematic issues of this year. Though the
deadline for individual statements is now passed, organizations can still
submit joint statements no later than B)
Submitting an Oral Statement NGOs can request to make an oral
statement. Oral statements typically
occur during the first week of the session and are made during the general
debate of government delegates to the CSW as well as during the two thematic
panel discussions. DAW submits to the
Chair and the Secretary of the CSW the list of speakers before each session
starts. The CSW Chairperson will then
decide which NGOs will be given the opportunity to speak and when they will
be able to deliver their statement. Not all requests will be granted. Priority will be given to speakers making a
statement on behalf of networks of organizations or caucuses. Considerations will also be given to
geographical and age diversity and whether the NGO has previously submitted a
written statement. Statements should
be short (no longer than three minutes), as time is limited. Please submit requests for oral statements
to csw52@un.org by 3.
NGO COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN CSW BLOG AND PLANNED EVENTS The NGO Committee on the Status of
Women, An NGO CSW blog is a new initiative
of the Committee
this year. It is
intended to enhance and inform NGO participation in the months leading up to
the CSW,.
Topics to be featured include insights into its discussions around the
two CSW themes and important information which surfaces during its bi-weekly
planning meetings of the Committee. The collaborative blog (http://ngocswnycsw53.wordpress.com/)
is open for comments and inputs. |
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HOLDING A WORKSHOP DURING THE CSW: PROTOCOLS Using the login and password
information received with their invitation letter, ECOSOC-accredited NGOs who
wish to host workshops (“Parallel Events” in UN-speak) must submit a
different proposal for each requested event by After the deadline, DAW forwards
all requests to the NGO committee, which will then allocate space and time
slots for the events. The committee will then send this information back to
DAW where it will go towards an online schedule of workshops. This calendar will be available a week
before the CSW opens and will be updated regularly over the two weeks. Every effort is made to accommodate all
workshop requests, but in the event that requests outnumber space/time slots,
the NGO Committee will judge which workshops will take place. Further, NGO
workshops typically take place at the If your organization would like to
use UN grounds for event(s), your event must be co-sponsored by a UN Agency
or a Permanent Mission. The co-sponsoring UN Agency or Permanent Mission must
have their representatives participating in the event. There is a room and equipment charge for
the use of UN facilities, and your sponsoring UN Agency or Non-ECOSOC accredited organizations
are also permitted to host workshops and events. However, these are scheduled only after all
other events have been accommodated and room is still available. Non-ECOSOC accredited organizations wishing
to host an event should write to Vivian Pender, chair of the NGO committee,
at info@ngocsw.org. Please include your
organization’s name, address, contact information (phone, fax, e-mail), the title of your proposed event, a brief
description of the event, the number of people you expect to attend the event
and the date and time you prefer. If
you do not have access to email, you can contact the NGO committee at: |
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WORKING NOTE: HOW TO APPLY FOR ECOSOC ACCREDITATION If your organization is not
ECOSOC-accredited and would like to apply for ECOSOC accreditation, please
visit: http://www.un.org/esa/coordination/ngo.
The accreditation process is quite lengthy and, as such, your organization
will not be accredited in time to attend CSW 2009. If your organization is considering
applying for accreditation, the following criteria, amongst others, must be
met in order to be eligible: - Applying organization's
activities must be relevant to the work of ECOSOC - The organization must have an
established headquarters - The organization must have been
in existence (officially registered) for at least 2 years - The organization must have a
democratic decision making mechanism - The major portion of the
organization’s funds should be derived from contributions from national
affiliates, individual members or other non-governmental components. |
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