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WOMEN’S GLOBALNET #355 ACTIVITIES
& INITIATIVES OF WOMEN WORLDWIDE UN SEEKS
NOMINATIONS FOR SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN April 6, 2009 Iskra
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NOMINATE - SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN DEADLINE: APRIL
8. 2009 The UN Human Rights
Council is seeking the names of experts who would be eligible to take on the
position of the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women. Appointed for a
six-year period starting June 2009, the rapporteur will examine, monitor,
advise and publicly report on violence against women through various
activities, including responding to individual complaints, conducting
studies, undertaking fact-finding country visits, recommending measures, ways
and means to eliminate violence against women, and by engaging in general
promotional activities. Since the creation of this office in 1994, it has
been held by Radhika Coomaraswamy
from Sri Lanka and Yakin Ertuk from Turkey. Their
reports can be found at http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/7/b/women/documents.htm
Appropriate candidates
include those who possess established competence, relevant expertise and
extensive professional experience in the area of violence against women as
well as independence, impartiality, personal integrity and objectivity. Nominations can be made by governments; regional
groups operating within the UN human rights system; international
organizations or their offices (e.g. the Office of the High Commissioner for
Human Rights); NGOs; other human rights bodies; as well as individuals. Candidatures
may send in their nominations to hrcspecialprocedures@ohchr.org
or HRC Secretariat, c/o Meena Ramkaun,
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Room PW
4-037, Palais des Nations, 8-14 avenue de la Paix, CH-1211, Geneva 10; Tel: +41 (0)22 917 9707; Fax:
+41(0)22 917 9011). Further
information and forms can be found at: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/special/nominations.htm 2. CONTRIBUTE - IDEAS & INPUT TO THE 2009 THEME
FOR THE 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER VIOLENCE CAMPAIGN DEADLINE: APRIL 15, 2009 The
Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) is seeking suggestions from
women’s human rights activists and organizations worldwide on a new theme and
slogan for the annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign
(from November 25, International Day Against Violence Against Women to
December 10, International Human Rights Day). Ideas and input could tied into
the following thinking points: ·
Beijing +15: With the 15th anniversary of the Beijing World Conference on Women and
Platform for Action coming up in 2010, the 2009 16 Days Campaign could
galvanize support for issues related to accountability and implementation. In
the Platform for Action, Part D of the Strategic Objectives and Actions
section specifically addresses Violence Against
Women and lists actions to be taken. ·
UN Secretary-General’s
Campaign: The UN Secretary-General’s “UNite to End
Violence Against Women” Campaign has recently taken
steps toward engaging more actively with civil society organizations. The
SG’s Campaign is unique in that it can call upon governments at the highest
level of moral accountability. For more information about this multi-year
campaign, visit http://endviolence.un.org/ ·
The Power of Women’s Organizing: This year marks the 10th anniversary of the UN’s
formal recognition of November 25 as International Day for the Elimination of
Violence Against Women. During this year’s 16 Days Campaign, CWGL will
celebrate the role that activists and civil society organizations have played
in building momentum for the women’s human rights and anti-violence against
women movements. It welcomes creative suggestions for how to commemorate the
contributions of women’s activism to end violence against women. Write
to 16days@cwgl.rutgers.edu with
concepts and suggestions. For more information about the campaign, visit: http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu/16days/kit08/about.html 3.
UN TRUST FUND SENDS OUT CALL FOR PROPOSALS ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Deadline: April
17, 2009 The UN Trust Fund to End
Violence Against Women has launched its annual call for proposals to
support country-level efforts to end violence against women and girls. Civil
society and community-based organizations, governments and UN country teams,
in partnership with government and civil society, are invited to submit an
initial concept paper for projects
that focus on supporting the implementation of national and local policies,
laws and action plans on ending violence against women. Requests should
be within the range of a minimum of $100,000 to a maximum of $1 million total
for duration of two to three years. This fund aims to expand
the global knowledge base on effective approaches to implementing national
and local laws, policies and action plans by supporting the piloting,
testing, up-scaling, evaluation, documentation and dissemination of
catalytic, innovative and promising approaches on ending violence against
women and girls. The ideal proposal will include clear indications of how the
findings of the project will be documented and evaluated, with a view to
sharing lessons learned and providing practical guidance for other projects.
Further, proposals must summarize what capacities will have been developed
and how achievements will be sustained once the grant has ended. Concept
notes tendered by government entities, civil society organizations and/or
research institutions should be sent to the corresponding UNIFEM Sub-Regional
Office, while those prepared by UN Country Teams or by organizations working
on cross-regional initiatives should be sent to the UN Trust Fund office.
Submissions can only be made in English, French or Spanish, with signed cover
letters, and preferably via e-mail. Global and regional sub-committees will
decide on the concept notes that are to be developed into full-fledged proposals
for a second round of selections. The entire process will take place over
April-September 2009 and grant approvals/disbursements will be made by the
end of the year. For further information about the application process,
including forms and guidelines, go to http://www.unifem.org/gender_issues/violence_against_women/trust_fund_guidelines.php 4.
RESOURCE – UN SECRETARY GENERAL’S DATABASE ON VAW As part of its March 5,
2009 commemoration of International Women’s Day, the Secretary General has
launched a comprehensive, searchable database that provides information on
legal, policy and institutional measures undertaken by UN Member States to
address violence against women. The primary source of information for the database
is the responses, sent in by member states, to a questionnaire on violence
against women. Other sources of information include states parties' reports
to human rights treaty bodies; information provided by states in the
follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women (1995), for reports of the
Secretary-General, and in statements made at the United Nations; as well as
information available through relevant United Nations entities. It encourages an exchange on
initiatives and ideas to help us understand on what needs and remains to be
done The database includes
information organized by country as well as a section on best practices, with
a focus on laws, services, and prevention. To find out more, please visit: http://webapps01.un.org/vawdatabase/home.action |
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