UNIFEM Events at CSW
UNIFEM organized or co-sponsored the events listed below at CSW 2008.
(See also lists of parallel events organized by permanent missions to the UN, UN entities and inter-governmental organizations and parallel events organized by NGOs — including events organized or co-sponsored by National Committees for UNIFEM.)
Feb: 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | Mar: 3 | 4 | 5
| Date | Time | Title and Co-Sponsors | Venue |
| Monday 25 Feb |
13:15-14:45 | Launch of the UN Secretary-General's
Campaign to End Violence against Women: Panel
Discussion on the Role and Responsbility of
Men in Preventing Violence against Women [ flyer ] Co-sponsored with: Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues (OSAGI) |
Conf. Room 2 UN Conference Bldg. |
| Tuesday 26 Feb |
11:00-12:30 | Gender
and Aid Effectiveness: Analyses and Recommendations
from Women’s
Organizations [ flyer ] Co-sponsored with: Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) and Women in Development Europe (WIDE) Network |
Conf. Room
C UN Conference Bldg. |
| 13:15-14:45 | Financing
Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
in Fragile States [ announcement ] Co-sponsored with: Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, World YWCA, and Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institut (NUPI) |
Conf. Room 2 UN Conference Bldg. |
|
| 13:15-14:45 | Experiences
on Financing for Women’s Health [ flyer ] Co-sponsored with: UNFPA |
Conf. Room 7 UN Conference Bldg. |
|
| Wednesday 27 Feb |
11:00-12:45 | Economic
Literacy Workshop Series: Module 1 – Key
Financing Issues for Gender Equality Co-sponsored with: United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) |
Conf. Room
C UN Conference Bldg. |
| 13:15-14:45 | Strengthening Accountability
for Gender Equality [ announcement ] Co-sponsored with: Office of the Special Advisor on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women (OSAGI) |
Conf. Room C UN Conference Bldg. |
|
| 15:00-16:30 | Leading
the Way to Peace – Stories of Women Peacemakers
on the Frontlines [ flyer ] Co-sponsored with: Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice |
DHL
Auditorium Library Building |
|
| Thursday 28 Feb |
13:15-14:45 | Political Accountability
to Women: The Role of Women in Politics [ flyer | circulaire ] Co-sponsored with: Inter-Parliamentary Union |
Conf. Room 7 UN Conference Bldg. |
| 15:00-16:30 | Shelter
from the Storm: Securing Women's Housing Rights
in the Struggle Against HIV/AIDS [ announcement | flyer ] Co-sponsored with: The Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions, Human Rights Watch, UN Development Programme (UNDP), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Global Coalition on Women and AIDS, Huairou Commission, International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), and Action Aid International |
DHL
Auditorium Library Building |
|
| Friday 29 Feb |
08:30-09:50 | Needs
Assessment and Costing for Gender Equality
at the National Level [ flyer ] Co-sponsored with: UN Development Programme (UNDP) |
UNIFEM 15th Floor Conf. Rm. 304 East 45th St. |
| 10:00-11:30 | III
International Helvi Sipila Seminar: Fatal Financing [ flyer ] Co-sponsored with: Finland National Committee for UNIFEM, The Coalition of Finnish Women’s Associations NYTKIS, The National Council of Women of Finland, International Federation of University Women, Young Women’s Christian Association |
Conf. Room
D UN Conference Bldg. |
|
| 11:30-13:00 | Country
Experiences of Strengthening Gender Equality
in the New Aid Architecture [ flyer ] Co-sponsored with: International Training Centre of the ILO (ITC/ILO), European Commission (EC) |
DHL
Auditorium Library Building |
|
| 11:45-13:15 | Economic
Literacy Workshop Series: Module 2 – Key
Policy Issues Related to Financing for Gender
Equality Co-sponsored with: United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) |
10th Floor Church Centre |
|
| Monday 3 Mar |
11:00-12:45 | Innovative
Approaches to Financing Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment: Creative
Partnerships with Diverse Organizations [ flyer ] Co-sponsored with: World YWCA |
Conf. Room
C UN Conference Bldg. |
| 15:00-16:30 | Economic
Literacy Workshop Series: Module 1 – Key
Financing Issues for Gender Equality Co-sponsored with: United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) |
Conf. Room
C UN Conference Bldg. |
|
| Tuesday 4 Mar |
13:00-14:30 | Partnership
for Women’s Empowerment and Rights Co-sponsored with: Avon |
Trusteeship Council Chamber UN Conference Bldg. |
| 13:15-14:45 | Screening of Short Films: Gender Responsive Budgeting Initiatives in Bolivia, India and Morocco [ flyer ] | DHL
Auditorium Library Bldg. |
|
| Wednesday 5 Mar |
13:15-14:45 | From Beijing to Doha: Financing MDG 3 Co-sponsored with: United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) |
Conf. Room C UN Headquarters |
| 15:00-16:30 | Economic
Literacy Workshop Series: Module 2 – Key
Policy Issues Related to Financing for Gender
Equality Co-sponsored with: United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) |
Conf. Room
C UN Conference Bldg. |
