Featured Resources
Progress of the World's Women 2002, Volume 2 (2002). "Progress of the Worlds Women 2002" provides a snapshot of the state of womens lives around the world and how much further we have to go to achieve equality. The report is the second edition of a biennial publication first produced in 2000 to track and measure the world's commitment to gender equality. It assesses improvements made towards women's empowerment within the context of the Millennium Development Goals. more »
Pathway to Gender Equality: CEDAW, Beijing and the MDGs (2004). "Pathway to Gender Equality" details how the synergy between CEDAW, the Beijing Platform for Action and the Millennium Development Goals can be used to generate a wealth of understanding and knowledge that portrays the nature of gender-based discrimination and defines the steps needed to achieve gender equality. more »Civil Society Engagement
The following is a selection of resources on the participation of NGOs in the 2005 World Summit. For a more complete overview of civil society engagement in the summit, visit the following United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) web pages: 2005 UN World Summit and Millennium Development Goals.
Events
- 58th Annual DPI/NGO Conference, 7–9 September 2005, New York.
- Informal Interactive Hearings of the General Assembly with NGOs, Civil Society Organizations and the Private Sector, 23–24 June 2005, New York.
- Summaries of the hearings (UN press releases): 23/06/05, 24/06/05.
Civil Society Comments and Reflections on Gender Issues
- The 2005 World Summit: What's at Stake for Women?, prepared by CWGL, DAWN, United Methodist United Nations Office and WEDO.
- Beijing & Beyond: Gender Monitoring Group of the World Summit, a project of CWGL, DAWN and WEDO.
- Proposed Language Amendments to the 5 August Draft Outcome Document for the World Summit, prepared by CWGL, DAWN, FCI, UNMOUN, WEDO, WILPF, 15 Aug 2005.
- Proposed Language Amendments to the 22 July Draft Outcome Document for the World Summit, prepared by CWGL, DAWN, UNMOUN, WEDO, WILPF, 25 July 2005.
- ReformTheUN.org, provides up-to-date information and resources about UN reform.
- Freedom From Want: MDG Goal 8/FfD, Peggy Antrobus' (DAWN) statement at the GA Hearings.
- Critical Comments on the “Freedom From Want” Section of the UN Secretary General’s Report, "In Larger Freedom" – by Development Alternatives With Women For A New Era (DAWN)
- Statements on the “Report of the Secretary General’s High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change” – communiqué from the UBUNTU Forum in the context of the 2005 World Social Forum of Porto Allegre.
- Response to the S-G’s Report, In Larger Freedom: Integrating Gender Equality into National-level Priorities for September Summit – by NGO Working Group on Women Peace and Security (NWOG), April 2005.
- UN Reform – by Choike International
- Comments on the Secretary-General Report “In Larger Freedom: Towards Development, Security and Human Rights for All” – by MADRE.
- Talking Points on the Millennium Summit Review and Women’s Human Rights – by Centre for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) , 26 April 2005.
- Comment and Preliminary Recommendations on Secretary-General’s Report – by Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), 28 April 2005.
- We the Peoples 2005: The UN Millennium Declaration and Beyond: Mobilizing for Change: Message from Civil Society – by the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA).