15-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995) and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (2000)

The Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE) invites you to participate in online discussions on the Critical Areas of Concern as a contribution to the 15-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action at the 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women from 1-12 March, 2010. Similar online discussions were organized by IANWGE in preparation for the 5-year and 10-year review processes in 2000 and 2005.

The online discussions will take place from November 2009 through February 2010.

Discussion Schedule

9 Nov - 9 Dec 2009: Economy
Moderated by the World Bank (WB)

16 Nov 2009 - Mid-January 2010: Women and Health
Moderated by World Health Organization, with UNAIDS (WHO with UNAIDS)

16 Nov - 11 Dec 2009: Violence
Moderated by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

23 Nov - 11 Dec 2009: Institutional mechanisms
Moderated by Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

5 Jan - 1 Feb 2010: Armed conflict
Moderated by United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO)

10 Jan - 7 Feb 2010: Education and training
Moderated by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

11 Jan - 12 Feb 2010: Poverty
Moderated by United Nations Development Program (UNDP)

Mid-January - Mid-February 2010: Human Rights
Moderated by Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

January - February 2010: Environment
Moderated by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

January - February 2010: Girl Child
Moderated by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

1 - 28 February 2010: Media
Moderated by United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI)

t.b.a: Power and decision-making
Moderated by United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)