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The final report of the Expert Group Meeting on the theme of "The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child" is now available for download. The EGM was organized by the Division for the Advancement of Women in collaboration with UNICEF, and hosted by UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre in Florence, Italy, from 25 to 28 September 2006.
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The fifty-first session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 26 February to 9 March 2007. The Commission will consider “The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child” as its priority theme at the fifty-first session.
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Important Notice: The deadline for submission of written statements by NGOs for the 51st session is 15 December 2006

Panel discussion on “Galvanizing action towards ending violence against women” to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - Monday, 27 November 2006, from 1:15 – 2:30 pm at UN HQ Conference Room 4, New York.
» Statement by Mr. José Antonio Ocampo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs to the Panel
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Presentation by Mr. José Antonio Ocampo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs to the Third Committee of the Secretary-General’s in-depth study of violence against women - New York, 9 October 2006

Executive summary of the Secretary-General's in-depth study on violence against women
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Background note on "Forms, consequences and costs of violence against women"
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Background note on "Fighting violence against women: What works"
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Background note on "Violence against women: Unmet needs, broken promises"
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Online Discussion:

The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child

The final report of the online discussion is now available for download.
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Information on DAW's Technical Cooperation projects

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61st Session of the General Assembly

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Opening statement at the Fourteenth Meeting of States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women - 23 June 2006

The Final Report on the fiftieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women is now available

"Challenging the gender order” - Opening keynote speech at the Fourth World Conference on Women and Sport by Carolyn Hannan, Director Division for the Advancement of Women, Kumamoto, Japan 11-14 May 2006

2004 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development: Women and International Migration.
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Meetings & Events

(26 February to 9 March 2007)
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61st Session of the General Assembly

37th Session of CEDAW (15 January to 2 February 2007)

38th Session of CEDAW (14 May to 1 June 2007)

39th Session of CEDAW (23 July to 10 August 2007)

Past Events:

60th Session of the General Assembly

50th Session of CSW (27 February to 10 March 2006)

36th Session of CEDAW (7 August to 25 August 2006 )

35th Session of CEDAW (15 May to 2 June 2006 )

Expert Group Meetings on:
"Elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl-child" in Florence, Italy (25 - 28 September 2006)

"Enhancing Participation of Women in Development through an Enabling Environment for Achieving Gender Equality and the Advancement of Women" in Bangkok, Thailand, (8 – 11 November 2005)

"Equal participation of women and men in decision-making processes, with particular emphasis on political participation and leadership" in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
(24 to 27 October 2005)

Expert Group Meetings on Violence against women:
Good practices
Vienna, Austria (17 to 20 May 2005) Data & Statistics
Geneva, Switzerland (11- 14 April 2005)

Consultation:
Consultation on Galvanizing action to combat violence against women
6 - 7 September 2005, United Nations, New York

Panels:
"Strengthening the capacity of national machineries through the effective use of information and communication technologies"
(18 November 2005)

Women in the peacebuilding process; Informal interactive debate of the Third Committee (11 October 2005)

Women appointments by the SG

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