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Discussion schedule 16 Nov - 11 Dec 2009 Violence against women Moderated by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) 23 Nov - 23 Dec 2009 Women and the Economy Moderated by the World Bank (WB) 23 Nov - 11 Dec 2009 Institutional mechanisms Moderated by Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) 23 Nov 2009 - 31 January 2010 Women and Health Moderated by World Health Organization, with Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (WHO with UNAIDS) 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) 15 Jan - 15 Feb 2010 Human Rights Moderated by Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) 18 Jan - 18 Feb 2010 Environment Moderated by United Nations Environment Programme, with United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UNEP, with UN-HABITAT) 20 Jan - 19 Feb 2010 Power and decision-making Moderated by United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) 1 - 28 February 2010 Media Moderated by United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) February 2010 Girl Child Moderated by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

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. Background At its fifty-fourth session, the Commission on the Status of Women decided to review implementation of the Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, emphasizing the sharing of experiences and good practices, with a view to overcoming remaining obstacles and new challenges, including those related to the Millennium Development Goals. The review will also focus on how the implementation of the Platform for Action contributes to the full achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Purpose The online discussions provide a forum for individuals, groups and networks not able to attend the Commission on the Status of Women to contribute to the review. They allow a range of stakeholders to share information on achievements, measures taken and good practices developed at national and regional levels; and identify gaps and challenges requiring further action. The online discussions will take place from November 2009 through February 2010. Find the discussion schedule, as well as links to individual discussions, on the left-hand side of this page. Click the title of a discussion to join!

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