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  • Invitation to the multi-stakeholder WSIS

    • 21 Nov 2012
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    Invitation to the multi-stakeholder WSIS+10 review event entitled Towards Knowledge Societies for Peace and Sustainable Development,
    UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France, 25–27 February 2013

           
    Ten years after the adoption of the Geneva Plan of Action by the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) setting specific targets for 2015, it is our pleasure to invite you to participate in the multi-stakeholder WSIS+10 review event entitled Towards Knowledge Societies for Peace and Sustainable Development, which is being co-organized by UNESCO, ITU, UNCTAD and UNDP, and will be held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris (France), from 25 to 27 February 2013.
    ICTs have proven to be key enablers for advancing sustainable development, but while the WSIS Declaration of Principles remains relevant today, societies and the entire ICT landscape, have changed. The spread of mobile technologies, social media and broadband has, for example, affected socio-economic, behavioural and environmental dimensions in all spheres of our lives. It has become imperative to reflect, at a global level, on recent and future information technology and knowledge transformations, and to develop a new vision for sustainable knowledge societies beyond 2015 and thus for the discussions of the post-2015 development agenda. This first multi-stakeholder review event will look at the WSIS Action Line achievements, and will analyze recent developments as well as forecasts. It will also recommend some input to the post-2015 process.
    Given the principle of multi-stakeholder participation and in line with established WSIS practices, a series of open online consultations will be carried out further to define the thematic focus and format of this event. In addition, preparatory reports will be presented for collaborative online editing, in order to allow input from all stakeholders. The tentative schedule for the preparatory process is enclosed in Annex I.
    We look forward both to your active participation in this process in person or virtually towards developing a new vision for knowledge societies for peace and sustainable development. For more information about this event, including registration or accommodation, we invite you to consult the WSIS 2013 website at www.unesco.org/wsis2013 and/or contact Mr Cedric Wachholz at UNESCO’s Communication and Information Sector (tel: + 33 1 45 68 47 65; e-mail: wsisteam@unesco.org).   

                    

    Official invitation letter is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish at www.unesco.org/wsis2013.
         

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  • CEDAW: 30 Years Working For Women's Rights - Istanbul Meeting

    • 18 Nov 2012
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    Dear All,

    I want to share the news of the CEDAW Committee Istanbul Meeting,

    TAUW and other Women's NGO's were invited to the Panel Discussion Sessions on the first day..

     

    kind regards

     

    Nazan Moroğlu

    TAUW President   

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    30th Anniversary of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

    (established according CEDAW Article 17:)

    1. For the purpose of considering the progress made in the implementation of the present Convention, there shall be established a Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) consisting, at the time of entry into force of the Convention, of eighteen and, after ratification of or accession to the Convention by the thirty-fifth State Party, of twenty-three experts of high moral standing and competence in the field covered by the Convention. The experts shall be elected by States Parties from among their nationals and shall serve in their personal capacity, consideration being given to equitable geographical distribution and to the representation of the different forms of civilization as well as the principal legal systems....)

     

    The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, which was established by the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women to monitor the implementation of the Convention by States parties, held its first session in October 1982.

    This year the Committee is celebrating 30 years of dedicated work in assisting States parties in complying with their international treaty obligations under the Convention to protect and promote women's rights.

    CEDAW Committee hold special meeting in Istanbul
    The CEDAW Committee members (23 members) have met in Istanbul between 1-3 November 2012 to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of CEDAW and to discuss new General Recommendations on gender related dimensions of refugee status, asylum and statelessness, economic consequences of marriage, family relations and their dissolution, women’s access to justice, rural women and the use of the CEDAW Optional Protocol and recent cases.
     
    The CEDAW Committee is working on six different General Recommendations all of which refer to critical and “burning issues” in the area of women‟s human rights and gender equality.
    They are
    - General Recommendation on Protection of Women‟s Human Rights in Conflict and Post-conflict Situations,
    - General Recommendation on Rural Women,
    - General Recommendation on Women‟s Access to Justice,
    - General Recommendation on Economic Consequences of Divorce,
    - General Recommendation on Refugees, Asylum and Statelessness
    and
    - CEDAW& CRC General Recommendation/ General Comment on Harmful Practices.

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     STATEMENT BY MS. KANG KYUNG-WHA,
    DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL
    ON THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
    Istanbul, 1 November 2012
    http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cedaw/docs/30anniversary/StatementByDHCAnniversaryEvent.pdf

     STATEMENT BY MS. SILVIA PIMENTEL,
    CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
     Istanbul, 1 November 2012
    http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cedaw/docs/30anniversary/StatementByChairForAnniversaryEvent.pdf

     STATEMENT BY MS. FERIDE ACAR,
    MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
    http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cedaw/docs/30anniversary/30thAnniversaryMsAcarIstanbul.pdf

      

      

      

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  • Congratulations Italy 90th anniversary

    • 9 Nov 2012
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    Hope you have a wonderful celebration and wishing I could attend your interesting program in such a beautiful location!

     Edith Lommerse
    UWE president

     

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  • Support girls in Pakistan

    • 6 Nov 2012
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    Dear friends,

     

    The Taliban drove up to Malala's school and shot her in the neck and brain. Despite being hit at close range, this fourteen-year-old champion of girls’ education is surviving.

     

    Many in Pakistan and around the world have now united behind Malala and her cause. This is a tipping point moment and if we act now we can help achieve the very thing she was targeted for: let’s call on the government of Pakistan to fund girls attending school, starting with her province.

    This is our chance to turn Malala’s horror into hope. At her very young age she is an example of courage and determination, but now she is fighting to survive, and it’s our turn to help her win her dream. Sign the petition -- when 1 million people have signed the UN education envoy, Gordon Brown, will deliver our call in person to the President of Pakistan, and the Pakistani media:

     

    http://www.avaaz.org/en/malala_hope_f/?bFAxaab&v=18800

    Malala drew the world’s attention to the Taliban’s reign of terror in North-West Pakistan by writing a blog for the BBC. Her writing records the devastating consequences of extremism which include the systematic destruction of hundreds of girls’ schools and violent intimidation of thousands of families.

    Pakistan's constitution says girls should be educated alongside boys, but politicians have ignored that for years. Only 29% of girls attend secondary school. Even if only half of them finished, Pakistan could grow 6% faster every year. Study after study has shown the positive impact on personal and national income when girls are educated. Malala has drawn the world's attention, and her President has spoken out strongly for her cause. So let's help her persuade the government to roll out a massive girls stipend programme, plus school buildings and teacher training. Money is available, what's lacking is political will.

    Let’s turn this shock at the Taliban’s attack on a young girl into a wave of international pressure that forces Pakistan to address girls’ education. Click below to stand with Malala and support a massive girls’ education campaign in Pakistan, backed by resources, security and most importantly the will to fight the extremists who tear down Pakistan.

     

    For the board,

     

    Edith Lommerse

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  • Newsletter FEMM

    • 31 Oct 2012
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    De committee FEMM has an interesting newsletter. You can get an update on facebook or on their site. On the top of the posterous site (klick EU) you will find a direct link.

    Edith Lommerse
    UWE president http://www.europarl.europa.eu/document/activities/cont/201210/20121030ATT5480...

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  • Briefing note on the process for the Post-2015 Development Agenda

    • 29 Oct 2012
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    The process for the development of the Post-2015 Development Agenda (Post-15) is
    gathering momentum leading up to the General Assembly High Level Event in September 2013.

    In contrast to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that were developed by the UN Secretary-General following the Millennium Summit in
    2000, the process for the Post-2015 is complex and includes at least three different ‘streams’: the United Nations
    Development Group (UNDG) (http://www.undg.org/index.cfm?P=1627) process; the Secretary-General’s High Level Panel
    (HLP) (http://ngosbeyond2014.org/articles/2012/8/1/high-level-panel-of-eminent-persons-on-the-post-2015-develop.html)
    , co-chaired by Prime Minister David Cameron (United Kingdom), President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (Liberia) and President
    Yodhoyono (Indonesia); and the process following up the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio + 20), which
    called for the setting up of a Working Group of 30 countries, based on equal geographical distribution, at the
    beginning of the 67^th Session of the General Assembly in September 2012 to work on the implementation of the
    Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The key
    documents are the report of the Secretary-General Realizing the Future We
    Want for All and the SDG process outcome document of Rio+20, The Future We Want.

    (1) UNDG process
    The UNDG
    process comprises three different components, namely country consultations; thematic consultations and web portal
    conservations.

    National consultations (http://ngosbeyond2014.org/articles/category/country-consultations)
    Currently, the UNDG is
    facilitating national post-2015 consultations in 100 countries to stimulate discussion amongst national stakeholders
    (government representatives, NGOs, civil society, community-based organizations (CBOs), indigenous peoples, women’s and
    social movements, youth and children, and the private sector) and to gather inputs and ideas for a shared global vision
    of The Future We Want. The consultations are taking place up to the end of the first quarter of 2013. Their results
    will be recorded by June 2013 for inclusion in a global UNDG report that is expected to inform the post-2015
    discussions.

    Thematic consultations (http://ngosbeyond2014.org/articles/category/thematic-consultations)
    Eleven thematic
    consultations are taking place as part of the preparatory process for creating the post 2015 development framework.
    Themes include Inequalities (across all dimensions, including gender); Education; Health (including issues covered by
    MDGs 4, 5, 6, plus non communicable diseases); Population dynamics (including ageing, international and internal
    migration, and urbanization); Governance; and the Impact of Conflict, violence and disaster on long-term development.
    The consultations, some of which have already begun, are coordinated by two or more UN agencies or bodies, together
    with a government from a developed and a developing country. The process for each theme is different but they all
    provide opportunities for input from civil society as well as governments, and in some cases academia, media and the
    private sector. In addition, to the planned conferences and expert meetings, there are opportunities for civil society
    to contribute ideas through on-line
    conversations on the web-portal.


    Web portal

    The World We Want 2015 website (http://www.worldwewant2015.org/) provides an opportunity for civil society and NGOs to
    be involved in conversations on the various thematic consultations. There has already been, for example, a conversation
    on Gender and there is now a conversation on Violence against Women on the Thematic Consultation on Addressing
    Inequalities in the Post-2015 Development Agenda. In addition, civil society is invited to submit papers and join in
    conversation on the Health Thematic Consultation.

    (2) High Level Panel (HLP) of Eminent Persons on the Post-
    2015 Development Framework (http://ngosbeyond2014.org/articles/2012/8/1/high-level-panel-of-eminent-persons-on-the-post-2015-develop.html
    )
    The UN Secretary-General has appointed a High Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Framework,
    comprised of representatives of governments, the private sector, academia, civil society and youth, all of whom will
    serve in their personal capacities

    Their terms of reference include recommendations regarding the vision and shape of
    a Post-2015 development agenda building on the MDGs; key principles for reshaping the global partnership for
    development and strengthened accountability mechanisms; and recommendations on how to build and sustain broad political
    consensus on an ambitious yet achievable Post-2015 development agenda around the three dimensions of economic growth,
    social equality and environmental sustainability while taking into account the challenges of countries in conflict and
    post-conflict situations. Its first meeting was held in New York in late September. The next meeting will be held in
    London from 31 October to 2 November 2012 and will focus on household poverty. Through the World We Want website (http://www.worldwewant2015.org/
    ) , (worldwewant2015.org), civil society and other stakeholders are making direct input into the conversation of the
    High Level Panel. Further meetings of the High-Level Panel
    will be held in Monrovia, where the main focus will be on
    national development, and in Bali, when the discussions will be on global partnerships. The report is expected to be
    submitted to the Secretary-General in the second quarter of 2013.

    (3) Follow up to Rio + 20 and the General
    Assembly Working Group on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
    The outcome document for Rio +
    20 calls for the development of the SDGs and the setting up of a General Assembly Open-ended Working Group of 30
    countries to work on them. Its remit includes deciding on its method of work and ensuring the full involvement of
    relevant stakeholders and expertise from civil society, the scientific community and the UN system. Its report, which
    should include a proposal for the sustainable development goals, will be submitted to the 68th session of the General
    Assembly in September 2013.

    For further information see website run by the Commonwealth Medical Trust (Commat) -- NGOs
    Beyond 2014 (http://ngosbeyond2014.org) (www.NGOsBeyond2014.org)

    Marianne Haslegrave, IFUW President
    24 October 2012 

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  • Support the Istanbul Convention COE: Preveventing and combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence

    • 11 Oct 2012
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    A delegation of Women Against Violence Europe/WAVE and the Global Fund for Women presented 10,000 signatures in support of the Istanbul Convention to the Council of Europe’s Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland at the beginning of October. In less than six months and through joint efforts, thousands of people were mobilised to add their voices to the campaign for ratification of the Council of Europe’s Convention On Preventing And Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, better known as the ‘Istanbul Convention.’ Edith Lommerse, UWE President:"it is important that all our NFA's start lobbying for the ratification of the Treaty as our Vice President Marie Jose Joncy is doing in Brussel.
    The Istanbul Convention is based on the understanding that violence against women is a form of gender-based violence that is committed against women because they are women. Upon it entering into force, the lives of 400 Million female European citizens will be protected by the most far-reaching legal framework to tackle gender-based violence and discrimination to ever have been adopted. WAVE policy experts were involved in its drafting from the beginning.
    The Istanbul Convention is based on the ‘four Ps’ - Prevention, Protection and support of victims, Prosecution of offenders and Integrated Policies and open to Council of Europe member states, non-members, observer states and the European Union.
    The Istanbul Convention further states the importance of creating and supporting services for survivors of violence. WAVE research projects such as WAVE’s Annual Country Report document the progress and setbacks in this area and highlight the striking lack of support services such as shelters, women helplines and counselling centres in Europe.
    So far, 23 governments have signed the treaty. Only Turkey has, through ratification, made the treaty part of its national law. The Convention will enter into force after 10 countries have ratified it.
    To learn more about WAVE and their work to tackle violence against women, visit the website www.wave-network.org
    To learn more about the Global Fund for Women and their work, visit the website www.globalfundforwomen.org
    To learn more about the Istanbul Convention,
    visit the website www.coe.int/t/dghl/standardsetting/convention-violence/default_EN.asp
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  • Single Call for Workshop Proposals - Istanbul IFUW

    • 11 Oct 2012
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    This is the first and only call for Workshop proposals for the 2013 IFUW Conference in Istanbul, Turkey.  
    The Conference theme is: Women’s role in achieving a sustainable future – Education, Urbanisation, Violence and Human Rights.  
    Proposals are invited for workshops on:
    1. Gender inequalities in education: a threat to sustainable societies?
    2. Is the provision of quality higher education for all economically sustainable?
    3. The culture of violence against women as a threat to sustainability.
    4. Population, sustainability, and reproductive rights.
    5. Can we have a sustainable future without women’s leadership?
    6. Sustaining women’s health: the right to access to good health care.

    Submission guidelines:
    • Workshops must be proposed through national federations and associations (NFAs).  Each NFA may propose up to FOUR workshops.
    • NFAs are asked to submit proposals on the provided proposal form directly to workshops@ifuw.org by Thursday 28 February 2013.  
    • Proposals received after this deadline will not be considered. 

    Please read the accompanying information very carefully and note that IFUW is NOT able to provide any funding. 
    Workshop presenters must pay the conference enrolment fee, plus all travel, accommodation and subsistence costs.

    We ask you to share this announcement widely with the members of your national federation and association, as well as with local branches, so that everyone has an opportunity to participate.

    Accompanying information/Supporting documents:

    1.       Call for Workshops

    2.       Workshop Proposal Form

    3.       Information on Preparing a Workshop

    All these documents can be found on the IFUW website at: http://www.ifuw.org/ifuw2013/call-for-workshop-proposals/
    and also at: http://www.ifuw.org/resources/circulars/


    PROPOSALS ARRIVING AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.


    -- International Federation of University Women 10 rue du Lac, 1207 Geneva, Switzerland Tel: (41 22) 731 23 80; Fax: (41 22) 738 04 40 E-mail: ifuw@ifuw.org Website: www.ifuw.org
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  • Invitation to FFUW 90th anniversary in Finland

    • 25 Sep 2012
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    Dear Friends, You are most heartily invited to join the 90th anniversary celebration of the Finnish Federation of University Women. FFUW was founded 1922 and we are happy to tell you that during the years past we have grown to a organization we can be proud of. Friday, 19.10.2012 Higher Education - Road to Leadership, Colloquium in Aalto University, School of Business - X- and Y-Generations Challenge Leadership, Vice Dean Rebecca Piekkari - Women as Experts in Leadership, Vice Principal Helena Karento - Career or Family OR Career and Family, DG Helena Hiila-O´Brien Colloquium is chaired by professor Raija Sollamo Saturday, 20.10.2012 Hotel President 9.00-10.00 Registration 10.00 Opening 10.15 Info on Let Read Together -network and Auroras 10.45 Workshops on Themes Concerning our Future 12.00 Lunch 13.30 Annual Meeting 19.00 Festive Dinner Those interested in joining are asked to contact marjatoivanen@hotmail.com. You will get more detailed information on program, hotels and prices. With best wishes Marja Liisa Toivanen CIR Suomen Akateemisten Naisten Liitto Finlands Kvinnliga Akademikers Förbund ry Finnish Federation of University
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  • Introducing our treasurer: Why Auli Ojola is on the UWE board

    • 18 Sep 2012
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    In Summer 2012 I was elected to the new treasurer of UWE,  perhaps because I have teached economic, history and social sciences at the school. As a teacher and researcher I am interested in knowledge and how to make new knowledge in organisation. Therefore I completed my doctoral thesis in knowledge management in Tampere University of Technology (2007): Expertise of Small Business Entrepreneurs in the competition arena.The theoretical frame of reference based on the process model of the organisations´ knowledge creation developed by Nonaka and Takeuchi.

     

    For me UWE and Finnish Federation of University Women are good channels to activate my knowledge and learn more about new knowledge other countries and their federations.  I have a strong feeling, that UWE and IFUW could offer possibilities to improve education and the equality women and men. It is necessary to push up women to participate and find their ways to the highest level of decision making both on the public sector and in the business.  We have a good situation in Finland but also here the young academic women have problems to find the first jobs. This is of course smaller problem than violence against women and problems having education.  Knowledge society,  knowledge management and leadership  are my thesis in university and partly for that I would welcome more skype-use in UWE-meetings too.

     

    I am living in Tampere, the second largest town of Finland located some 170 km north from Helsinki. I have two daughters, the older Ira is doctor of geophysics and works on oil business in Oslo, Norway. The younger Sini has graduated Master of Arts in French.

     

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