As of 3/11/05

Listed below are key media events from Feb. 28 – March 11 hosted by the United Nations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the United States and other governmental delegations that may be of interest to journalists.

View updated schedule information for the official session on the Web site of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), and view listings for other NGO events on the Beyond Beijing Web site. Or, jump to recently past events for this session.

Today's Events - Friday, Mar. 11
10:00 am – 6:00 pm daily, Feb. 28-March 11. UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meets for official Beijing +10 review.
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Past Events

Monday, Feb. 28
1:15 – 2:45 pm. Presentation. Women, Aging and Health: Ten Years On.
Sponsors: UNFPA and World Health Organization.
Location: Conf. room 7.
Contact: Abubakar Dungus, 212-297 5031 or dungus@unfpa.org; or Omar Gharzeddine, 212-297-5028 or gharzeddine@unfpa.org.

6:00 - 8:00 pm. Reception. Launch of Global V-day Campaign for Justice to "Comfort Women:" Survivors of Japan’s Military Sexual Slavery.
Sponsors: V-Day, Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL), and Asia Pacific Forum on Women.
Location: Millennium UN Plaza Hotel.
Contact: 212-253-1823 or kate@vday.org

Tuesday, Mar. 1
9:30 am. Symposium. Eliminating Violence Against Women in Muslim Societies.
Featuring experts about domestic violence and women activists, scholars, and policymakers from Afghanistan, Brazil, Iran, Jordan, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore, Turkey, and the USA.
Sponsors: Women’s Learning Partnership, supported by UNFPA.
Location: Church Ctr., Plaza Room, 2nd fl. Lunch provided.
Contact: Abubakar Dungus, 212-297 5031 or dungus@unfpa.org; or Omar Gharzeddine, 212-297-5028 or gharzeddine@unfpa.org.

10:00 am – 6:00 pm daily, Feb. 28-March 11. UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meets for official Beijing +10 review.

1:15 – 2:45 pm. Presentation. Progress, Gaps and Challenges in Providing Reproductive Health Services for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons.
Sponsors: UNFPA and the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children. Location: DHL auditorium.
Contact: Abubakar Dungus, 212-297 5031 or dungus@unfpa.org; or Omar Gharzeddine, 212-297-5028 or gharzeddine@unfpa.org.

3:00 pm. Presentation. The Power of Women’s Leadership. Featuring Teresa Heinz, Chair of the Heinz Family Philanthropies, Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Director, UNIFEM, and Jehmu Greene, President of Rock the Vote.
Sponsor: National Council for Research on Women.
Location: NY Society for Ethical Culture, 1st fl. Concert Hall, 2 West 64th St.
Contact: Patricia Evert at PEvertProd@aol.com or 212-219-2953.

4:00 – 5:00 pm. Media Briefing. Women’s Leadership in Peace-Building. Featuring experts from Afghanistan, Iraq, the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Sudan.
Sponsor: UNIFEM.
Location: UNIFEM conf. room, 15th fl., 304 E. 45th St.
Contact: Leigh Pasqual, 212-906-5463 or leigh.pasqual@undp.org.

Wednesday, Mar. 2
10:00 am – 6:00 pm daily, Feb. 28-March 11. UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meets for official Beijing +10 review.

11:00 am. Panel. Demanding Government Accountability for Laws That Discriminate Against Women. Featuring Meryl Streep, moderator.
Sponsor: Equality Now.
Location: UN Press Briefing Room, S-226.
Contact: Lakshmi Anantnarayan, 212-586-0906 (work); 781-307-7446 (cell); or lanant@equalitynow.org.

6:30 pm. VIP reception. Empower Women & Families, Save Lives. Featuring Dr. Kathleen Cravero, Deputy Exec Dir., UNAIDS; and members of the Women & AIDS US Tour: Mary Fisher and Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta (US); Michaelle Soilman (Caribbean); Violeta Ross (Latin America); Princess Kasune Zulu (Africa); and Frika Chia Iskander (Asia).
Sponsors: United Nations Foundation; Global Coalition on Women & AIDS.
Location: Le Parker Meridien, Estrela Penthouse, 119 W. 56th St.
Contact: 202-223-7615 or rsvpevents@mac.com.

Thursday, Mar. 3
10:00 am – 6:00 pm daily, Feb. 28-March 11. UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meets for official Beijing +10 review.

10:30 am. Press conference. Release of Global Monitoring Report, "Beijing Betrayed."
Sponsor: Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO).
Location: UN Press Room.
Contact: Joan Ross Frankson, 917-640-4259 or or joan@wedo.org.

1:15 – 2:45 pm. Luncheon/High-level event. Safeguarding Maternal Health: Women’s Empowerment and Reproductive Health for Achieving MDGs. Moderated by UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid.
Sponsors: UNFPA and World Health Organization.
Location: Delegates’ Dining Room 6.
Contact: Abubakar Dungus, 212-297 5031 or dungus@unfpa.org; or Omar Gharzeddine, 212-297-5028 or gharzeddine@unfpa.org.

3:00 - 4:30 pm. Panel and discussion. What's Missing from the Beijing Platform? Using the Force of Law to Transform Beijing's Commitments into Reality. Featuring Obong Rita Akpan, Minister of Women's Affairs, Nigeria; Barbora Bukovska, Executive Director for the Center for Civil and Human Rights, Slovakia; and Sapana Pradhan-Malla, President of the Forum for Women, Law and Development, Nepal.
Sponsors: Center for Reproductive Rights.
Location: Church Ctr., 12th fl.
Contact: 917-637-3649 or dscott@reprorights.org.

Friday, Mar. 4
8:00 - 10:00 am. Breakfast Panel Discussion. Implementing Res. 1325: How Governments & NGOs Can Make Gender Issues Central to Conflict Resolution, Peacebuilding, & Monitoring Progress. Featuring the Norwegian Ambasador for Women's Rights and Gender Equality.
Sponsors: CARE International
Location: Norwegian Seaman's Church, 317 E. 52nd St., btwn 1st & 2nd Ave.
Contact: Bea Spadacini, 202-352-2360 (cell) or bspadacini@dc.care.org.

10:00 am – 6:00 pm daily, Feb. 28-March 11. UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meets for official Beijing +10 review.

1:00 – 3:00 pm. Report release. Featuring Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, UNFPA Executive Director.
Sponsors: International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region and UNFPA.
Location: Millennium Plaza Hotel.
Contact: Abubakar Dungus, 212-297 5031 or dungus@unfpa.org; or Omar Gharzeddine, 212-297-5028 or gharzeddine@unfpa.org.

3:00 pm. Panel. Women, Peace, & Environment. Featuring 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai.
Sponsors: Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) and UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
Location: Conf. room B.
Contact: Joan Ross Frankson, 917-640-4259 or joan@wedo.org.

Sunday, Mar. 6
Time TBA. Panel and discussion. Women’s Rights are Human Rights: Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the UN Fourth World Conference on Women. Featuring Sen. Hillary Clinton; Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Director of UNIFEM; and John Sexton, NYU President.
Sponsor: Vital Voices.
Location: New York University.
Contact: Jill Schuker, Jasintlgp@aol.com.

Monday, Mar. 7
10:00 am – 6:00 pm daily, Feb. 28-March 11. UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meets for official Beijing +10 review.

2:00 pm. Press conference. Ten Years After Beijing Conference on Women, Governments Doing Too Little to Address Unsafe Abortion Worldwide. Featuring speakers from Nigeria, Poland, Mexico and the USA.
Sponsor: Ipas.
Location: For registered press only; contact Jennine Meyer for location.
Contact: Jennine Meyer, 646-456-8954 or JMeyer@douglasgould.com.

3:00 – 6:00 pm. High-Level Plenary speech. Featuring UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid.
Sponsor: UNFPA.
Location: General Assembly, United Nations.
Contact: Abubakar Dungus, 212-297 5031 or dungus@unfpa.org; or Omar Gharzeddine, 212-297-5028 or gharzeddine@unfpa.org.

Tuesday, Mar. 8
10:00 am – 6:00 pm daily, Feb. 28-March 11. UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meets for official Beijing +10 review.

1:00 – 3:00 pm. March and Rally. Women Demand Peace and Equality.
Sponsors: CODE PINK & coalition of NYC women’s & progressive groups.
Location: Times Sq. US Armed Forces Recruiting Stn, 43rd St. traffic island btwn 7th Ave. and Broadway, to the UN, Dag Hammarskjold Plaza.
Contact: Emily Regan Wills, newyork@codepinkalert.org.

7:00 – 9:00 pm. Lecture and book signing. The Future of the Planet is in Your Hands. Featuring Prof. Wangari Maathai, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Sponsors: The Cooper Union, Lantern Books, Rudolf Steiner Foundation, and Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO).
Location: Historic Grand Hall, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, 7 E. 7th St. at Cooper Square.
Contact: www.gbmna.org or Lantern Books: 212-414-2275

Wednesday, Mar. 9
10:00 am – 6:00 pm daily, Feb. 28-March 11. UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meets for official Beijing +10 review.

2:30 - 3:45 pm. Interactive session. Women in Science and Engineering: A Key to Acheiving Equality and Sustainable Development.
Sponsor: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Location: Grumman Room, 8th fl., Church Ctr.
Contact: Catherine Didion, 202-251-0403 or kittydidion@aol.com.

Thursday, Mar. 10
10:00 am – 6:00 pm daily, Feb. 28-March 11. UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meets for official Beijing +10 review.

11:30 am – 1:00 pm. Symposium and report launch. Millennium Development Goals.
Sponsor: International Planned Parenthood Federation.
Location: Church Ctr., Hardin Room, 11th fl.
Contact: Claire Hoffman, 212-758-1234 or choffman@ippf.org.

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