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Older Women – 12 Critical Areas

This leaflet was prepared by women in Northern Ireland for the 54th Session of CSW and Beijing +15 and considers older women’s issues under the 12 Critical Areas in the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA)

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Posted by on April 15th, 2010 Comments Off

International Service for Human Rights Report

The International Service for Human Rights (ISHR, www.ishr.ch) follows and reports on the key developments and discussions that occur within the UN’s main human rights forums. View the report from the 42nd meeting in Geneva.

ISHR_Report

Posted by on August 9th, 2009 Comments Off

Global Monitoring Checklist

Global Monitoring Checklist on Women, Peace and Security

GAPS (Gender Action For Peace And Security) contribution by NIWEP

Posted by on June 29th, 2009 Comments Off

European Manifesto for Women

Setting an Agenda for Northern IrelandMembers of the European Parliament (2009 – 2014)

view manifesto (large file – may take a while to open)

Posted by on June 10th, 2009 Comments Off

CSW – 53rd Session 2-13 March 2009

The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including care-giving in the context of HIV/AIDS

Agreed Conclusions (Advanced Unedited Version)

Posted by on March 23rd, 2009 Comments Off

Women in Northern Ireland – Connecting to Europe

Advancing Women’s Equality through European Policy and International Conventions

A report on NIWEP’s public participation activities under the European Commission’s Plan D for Democracy, Dialogue and Debate 2007 – 2008

Posted by on March 23rd, 2009 Comments Off

CSW – Information on the Up and Coming 54th Session in 2010

The theme of 54th Session will be Implementation of The Beijing Platform for Action on the Occassion of its 15th Anniversary.

There will be opportunity for NGos irrespective of weather they are attending CSW 54 or not to take part in Global E discussion which will be organised by Division of Advancement of Women – during the course of year 2009.

The Commission of 54th session is elected -the delegates are from Italy, Japan, Armenia,Latin America, Senegal.

2. CSW 53 -  The equal sharing of responsibilites between women and men including care gicing in the context of HIV AIDS AGREED CONCLUSIONS were approved by consencus at around 7.30 pm in conference room 2

Some member states had reservations which had created tensed moments till about 1/2 hour before agreement by consenscus . In the end all meembers removed reservations and did not object to the draft which was approved.

The DOCUMENT will be posted on DAW website shortly as soon as the final wording is approved.

Posted by on March 20th, 2009 Comments Off

UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women 1994-2009

Please note that a fifteen-year review of Violence Against Women is available at the following link:

15 year review of vaw mandate

Posted by on March 19th, 2009 Comments Off

Maternity Leave – Debate – EWL Proposals

Reconciliation of private and professional life – Should maternity leave pay the price of the failure to engage men in their share of care? (more…)

Posted by on February 25th, 2009 Comments Off

Strategy for the management of women offenders

Minister of Justice, Paul Goggins, today announced the publication of a consultation document on a strategy for the management of women offenders in Northern Ireland. The strategy is a collaborative initiative between the Northern Ireland Office, the Probation Board for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Prison Service. It is aimed at improving the criminal justice system’s approach to the management of women offenders in Northern Ireland.

View document here:

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Posted by on February 23rd, 2009 Comments Off