Mary Robinson speaking on ‘Women, Children and Conflict’
CEDAW Submission 2008
Submission to the Committee on the Convention for the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
March 2008 Newsletter
52nd Session of the Commission to the Status of Women
United Nations Headquarters
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), dedicated exclusively to gender equality and advancement of women. NIWEP lead a delegation of over 30 women, which included its partners in the Peace by Piece programme – Training for Women Network, Women into Politics, Women’s Tec, Footprints Women’s Centre – to the 52nd Session from 25 February to the 7 March. Read the rest of this entry »
January 2008 Newsletter
Northern Ireland Policing and establishment of a
Women’s Reference Group
The establishment of the Women’s Reference Group with the purpose is to promote mutual understanding between the Northern Ireland Policing Board (the Board), PSNI and the Women’s Sector with the aim of achieving a safer and more equitable community for all.
UK Joint Committee on Women
The UK Joint Committee on Women (UKJCW) is made up of four sister organisations from across the UK, comprising Engender, network of women’s organisations in Scotland, the National Alliance of Women’s Organisations (NAWO) in England, Women’s Voice in Wales and Northern Ireland Women’s European Platform.
The UKJCW was set up to co-ordinate a UK view with respect to the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) and to provide forums for discussion for and information to women and women’s organisations.
The principles of the UKJCW
- eliminating discrimination against women
- advancing equal rights for women
- securing equal opportunities for women
The UK Joint Committee on Women
| Organisation | Representative | Alternate |
| Northern Ireland Women’s European Platform (NIWEP) |
Liz Law Board Member to the EWL |
Maria Morgan |
| Engender (Scotland) |
Marsha Scott | Lesley Sutherland |
| National Alliance of Women’s Organisations (NAWO) (England) |
Lynda Dearlove | Annette Lawson |
| Women’s Voice (Wales) |
Gwendolyn Sterk | Mary Slater |
August 2006 Newsletter
Women’s Under-Representation on Public Bodies
Northern Ireland Women’s European Platform has recently received two requests from the Department of Environment and Department of Employment and Learning to promote the vacant positions of Governors of Further Education Colleges and the Historic Buildings Council.
July 2006 Newsletter
States Parties to Women’s Anti-Discrimination Convention Elects 12 Experts to Serve on Monitoring Committee
In a secret ballot 181 of 183 States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women elected 12 of the 23 experts that serve on the Committee that monitors States’ compliance with the Convention, with experts from Bangladesh, Japan and Mauritius receiving the most votes. Read the rest of this entry »
June 2006 Newsletter
Report from launch of the EC’s “Roadmap for Equality between women and men 2006-2010” – by Marsha Scott Read the rest of this entry »
May 2006 Newsletter
European Observatory on Violence Against Women: Strengthening women’s human rights and eradicating all forms of violence against women (VAW) is an essential part of the work of the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) towards achieving gender equality.