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BEIJING+5 "Women 2000: Gender Equality, Development and Peace for the Twenty-First Century" 5-9 June 2000, New York

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	THE BEIJING AGENDA The Special Session of the UN General Assembly met last June to review the progress made in implementing the Beijing Platform for Action endorsed by delegates at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995 and to consider further actions and initiatives. Issues of particular importance to women will be addressed at upcoming United Nations events and conferences. The process leading up to these events will focus on areas of vital interest to the Beijing agenda. The following information has been gathered to facilitate the connection between United Nations meetings/conferences and the ongoing issues of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. AFGHAN WOMEN and the Peace process PeaceWomen.org - Afghanistan section has information about UN Representative Brahimi, campaigns and petitions, documents from recent conferences and more. Afghan Women's Summit in Brussels: information about the summit including the Brussels Proclamation and Declaration of Solidarity Institute for Afghan Studies UNITED NATIONS LINKS: Beijing Platform for Action WomenWatch - the UN Internet Gateway on the Advancement and Empowerment of Women Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW) Beijing+5 - information about the Special Session, including the final Outcome Document; Preliminary Analysis of the Beijing+5 Outcome Document; Report of the Secretary General: Proposed multi-year programme of work for the Commission on the Status of Women 2002-2006 Commission on the Status of Women - 46th Session, 4-15 March 2002 United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) - features "Progress of the World's Women 2000," the first in a series of biennial reports. UNIFEM Homepage Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) INSTRAW - United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women Gender in Development: the Gender in Development Program (GIDP) addresses gender issues for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). NGO and CIVIL SOCIETY LINKS: WomenAction 2000 - a global information, communication and media network formed to address the Beijing review process; with links to regional websites; NGO Alternative Reports and Global Alternative Report International Women's Tribune Centre (IWTC) - Includes resources for action on the 12 Critical Areas of Concern (see Women! Policy! Action! in the "Manuals" section) and the Preview/Postview 2000, a series of six bulletins covering the Beijing+5 process and follow up. IWTC Women's GlobalNet: a biweekly listserv that addresses issues of interest to women. Women's Human Rights Net Center for Women's Global Leadership (CWGL) European Women's Lobby - the largest co-ordinating of nongovernmental women's organizations in the European Union (15 member states) Women's Enews: a news service that news about and for women INTERSECTIONALITY OF RACE AND GENDER Division for the Advancement of Women - Report of the Expert Group Meeting 21-24 November, Zagreb, Croatia Women's Human Rights Net (WhrNet) is the host website for the Women's Caucus on the WCAR. The Asia Pacific Gender and Racism List (apgr-list) addresses information and identifies resources on the WCAR issues and themes, particularly as they relate to the intersection of gender and racism in the Asia Pacific Region. To subscribe to the listserv: E-mail kathy@isiswomen.org and write "apgr-list" in the subject line. Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) - Racial Justice section WOMEN AND HIV/AIDS The United Nations Special Session on HIV/AIDS (25 - 27 June 2001, New York) adopted a Declaration of Commitment. UNICEF is one of the cosponsors of the meeting with a particular focus on women's issues. Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS PEACE Women and Disarmament DISABILITY Gender and Disability: A Survey of InterAction Member Agencies: Mobility International USA (MIUSA) survey is the first attempt to systematically document the participation of people with disabilities, particularly women and girls, in US-based international development organization policies, employment, programs and services Information about UN Meetings and Events Upcoming Meetings and Events United Nations Special Session on HIV/AIDS World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Other Forms of Related Intolerance NGO Committee on the Status of Women New York Geneva Vienna GOVERNMENT LINKS Women's National Commission (WNC) - the United Kingdom government's independent advisory body for women. WNC World Conference Against Racism Task Force