Summary: Side event at UN on the 29th of February - "The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and the Istanbul Process: Financing for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment"
Title: "The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and the Istanbul process: financing for gender equality and women's empowerment"
Date: 29 February 2008- Time: 1.15- 2.45 p.m.
Venue: Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium, UN Secretariat
The 27 countries of the European Union and 10 Mediterranean countries (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey) are partners to create a region of peace, security, prosperity and opportunity, based on democracy and human rights.
Within the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, at the Ministerial Conference on "Strengthening the role of women in society" which took place in Istanbul in November 2006, Ministers agreed upon a Framework of Action to be implemented over the next five years to strengthen women's role in political, civil, social, economic and cultural spheres, as well to fight discrimination.
The side event 'Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and the Istanbul process: financing for gender equality and women's empowerment' is organised by the Slovenian Presidency of the European Union and the European Commission in the context of the 52nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). This year's CSW Session has a priority theme '"Financing for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women".
The event will provide an opportunity to discuss progress and challenges encountered in the implementation of the Istanbul Framework of Action.
Moderator :
Ms Belinda Pyke, Director, Equality between women and men, Action against discrimination, Civil Society, DG Employment and social Affairs, European Commission
Speakers :
H.E.Sanja Stiglic, Permanent Representatives, Mission of Slovenia to the UN
Violeta Neubauer, Special Adviser, Office of the Government of Slovenia for Equal Opportunities
The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and the Istanbul process on "Strengthening the role of women in society"- Opening remarks
Prof. Gülay Günlük Şenesen, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Istanbul
The Istanbul process on "Strengthening the role of women in society". The Turkish experience
Ms Dominique Dellicour, Head of the Unit Governance, Security, Human rights and Gender, EuropeAid, European Commission
EC initiatives to promote gender equality in the context of the Istanbul process
Ms Rachida Tahri, Counsellor of the Minister responsible for Social Development, Family and Solidarity, Morocco
The Istanbul process: the way forward
For further information on the Istanbul Framework for Action on "Strengthening the role of women in society: http://ec.europa.eu/external_relations/euromed/women/index.htm
Please note that a UN grounds pass is required for access
Send all enquiries to delegation-new-york-euinfo@ec.europa.eu
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