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Pacific
Islands delegations to the annual meeting of the
United Nations Commission of the Status of Women (CSW) in New York are set to discuss women in
decision-making and ways to enhance the participation of women in development; at the
50th session of the global meeting.
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SPC’s Women’s Development
Adviser
Linda Petersen
will join the Pacific Islands Forum
Secretariat’s Gender Issues Adviser
Samantha Hung at the CSW session and are networking with those
from the region planning to attend the
CSW and side events.
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Building capacity, cooperation and knowledge:PWB Strategic Plan
The
Pacific Women’s Bureau strategic plan to 2009 was endorsed in late 2005 in Palau
by the annual meeting
of SPC member nations, or CRGA. Under the Bureau’s
shared goal with Youth, Women, Culture and Community Education programs of the
SPC, the Bureau’s specific objectives for the new plan will focus on assisting
national capacity, regional cooperation, and knowledge networking on the Pacific
Platform for Action or PPA.
To download the full document in
pdf format (87KB) or in
word format (107KB) or
contact us to be emailed an electronic copy.
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Joint Pacific Regional Statement to CSW 50
The Pacific Islands Forum will again be using their UN
Observer seat to submit a joint statement to CSW 50 on behalf of it's member
countries.
The statement will be coordinated by the PNG Mission to the UN
in New York, as current Chair of of the Pacific Islands Forum. New York
based UN Missions of member countries will share the draft statement and
seek comment from their respective national women's machineries.
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NOW ON LINE
Draft
Pacific Islands Forum CSW 50 Statement |
SPC
guests bid high for pareo parity

More than 600 women took
part in ceremonies marking International Women’s Day 2006 in
Noumea
at
the Jean-Marie Tjibaou centre this morning.
Another 250 later lunched
and bid highly for handed-painted wraps - “pareo for parity” – at the
Secretariat of the Pacific Community headquarters nearby. More... |
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