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1.Date Added to Site: Monday, 1st March 2010
TitleBeijing +15 - How Far Have we Come? How Far to Go? - Assessing the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in Kenya
Author5. African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) et al.
Document TypeReport
Publication DateNovember 2009
SummaryThis Beijing +15 Shadow Report by African Women's Development and Communication Network reflects progress and gaps in the equal promotion and protection of women's human rights in Kenya and gives recommendations for action.
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2.Date Added to Site: Monday, 1st March 2010
TitleBeijing +15 - Fifteen-year Review of the Beijing Platform for Action
AuthorChoike
Document TypeTool
Publication DateMarch 2010
SummaryThe webpage provides links to official United Nations information and reports, to the outcome of regional meetings held by civil society groups, to materials from non-governmental organisations and to country reports and documents from United Nations regional commissions.
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3.Date Added to Site: Monday, 1st March 2010
TitleWebsite: Beijing +15 CWS 54 New York 1-12 March 2010 - UN Regional Review Processes
AuthorUnited Nations (UN) Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW)
Document TypeTool
Publication DateMarch 2010
SummaryThis United Nations webpage links to documentation relating to the 15-year regional reviews of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action.
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4.Date Added to Site: Monday, 1st March 2010
TitleWebsite: Beijing +15 CWS 54 New York 1-12 March 2010 - 15-year Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995) and the Outcomes of the Twenty-third Special Session of the General Assembly (2000)
AuthorUnited Nations (UN) Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW)
Document TypeTool
Publication DateMarch 2010
SummaryThis webpage provides links to official documents and general information on the 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) focusing on the Review of the Beijing Platform for Action.
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5.Date Added to Site: Monday, 1st March 2010
TitleWebsite: Beijing +15 CWS 54 New York 1-12 March 2010 - Documentation (in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish)
AuthorUnited Nations (UN) Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW)
Document TypeTool
Publication DateMarch 2010
SummaryThis United Nations webpage links to a number of reports and statements from United Nations institutions and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on the progress of the implementation of the commitments contained in the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action.
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6.Date Added to Site: Monday, 1st March 2010
TitleWebsite: Afghan Women’s Skills Development Centre
AuthorAfghan Women Skills Development Centre (AWSDC)
Document TypeTool
Publication DateDecember 2009
SummaryThe website holds information on the Afghan Women's Skills Development Centre's initiatives and projects and a series of reports.
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7.Date Added to Site: Monday, 1st March 2010
TitleBeijing and Beyond: Putting Gender Economics at the Forefront. 15 Years after the IV World Conference on Women (in English and Spanish)
AuthorCardona, N., Duhagon, E. and Hamed, A. eds
Document TypeReport
Publication DateMarch 2010
SummaryThis occasional paper includes thematic reports where civil society organizations from different regions and countries analyse achievements and setbacks on the status of women and girls since 1995.
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8.Date Added to Site: Monday, 1st March 2010
TitleSocial Watch Gender Equity Index 2009 (GEI) (in English and Spanish)
AuthorSocial Watch
Document TypeTool
Publication DateFebruary 2010
SummaryThe Gender Equity Index (GEI) aims to make gender inequities more visible and monitor their evolution at national level.
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9.Date Added to Site: Monday, 1st March 2010
TitleWebsite: 2010 Global Forum for Women: Beijing +15 – Shadow Reports
AuthorThe NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY
Document TypeTool
Publication DateMarch 2010
SummaryThis webpage lists shadow reports submitted to the NGO Forum of 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, which is focusing on the Fifteen-year Review of the Beijing Platform for Action.
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10.Date Added to Site: Monday, 1st March 2010
TitleWords and Deeds. Holding Governments Accountable in the Beijing +15 Review Process
AuthorEquality Now
Document TypeReport
Publication DateFebruary 2010
SummaryThis report highlights a sampling of sex-discriminatory laws that remain in force in 36 countries around the world.
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11.Date Added to Site: Monday, 1st March 2010
TitleHow to Use CEDAW as an Advocacy Tool (in English and Spanish) - ILC Infonote. Nota Informativa
AuthorInternational Land Coalition (ILC)
Document TypeTool
Publication DateFebruary 2010
SummaryThis infonote aims to inform NGOs about their options if they want to engage with the CEDAW process.
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12.Date Added to Site: Monday, 1st March 2010
TitleWebsite: Beijing +15 Platform for Africa
AuthorEconomic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Document TypeTool
Publication DateNovember 2009
SummaryThis web page provides links to press releases associated with the Gambia Conference which assessed progress achieved in Africa since the Beijing Summit on Women fifteen years ago and identifies pending challenges for the implementation of the 12 critical areas of the Beijing Platform for Action.
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13.Date Added to Site: Monday, 1st March 2010
TitleAfrica Regional NGO Shadow Report for the Beijing +15 Review. A Regional Analysis on the Status of Women 15 Years after the Adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
AuthorThe African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET)
Document TypeReport
Publication DateNovember 2009
SummaryThrough this document, African women's NGOs report on the progress, gaps and challenges experienced in the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in West, East and Southern Africa.
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14.Date Added to Site: Monday, 1st March 2010
TitleSpotlight on Beijing +15
AuthorAkatsa-Bukachi, M
Document TypeBackground Document
Publication DateNovember 2009
SummaryThis article argues that while progress has been made in achieving gender equality, the key challenge remains to revitalize the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA) in all areas of life.
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15.Date Added to Site: Monday, 1st March 2010
TitleItem 7- New Partnerships, Networks, and Alliances for Gender Equality (ECE/AC.28/2009/7) (in English, French and Russian)
AuthorExecutive Committee of the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
Document TypeBackground Document
Publication DateNovember 2009
SummaryThis document presents examples of successful gender equality partnerships, networks and alliances involving a wide range of governmental and non governmental actors at the regional, national and local levels.
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16.Date Added to Site: Monday, 1st March 2010
TitleBeijing +15 Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Regional Review Meeting; challenges remain
AuthorEconoUN Non-Governmental Liaison Servicemic Commission for Europe (ECE)
Document TypeBackground Document
Publication DateNovember 2009
SummaryThis article examines the discussions held during the Beijing +15 Regional Review Meeting and provides links to a number of statements from non-governmental organisations.
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17.Date Added to Site: Monday, 1st March 2010
TitleWebsite: Asia Pacific NGO Forum on Beijing +15
AuthorAsia Pacific Women's Watch (APWW)
Document TypeTool
Publication DateNovember 2009
SummaryThis site outlines the Asia Pacific Forum on Beijing +15 which took place in October 2009. Links are provided to a number of presentations given at the event both in audio and written formats.
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18.Date Added to Site: Monday, 1st March 2010
TitleWeaving Wisdom, Confronting Crises, Forging the Future - Final Declaration of the Asia Pacific NGO Forum on Beijing +15
AuthorAsia Pacific Women's Watch
Document TypePolicy Document
Publication DateOctober 2009
SummaryThis document outlines progress and challenges in the implementation of the BPfA in the Asia Pacific region and reaffirms the commitment of women's organisations to strenghten the women's movement across the region.
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19.Date Added to Site: Monday, 1st March 2010
TitleBeijing +15: the Platform for Action and the European union, Report from the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union
AuthorSwedish Ministry for Integration and Gender Equality
Document TypeReport
Publication DateDecember 2009
SummaryThis document is the third review of implementation of the PfA at European Union (EU) level.
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20.Date Added to Site: Monday, 1st March 2010
TitleWebsite: 2010 Global Forum for Women: Beijing +15
AuthorNGO Committee on the Status of Women
Document TypeTool
Publication DateMarch 2010
SummaryThis website hosts background materials to the Global Women's Forum on the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, including a notes of a moderated online discussion and a number of Shadow Reports from various NGOs.
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