New Database Additions  Short Summary Title Steps for Effective Advocacy Author International Women's Rights Action Watch (IWRAW) Asia Pacific Publication Date October 2003 Publisher International Women's Rights Action Watch (IWRAW) Asia Pacific Summary How can NGOs work to ensure that governments are implementing international law to protect women's rights? International Women's Rights Action Watch (IWRAW) Asia Pacific have released this practical guide for NGOs who wish to use the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) to hold their governments accountable for upholding and enforcing women's rights. The CEDAW Convention is enforced through a reporting mechanism, and IWRAW encourages the submission of shadow reports by NGOs working to promote women's rights to ensure that governments are accountable to their own constituents as well as to the United Nations (UN). This guide helps NGOs in the Asia Pacific region engaged in advocacy work to participate in the CEDAW review process, and includes guidelines on writing shadow/alternative reports. The manual provides a step-by-step process that includes identifying priorities; gathering and analysing alternative information; preparing, disseminating and using the report; preparing presentation materials for the Committee's informal meeting with NGOs; participating in the reporting process; and the role of NGOs in the follow-up processes. Complete Document http://www.iwraw-ap.org/using_cedaw/effective.htm