2011 CSW 55 in pictures

22/02/2011 – Opening Session of CSW 55,General Assembly Hall, UNHQ, NY

22/02/11- Michelle Bachelet, Head of UN Women making her Introductory Speech

23/02/2011 – NGO Briefing Organized by CSW NGO Secretariat, Church Centre Auditorium, NY

23/02/2011 – NGO Briefing Organized by CSW NGO Secretariat, Church Centre Auditorium, NY

23/02/2011 - Multicultural Society and Women in Asia, Panel organized by Korea Women’s Watch held at Salvation Army. Head table (left - right) : Joo Hee Kim, Won Buddhist Women’s Association (Korea), Sepali Kottegoda, Asia Pacific Women’s Watch / Women and Media Collective / Sri Lanka Women’s NGO Forum (Sri Lanka), Anjana Shakya, Beyond Beijing (Nepal), Dr. Young Hai Park, APWW/KWW/BPW Asia Pacific (Japan) and Kyung Hwa Lee, Parents Union on net.inc (Korea).

23/02/2011 - Anjana Shakya, Beyond Beijing (Nepal) spoke about how their organisation is ensuring safe migration for the women in Nepal.

23/02/2011 – Head Table (left- right) : Carol Hanlong, Belmont Business Enterprise Centre / TCF Resource Centre of WA (TCFWA) / Designedge Fashion Incubator, Ekra, Mongolia Women Entrepreneurs Association   (Mongolia), Sepali Kottegoda, Asia Pacific Women’s Watch / Women and Media Collective / Sri Lanka Women’s NGO Forum (Sri Lanka), Anjana Shakya, Beyond Beijing (Nepal).

Multicultural Society and Women in Asia, Panel organized by Korea Women’s Watch held at Salvation Army, New York.

The Session was moderated by Dr. Young Hai Park, APWW/KWW/BPW Asia Pacific (Japan)

The Panel comprised of:

• Kyung Hwa Lee, Parents Union on net.inc (Korea)
• Joo Hee Kim, Won Buddhist Women’s Association (Korea)
• Carol Hanlong, Belmont Business Enterprise Centre / TCF Resource Centre of WA (TCFWA) / Designedge Fashion Incubator
• Sepali Kottegoda, Asia Pacific Women’s Watch / Women and Media Collective / Sri Lanka Women’s NGO Forum (Sri Lanka)
• Anjana Shakya, Beyond Beijing (Nepal)
• Ekra, Mongolia Women Entrepreneurs Association   (Mongolia)

24/02/2011 –Engendering Technologies: Women Take Charge, Panel organized by International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT), Church Centre, NY. Cai Yiping, Executive Director, ISIS International, Manila / APWW Steering Committee Member speaking at the panel on the Strategic Use of Technology for Women’s Activism

24/02/2011 - Ban Ki Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations speaking at the official Launch of UN Women at the General Assembly Hall, UNHQ, NY

24/02/2011 - Artist Shakira speaks at the official Launch of UN Women, General Assembly Hall, UNHQ, NY

24/02/2011 - Final performance the choir sings the official song of the UN Women at the Launch

24/02/2011 - The members of the audience at the Launch of UN Women, General Assembly Hall, UNHQ, NY

25/02/2011 – Women and Girls in Situations of Armed Conflict in the Asia Pacific Region, Panel organized by Asia Pacific Women’s Watch (APWW), Salvation Army, NY.

25/02/2011 – Nurgul Djanaeva (Kyrgyzstan), Forum of Women's NGO's of Kyrgyzstan speaks at the session.

The session was moderated by Dr. Sepali Kottegoda, Chair, Asia Pacific Women’s Watch; Director, Women and Media Collective.

The Panel comprised of:

• Anjana Shakya, Chairperson / Founder, Himalayan Human Rights Monitors and Beyond Beijing Committee  (Nepal)
• Naw Htoo Paw, Karen Women Organization (Burma)
• Maksuda Aitieva (Kyrgyzstan)
• Chinara Kartanbaeva, Forum of Women’s NGOs of Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyzstan)
• Nurgul Djanaeva (Kyrgyzstan), Forum of Women's NGO's of Kyrgyzstan

25/02/2011 - Cai Yiping, Isis International (Philippines) moderated the workshop on Re- strategizing the Use of Media and ICT’s for Empowering Women on the Ground , at the Church center in NYC.

25/02/2011 - The panel of speakers at the Workshop on Re- strategizing the Use of Media and ICT’s for Empowering Women on the Ground , at the Church center. This event was organized by Isis International. Speakers (left - right) : Anna Dinglasan  - Isis International (Philippines), arima Koichumanova , Forum of Women’s NGOs  of Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyzstan), Ramida Katharina Sinaga, Perkumpulan Katharina Ahmo (Indonesia), Siti Hajar Noviana , Effort (Indonesia), Devi  Leiper , Global Fund for Women (USA/Cambodia)

25/02/2011 - The Asia Pacific Caucus organized by the Asia Pacific Women’s watch was held at the North Lawn Building, UNHQ, NY. The meeting was chaired by Pam Rajput a member of the Steer Committee of the  Asia Pacific Women’s watch and co-chaired by Carole Shaw of APWW.

25/02/2011 - The Asia Pacific Caucus organized by the Asia Pacific Women’s watch was held at the North Lawn Building, UNHQ, NY. The meeting was chaired by Pam Rajput a member of the Steer Committee of the  Asia Pacific Women’s watch and co-chaired by Carole Shaw of APWW.

28/02/2011 - 'Let us plan for Global Women’s Parliament', held at the Salvation Army in NYC. The event was organized by the South Asia Women’s Watch, National Alliance of Women in India, Mahila Dakshata Samithi, Women In Development. The Panelists were Dr. Sepali Kottegoda (Sri Lanka),  Nurgul Djanaeva (Kyrgyzstan), Dr. Neelavalli (India), Dr.  Jean Shinoda Bolen (USA)  and Jane Prichard (The Pacific). Dr. Rudman Rama was the moderator for this event.

28/02/2011 - Jane Prichard, founder of APWW highlighted the importance of including a quota system for women in parliament around the world.

28/02/2011 - The DAWN event on Gender, Economic and Ecological Justice (GEEJ - Perspectives of Young Women in the Economic South was held on the28th of February at the Church Center, NTC.

28/02/2011 - Jayanthi Kuru Utumpala, from the Women and Media Collective, Women's Support Group and APWW Secretairiet, highlighted LBT Rights in Relation to Militarization and the Post-Conflict Context in Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka)

28/02/2011 - Hibist Kassa, Student Worker Solidarity Society and GEEJ Africa Training Institute Alumna spoke on the Market Reform and Food Crisis in Africa: Locating Women as Agents of Change (Ethiopia/Ghana)

28/02/2011 - The DAWN event on Gender, Economic and Ecological Justice (GEEJ - Perspectives of Young Women in the Economic South was held on the28th of February at the Church Center

The panel comprised of :

• Lice Cokanasiga, from the Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) and GEEJ Pacific Training Institute Alumna (Fiji)
• Hibist Kassa, Student Worker Solidarity Society and GEEJ Africa Training Institute Alumna (Ethiopia/Ghana)

• Nicole Bidegain Ponte, International Council on Adult Education (ICAE) and DAWN Training Insitute Alumna (Uruguay)

• Jayanthi Kuru Utumpala, from the Women and Media Collective, Women's Support Group and APWW

• Moderator: Anita Nayar, DAWN Executive Committee and Political EcologyCoordinator (India/Usa)
  
  

01/03/2011 – Hiroku Hara speaks at the Asia Pacific Caucus organisaed by the APWW was held in the North Lawn Building, of the UNHQ, NY.

01/03/2011 –The Caucus was chaired by Dr. Sepali Kottegoda, APWW / WMC and co-chaired by Carole Shaw.

01/03/2011 – Members of the Asia Pacific Caucus organisaed by the APWW

01/03/2011 – Members of the Asia Pacific Caucus organisaed by the APWW

01/03/2011 – Anjana Shakya, Dr Sepali Kottegoda and Carole Shaw at the Asia Pacific Caucus.

01/03/2011 – Members of the Asia Pacific Caucus organisaed by the APWW

Organized by the Asia Pacific Women’s Watch (APWW)
in junction with the 54th. Session of the UN Commission on Status of Women
Salvation Army, New York, USA, 8 March 2008, 6:00-7:00PM
Hasina Safi, Executive Director, Afghanistan Women’s Education Centre

Let me first present my warmest greetings on behalf of the STRONG women of Afghanistan. Allow me to express my thanks to our sponsors that made our participation to this meeting a reality – the United Nations family in Afghanistan (UNIFEM, UNDP, UNFPA, and UNAMA), and to all those that made this side event possible, especially to the Asia Pacific Women’s Watch (APWW). Without the support of these organizations, the participation of Afghan Women’s Network (AWN) will not be possible. It is very important for us to gather here in today – a place where the movers and shakers in the women’s movement at all levels come together to forge strong and innovative partnerships in pursuit of gender equality and women’s empowerment issues.