The NGO Committee on the Status of Women/New York with The NGO Working Group on Girls
Members Only Meeting
“Leadership Workshop on Advocacy”
Thursday, 17 November 2011
5:30 to 7:45 pm, Church Center, 8th floor, 777 UN Plaza, New York, NY
Business Meeting
5:30 to 6:00 pm
Agenda:
- Update on NGO CSW Planning Committee
- Announcements from UN Women on preparations for CSW 56
- CoNGO and other NGO Committees’ announcements
Program
6:00 to 7:45 pm
“Advocacy for the Global Compact and the Women’s Empowerment Principles”
Joan Libby Hawk,
Special Advisor, Women’s Empowerment Principles,
UN Women and UN Global Compact
“Advocating Girls’ Empowerment”
Sister Mary Jo Toll,
Chair, Working Group on Girls Advocacy Task Force
“Advocacy for the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)”
Gaynel Curry,
Gender and Women’s Rights Advisor,
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OH *CHR)
* Refreshments will be served *
