Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director of UN Women launches 11 day lead up to the first ever Day of the Girl.
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Agenda for Girls Stand Up!
GIRLS STAND UP!
CSW 55 – Youth Orientation
February 20, 2011 – Pace University
Agenda
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Registration
9:15 am
Welcome
- Stephen J. Friedman, President of Pace University
9:30 am
Orientation to the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Keynote – Ms. Michelle Bachelet – Executive Director, UN Women
11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Workshop – Priority Theme
- Access and participation of women and girls in education, training, science and technology, including for the promotion of women’s equal access to full employment and decent work
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm
Workshop – Review Theme
- The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child
2:15 pm – 3:30 pm
Workshop – How to be an advocate at the United Nations
3:45 – 5:00 pm
Ms. Leymah Roberta Gbowee – Executive Director of the Women, Peace and Security Network – Africa and Youth Speakers
5:00 pm
Departure
Ms. Michelle Bachelet to Deliver Keynote at “Girls Stand Up!” on February 20 in New York
Ms. Michele Bachelet former President of Chile, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women will deliver the keynote address at Girls Stand Up! Orientation for Girls and Young Women Attending CSW 55.
Read more about Ms. Bachelet at: http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/executive-director/
The Working Group on Girls of the NGO Committee on UNICEF in partnership with Pace University will present this Orientation Day 20 February 2011 for girls and those who are interested in girls’ rights. This Orientation Day is intended for those who are planning to attend the 55th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) located at the UN Headquarters in New York City.
The day will prepare attendees to actively participate in CSW 55. Orientation Day presentations will focus on the theme for this year’s CSW, “Access and participation of women and girls to education, training, science and technology, including for the promotion of women’s equal access to full employment and decent work” and the review theme “The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child”.
The day will include interactive workshops on the history of CSW, and the primary and review themes as they relate to girls’ rights. Participants will also receive training in advocacy skills and learn how to advocate most effectively for girls’ rights at CSW 55.
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Leymah Roberta Gbowee, the Executive Director of the Women Peace and Security Network Africa
SAVE THE DATE!
Girls Stand Up!
Orientation Day for CSW 55
Date: Sunday, 20 February 2011
Time: 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Location: Pace University
The Working Group on Girls of the NGO Committee on UNICEF in partnership with Pace University will present an Orientation Day 20 February 2011 for girls and those who are interested in girls’ rights. This Orientation Day is intended for those who are planning to attend the 55th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) located at the UN Headquarters in New York City.
The day will prepare attendees to actively participate in CSW 55. Orientation Day presentations will focus on the theme for this year’s CSW, “Access and participation of women and girls to education, training, science and technology, including for the promotion of women’s equal access to full employment and decent work” and the review theme “The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child”. Breakout sessions will provide participants the opportunity to unpack the themes and to learn advocacy skills.
Speakers will include Leymah Roberta Gbowee, the Executive Director of the Women Peace and Security Network Africa. Other speakers TBA.
The cost of the day will be $30 per person. Registration details TBA.
Stay tuned for more information about this exciting program.
The Working Group on Girls (WGG) and its International Network for Girls (INfG) are dedicated to promoting the rights of girls in all areas and stages of their lives, advancing the rights and status of girls and assisting them to develop their full potential as women. The WGG and the INfG aims to ensure that national governments implement, through policy statements, program development, and resource allocation the commitments to girls’ rights made through international agreements; advocate or the ongoing inclusion and development of girls’ rights in the work of the United Nation systems and structures and promote the active participation of girls as agents of change in their own lives, families, communities and societies.
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