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2003 Calendar of Activities
Date
| Activity
January
13-31 | “From
Global to Local”. 28th CEDAW Session. New York, USA*
February
15
| Human Rights Training Programme. Organised by the Kuala Lumpur Bar Council.
Port Dickson, Malaysia.
25-26
| National
Consultation on Monitoring and Implementation of Concluding Comments of
the UN CEDAW Committee on India’s Initial CEDAW Report. Organised
by National Alliance of Women’s Organisations (NAWO). Delhi, India
27
| National
Workshop on the Second Country Report on CEDAW. Organised by the Ministry
of Women and Child Development and NAWO. Delhi, India
March
4-9
| Discussion
on the Gender Equality Law in Tajikistan. Organised by OSCE. Dushanbe,
Tajikistan More
10-12
| Consultation
on CEDAW monitoring and implementation in CEE/CIS (Central and Eastern
Europe/Commonwealth of Independent States. Organised by UNDP Kazakhstan.
Almaty, KazakhstanMore
17
| Roundtable
discussion on “Rights and Obligations under CEDAW”. Organised
by Suhakam (the Malaysian Human Rights Commission). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
19
| Workshop
on Women and Armed Conflict. Organised by the North East Network, India.
22-24
| Right
to Decide If, When and Whom to Marry Consultation. Organised by AALI with
the support of IWRAW Asia Pacific and Interrights. Lucknow, India
27-29
| Hong
Kong CEDAW Training for women activists. Organised by Centre for Comparative
and Public Law, and the Women's Studies Research Centre, University of
Hong KongMore
28-9
April | 59th
Session of the UN Human Rights Commission. Geneva, SwitzerlandMore
April
4-6
| Women
Human Rights Defenders Consultation.
Co-organised by IWRAW Asia Pacific, APWLD, and Amnesty International –
International Secretariat. Bangkok, ThailandMore
23-25
| Regional
(Pacific) CEDAW Reporting Workshop. Organised by the Secretariat of the
Pacific Community. Apia, SamoaMore
May
19-21
| Lawyers
Expert Group Meeting. Bangalore, India*More
22-24
| Human
Rights Training Programme. Workshop organised by the Malaysian Bar Council.
Penang, Malaysia
June
8-11
| ESCR-Net
Inaugural Conference. Chiang Mai, ThailandMore
16-20
| Women’s
Rights Watch Project. Second Exchange Week “Exploring how CEDAW
can be used as a holistic framework”. Organised by HOM. Utrecht,
NetherlandsMore
18-20
| Second Inter-Committee Meeting of UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies. Organised
by OHCHR. Geneva, Switzerland More
23-27
| Fifteenth Annual Meeting of Chairpersons of the UN Human Rights Treaty
Bodies. Geneva, Switzerland More
24 | Tenth
Annual Meeting of Special Rapporteurs, Representatives, Independent Experts,
Chairperson of Working Groups of the Commission on Human Rights. Geneva,
Switzerland More
26-6 July
| "From Global to Local". 29th CEDAW Session. New York, USA* More
July
19-20 | A
meeting of experts on the interpretation and application of "General Comment
16: Article 3 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights". Organised by the Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation
(CERA). Toronto, Canada More
August
28-29 | IWRAW
Asia Pacific Advisory Committee Meeting. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia*
30-2 Sept.
| Updating of Training Concepts Meeting. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia*
More
September
8-9 | International
Civil Society Forum on "Civil Society Partnerships for Democracy". Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia More
10-12 | Fifth
International Conference of New or Restored Democracies on "Democracy,
Good Governance and Civil Society". Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia More
25-27 | Third
ASEAN People's Assembly. Organised by ISIS Philippines. Manila, Philippines
26-27 | National
Consultation on India's Reservations. Organised by NAWO with support from
IWRAW Asia Pacific
October
9-12 | Regional
Thematic Meeting: Rights in Marriage. Organised by Women and Media Collective
and IWRAW Asia Pacific. Sri Lanka
27-4 Nov.
| CEDAW Training of Trainers for the South Pacific. Organised by UNIFEM
Pacific
28-31 | "The
Interlinkages between VAW and the Right to Adequate Housing". Pre-Consultation
Training followed by Asia-Pacific Regional Consultation with the UN Special
Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing. Co-organised by IWRAW Asia
Pacific, APWLD, COHRE and HIC-HLRN. Delhi, India. More
November
7-11
| Lawyers Training on CEDAW and its Optional Protocol. Organised by FWLD
with the support of IWRAW Asia Pacific. Godavari, Nepal More
12-14 | Expert
Group Meeting on "Developing Universal Indicators for the Prevention of
Child Marriage". Organised by UNICEF. New York, USA
19-21 | Dialogue
on the Relationship among Religion, Culture and UNFPA's Rights Based Approach.
Organised by UNFPA. Washington, USA.
19-23 | Global
Campaign for the Ratification and Use of the OP-CEDAW. Steering Committee
meeting and Africa Regional Consultation. South Africa
24
| Day of General Discussion on the Right to Work. Organised by the CESCR.
Geneva, Switzerland More
December
1-5 | National
Training of Trainers. Organised by MASUM with the support of IWRAW Asia
Pacific. India. More
3-7
| CEDAW and OP-CEDAW National Training of Trainers. Organised by FWLD
with the support of IWRAW Asia Pacific. Dulikhel, Nepal. More
5-8 | IWRAW
Asia Pacific Staff Evaluation and Planning. Malaysia
13-16 | National
Training of Trainers. Organised by Women and Media Collective with the
support of IWRAW Asia Pacific. Sri Lanka. More
