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Side events

Mon, 4 March | Tue, 5 March | Wed, 6 March | Thu, 7 March | Fri, 8 March
Mon, 11 March | Tue, 12 March | Wed, 13 March | Thu, 14 March

Additional side events, updates, and changes will be posted as they become available.

NGO representatives are encouraged to RSVP well in advance for side events on UN premises. NB please note that your RSVP request needs to be confirmed by the event organizer, because seating is limited!

Monday, 4 March 2013
  • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Huairou Commission
    Engendering Bottom-up Reform: Grassroots Women's Tool for Securing Access to Justice
    Contact: shaima.hussein[at]undp.org
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
  • Chile, Global Network of Women Peacebuilders
    Implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda: Experiences from Latin America
    Contact: msalamanca[at]minrel.gov.cl
    NGOs may RSVP until 20 February 2013.
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 4 March 2013, 9:30am to 10:30am
  • Australia
    Using new technology and social media to address violence against women and girls
    Contact: eleanorbrown01[at]gmail.com
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 4 March, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), International Center for Research on Women 
    Prevention of gender-based violence through education and sport
    Contact: e.bechrakis[at]unesco.org
  • Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination (LISD), WITNESS, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights and the United Nations Peacekeeping
    Women's Empowerment in South Sudan: A look at gender-responsive peacekeeing in practice
    Contact: advisor5[at]nyc.llv.li
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 4 March, 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Canada
    Violence Commited in the name of "HonoUr"
    Contact: Ellen.Chen[at]international.gc.ca
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 4 March, 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
  • France, Council of Europe
    Violence against Women: our concern, our response
    Contact: stephanie.collette[at]diplomatie.gouv.fr
    NGOs may RSVP until 21 February 2013
  • Israel, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Coalition against Trafficking in Women
    Women's Economic Empowerment as a Tool for Combating and Eliminating Violence against Women
    Contact: federicop[at]newyork.mfa.gov.il
    NGOs please RSVP by 26 February at the latest.
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 4 March 2013, 12:00-13:00pm
  • Turkey
    Legal Reforms and Best Practices
    Contact: tuvana.varan[at]mfa.gov.tr
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 4 March 2013, 12:30-13:15pm
  • Finland, South Africa, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
    Transforming social norms to prevent violence against women
    Contact: annukka.kurki[at]formin.fi
    Please note that the event is now full. A confirmation email has been sent on a first come first serve basis
    Ticket Pickup:
    Permanent Mission of Finland (reception), 866 UN Plaza, Suite 222 (2nd floor). Monday, 4 March, between 9 and 10 am.
  • Mali
    Violence against Women and girls in situation of conflict
    Contact: malionu[at]aol.com
  • Armenia, Estonia
    Security Council Resolution 1325 - What Lies Ahead
    Contact: unngo@ars1910.org
  • The Equality and Anti-discrimination Ombud in Norway, Forum for Women and Development in Norway
    Gender-based violence Against Women in Gender Equal Societies
    Contact: imag[at]mfa.no
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), from 2:45 - 4:45PM on Monday 4 March
  • Spain
    Two roads to gender equality: Insights from the MDG-F experience
    Contact: zully.ferreira[at]undp.org
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), one hour before the event
  • Gabon, International Organisation of La Francophonie, UN Women
    Concertation francophone de haut niveau, violences faites aux femmes et aux filles / High Level Francophone Consultations on Violence against Women and Girls
    Contact: Info[at]gabon-un.org
  • Norway, Half the Sky Movement
    HOUSE OF VIOLENCE – ENDING THE CYCLE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS
    Contact: Carina.Alm[at]mfa.no

    See flyer for more information.

    Please note that due to space limitations an RSVP is required with name, organization and email to Carina.Alm[at]mfa.no in order to attend. No Special Event Tickets (SETs) are required for this event.
Tuesday, 5 March 2013
  • Belgium, Turkey
    Protecting Women and Girls from Harmful Practices: Sharing Best Practices
    IMPORTANT NOTICE: Kindly note that an RSVP or a UN Badge is required to access the premises . Please send your full name as on your ID to protecting.women.and.girls[at]gmail.com for RSVP by March 1.
  • Denmark
    Social control - as a means of violence
    Contact: loroh[at]lige.dk
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    The Permanent Mission of Denmark (reception area), 885 2nd Avenue, 18th fl New York, NY 10017 on Monday 4 March, 3pm - 5pm
  • UNAIDS
    High on the Agenda: Addressing Violence against women and HIV in Africa
    Contact: davtyanm[at]unaids.org
  • Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), UN Women
    Parliamentary strategies for tackling violence against women and girls
    By invitation only
  • Norway, South Africa, Human Rights Watch, Promundo, Sonke Gender Justice Network, The International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict
    Gender-Based Violence Prevention as a Human Right and a Legally Binding State Obligation
    Contact: imag[at]mfa.no
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 5 March, 9:30 - 11:30 AM
  • United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), UN WOMEN
    Sexual Violence - Forms, Consequences and Interventions
    Contact: crichlow[at]unfpa.org
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 5 March, 9:50 - 11:15 AM
  • Turkey, Vodafone Turkey Foundation, Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey
    Women in Movement: Women in Technology
    Contact: women.movement.in.technology[at]gmail.com
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 5 March 2013, 12:00-13:00pm
  • Austria
    Combating Violence against women and the role of the justice system - current challenges and best practices
    Contact: tanja.delgado[at]bmeia.gv.at
    Delegates/ Members of Permanent Missions do not need a ticket or RSVP confirmation
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly Lobby, 5 March from 12pm to 1pm (only for NGO participants)
  • Sweden
    Working together - Sweden's multisectoral approach for preventing and responding to violence against women and girls
    Contact: cecilia.lindqvist[at]gov.se
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    At the Swedish Mission to the UN.
  • UN Women, all UN agencies contributing to CSW
    UN Heads of Agencies Forum on Violence Against Women and Girls
    Contact: patricia.codazzi[at]unwomen.org
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 4 March, 4 to 6 pm
  • United States of America
    PREVENTING & RESPONDING TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE
    Contact: herrerak[at]state.gov
    RSVP required with name & organization
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice
    SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT: Delivering Justice
    Invitation only
  • Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), International Federation of Women Lawyers
    The Human Rights Universal Periodic Review and Violence against Women and Girls
    Contact: newyork[at]ohchr.org
    Thank you for your interest in our side event . Please let us know the names of the colleagues in your organization who will be attending. Please include in the subject of your email the title of the side event you wish to attend.
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 5 March, 2:30 to 2:50pm
  • Zimbabwe, Namibia
    Namibia & Zimbabwe Prevention and Response to Violence against Women and Girls: A Community Based Approach
    Contact: zimnewyork[at]gmail.com
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 4 March, 1:00 - 1:30pm
  • Burkina Faso, Italy, UNICEF, and UNFPA
    From resolution to elimination: Governmental and inter-governmental plans to intensify efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilations
    For security reasons, RSVP before the event to: filippo.cinti[at]esteri.it; cdonahue[at]unicef.org; kuntzinger[at]unfpa.org
  • Canada, Ending Violence Association of BC, the White Ribbon Campaign, and YWCA Canada
    Engaging Men and Boys in preventing Violence against Women and Girls
    Contact: Ellen.Chen[at]international.gc.ca
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby, 5 March from 3 pm to 4 pm at the side event ticket table
  • Switzerland, Australia, UN Women and Global Compact
    WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT PRINCIPLES – EQUALITY MEANS BUSINESS: HOW STAKEHOLDERS FROM GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS AND CIVIL SOCIETY ARE TAKING ACTION TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
    Contact: ptg[at]eda.admin.ch (please mention the title of the event)
  • Delegation of the European Union
    Comprehensive strategies to combat Violence against women/domestic violence in the European Union: results and challenges
    Contact: jelena.vujic[at]eeas.europa.eu
    Please rsvp for side event tickets by 4 March noon time.
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby, 5 March from 4.15pm to 4.45pm at the side event ticket table.
  • Turkey, Journalists and Writers Foundation
    Sustainable Women's Rights: Present and Future of the Women's and Girls' Rights in Turkey and Replicability of Turkish Coordination Model in Other Nations
    Contact: g.kirbassov[at]gyv.org.tr
    RSVP to g.kirbassov[at]gyv.org.tr
  • UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
    The Socio-Economic Cost of Violence Against Women in Africa
    Contact: kopperman[at]un.org
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly Lobby (side event ticket desk), 5 March 2013, 5:00 - 6:00 PM
  • United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI), Plan International, 10x10
    A Girl’s Right to Learn Without Fear: Working to End Gender Based Violence at School
    Contact: nfyles[at]unicef.org
  • Germany, UN Women
    COMMIT TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN EVENT
    Invitation only
Wednesday, 6 March 2013
  • UN Global Compact, UN Women
    Inclusion: Strategy for Change
    5th Annual Women's Empowerment Principles Event
    By invitation only
  • UNAIDS, The Global Coalition on Women and AIDS (GCWA), Women Won't Wait Campaign, Fundación para Estudio e Investigación de la Mujer (FEIM)
    Women WON'T Wait-End HIV & Violence against women-NOW
    Contact: mbianco[at]feim.org.ar
  • United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
    Safety of Women Journalists
    Contact: e.bechrakis[at]unesco.org
  • Finland
    A prosperous future for all – gender, climate change and biodiversity in a globalized world
    Contact: rsvp.yke[at]formin.fi
    Please RSVP by Monday, March 4 to rsvp.yke[at]formin.fi
  • Japan; The National Women’s Committee of UN NGOs; The International Women’s Year Liaison Group, Japan; Japan Women’s Watch (JAWW)
    Situation and Measures to Eliminate Violence against Women
    Contact: masa-502[at]palette.plala.or.jp
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 6 March, 10:00-11:00am
  • Delegation of the European Union
    Trafficking of women and girls - a form of violence against women: the EU's response
    Contact: jelena.vujic[at]eeas.europa.eu
    Please rsvp for special event tickets by 4 March COB.
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby, 6 March from 11am to 11.30am at the side event ticket table.
  • Namibia, National Council of Namibia
    Feedback from the Namibian Rural Women Parliament on Violence against Women
    Contact: etuna09@gmail.com
  • Thailand
    Critical Issues on Violence against Women and Girl Children: Cultural and Social Transformations
    Contact: chonvipatc[at]hotmail.com
    NGOs please RSVP by 26 Feb 2013
    Ticket Pickup:
    - NGOs, please contact Ms. Chonvipat (chonvipatc@hotmail.com) for tickets collection at the GA lobby, UN Headquarters, from 10.00 AM onwards on 6 March 2013
  • Sweden, Nordic Missions to the UN
    From prevention to response- Engaging men and boys in the elimination of violence against women and girls.
    Contact: cecilia.lindqvist[at]gov.se
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
  • Dominican Republic, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD)
    Education and Other Important Tools for Women Empowerment and the Prevention of Violence Against Women
    Contact: margaret[at]globalfoundationdd.org
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), one hour before the event
  • Commission on the Status of Women
    Preparatory Panel for 2014: Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls
    Contact: talita.mattos[at]unwomen.org
  • United States of America
    INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE: EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS
    Contact: herrerak[at]state.gov
    RSVP required with name & organization
  • International Labour Organization (ILO), Australia
    The impact of domestic violence in the workplace
    Contact: RVSP to cassidy[at]ilo.org
  • Germany, the World Health Organization, and United Kingdom
    Linkages between Violence against Women and Health
    Contact: pol-s2-vn[at]newy.auswaertiges-amt.de
    RSVP by 5 March
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, The Netherlands, Promundo
    Challenging and changing young people's attitudes to prevent violence against women and girls
    Invitation only
  • UN Women
    UN Women's Knowledge Gateway on Women's Economic Empowerment
    Contact: knowledge.economics[at]unwomen.org
    Unfortunately, we have no more tickets for the event.
    Ticket Pickup:
    Ticket pickup information: General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 6 March, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM for confirmed tickets. 1.30-2.00 PM for wait-listed participants.
  • Netherlands, South Sudan, Cordaid, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
    Discussion on Gender, Peace and Security in the Post-2015 Development Framework
    Contact: RSVP to nyv-rsvp[at]minbuza.nl
  • Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
    Women in Politics: Latest trends
    Contact: ny-office[at]mail.ipu.org
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
  • Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Working Group on Discrimination against Women in Law and in Practice
    The Working Group on Discrimination against Women in Law and in Practice: come and learn about this new mechanism and how it can be used
    Contact: newyork[at]ohchr.org
    Thank you for your interest to the side event of the Working Group on Discrimination against Women in Law and in Practice. Please let us know the names of the colleagues in your organization who will be attending. Please include in the subject of your email the title of the side event you wish to attend.
  • Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
    Partnerships to address violence against women: Parliamentary caucuses as a platform
    Contact: ny-office[at]mail.ipu.org
Thursday, 7 March 2013
  • Canada, Medical Women's International Association
    Women doctors and role of the health system in the elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls
    Contact: ellen.chen[at]international.gc.ca
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly Security Check (46th Street Entrance), 7 March, 7:30 AM to 8AM.
  • Germany
    Cartas de Mujeres: An innovative and inclusive awareness campaign to prevent violence against women and girls.
    Please RSVP by Tuesday, 5 March 2013, to wi-s1-vn[at]newy.auswaertiges-amt.de
  • Iceland
    The Role of the Nordic Women's Shelter Movement
    Contact: rsvpfny[at]mfa.is
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 7 March, 9:00 am - 10:00 am
  • Ireland
    Mobilising communities to prevent and respond to Violence against Women - lessons learned from Uganda
    Contact: mairead.glynn[at]dfa.ie
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    Confirmed guests have been emailed instructions for ticket pick up at the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations.
  • United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
    The Role of Data in Addressing Violence against women and girls
    Contact: crichlowi[at]unfpa.org
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 5 March, 9:50 - 11:15 AM
  • Czech Republic, Peru, Zambia
    Experience in Implementation of National Action Plans on Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
    Contact: barbora.czechmission[at]gmail.com
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    For those registered, tickets for this event can be picked up in the GA Hall two hours before the meeting, i.e. from 11am to 1pm, on Thursday 7 March. Observers and guests cannot attend the event without the ticket.
  • UN Women, World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
    Stop the Violence: Girls at the frontlines of prevention
    Contact: Click here for more information
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached). Please come to the ticket desk for standby tickets
    Ticket Pickup:
    Ticket Pickup: Side event ticket desk at the UN General Assembly lobby, UN Headquarters, (Visitors entrance at 46 Street and 1st Avenue), 7 March, Thursday, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
  • UN Women, UN-HABITAT, UNICEF
    Reclaiming Public Spaces for Empowerment of Women and Girls
    Contact: diallo9[at]un.org
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly Lobby, 7 March, from 11.30 to 1.15pm at the side event ticket table (please arrive at least 30 min in advance).
  • Finland, International Criminal Court, Global Action to Prevent War and Armed Conflict
    Achieving Gender Justice: The Case for Reparations
    Contact: melina@globalactionpw.org
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), one hour before the event
  • Liberia, NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York (NGO CSW/NY), Avon Foundation for Women, Futures Without Violence
    2nd Annual Avon Communications Awards: Speaking Out About Violence Against Women
    Contact: cricha[at]futureswithoutviolence.org
    By invitation only
    Check-in for invited guests: General Assembly lobby prior to the event
  • Nigeria
    Elimination and Prevention of all forms of Violence against Women and Girls: Documentation and Intervention in Nigeria
    Contact: amirasmaila[at]yahoo.co.uk
  • Germany, Malaysia
    Due Diligence from the ground up: State Compliance to End Violence against Women
    Contact: pol-s2-vn[at]newy.auswaertiges-amt.de
  • United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
    Girls Growing Up Free of Violence: Promoting Tolerance, Equality and Respect
    Contact: mgupta[at]unicef.org
  • Switzerland, South Africa, BRIDGE/Institute of Development Studies
    GENDER AND THE POST 2015 FRAMEWORK: MULTI-STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE ON KEY GENDER ISSUES RELATING TO CSW’S EMERGING ISSUE 2014
    Contact: ptg[at]eda.admin.ch (please mention the title of the event)
  • Canada, Afri-Dev, Family Care International, Girls Not Brides, Inter-Parliamentary Union, The Partnership for Maternal Newborn & Child Health, UN Foundation, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, World Health Organization, World Vision, YWCA
    Too Young to Wed
    Contact: Ellen.Chen[at]international.gc.ca
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 7 March, 1 PM - 2:15 PM
  • Australia, Mexico, Solomon Islands
    Engaging men and boys to prevent violence against women and girls
    Contact: eleanorbrown01[at]gmail.com
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 7 March, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Kenya
    Efforts to eliminate Sexual Violence in Kenya: Best practices and Challenges
    Contact: mosotijk[at]yahoo.com
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 7 March, 11.00 am - 2.45 pm
  • The Netherlands, AWID, Breakthrough India, Global Fund for Women Kenya, Casa de la Mujer from Colombia
    Women Moving Mountains, High Impact Investment to Eliminate and Prevent Violence Against Women - The Case of the Dutch MDG3 Fund
    Contact: penny-van.bee[at]minbuza.nl
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    Confirmed guests have been emailed directions for ticket pick up.
  • Dominican Republic, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Women's UN Report Network (WUNRN)
    Addressing Violence Against Women and Girls in Latin America, The Caribbean and their Diasporas: The Convergence of International Human Rights Laws and Principles and Women and Grassroots Efforts
    Contact: mosie[at]infionline.net
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), one hour before the event
  • UN Women
    Critical Services Commitment by United Nations Agencies
    Contact: patricia.codazzi[at]unwomen.org
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 7 March, 4:30 to 6 pm
Friday, 8 March 2013
  • UN Women
    International Women's day 2013 - a promise is a promise: time for action to end violence against women
    Contact: RSVP by no later than Wednesday 6 March by 5:00 pm to patricia.cortes[at]unwomen.org
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 8 March, from 9:15 am
  • Norway, Zambia, UN Women, World Health Organization (WHO)
    High-level Side Event - Panel discussion on global estimates on prevalence of violence against women, health impacts and health sector guidelines to address violence against women
    Contact: imag[at]mfa.no
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 8 March, 9:30 - 11:30 AM
  • New Zealand, Australia, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
    Leaders Speak Out: Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls in the Pacific – from Research to Implementation.
    Contact: rsvp.newzealand[at]gmail.com
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 8 March, from 10:30am
  • UN Women
    Sing with UN Women
    "We shall shine" Download and share! song.unwomen.org Twitter: #1woman
  • Secretariat of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (SPFII), UNICEF, FIMI
    Indigenous women building their autonomy for the eradication of violence and a life with dignity
    Contact: nfenly[at]iiwf.org
  • Australia, Sweden, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), UN Women, United Nations Volunteers (UNV), World Health Organization (WHO), Partners for Prevention
    Why do men use violence and how do we stop it: new evidence on men's use of violence against women and girls and its uses for enhanced prevention
    Contact: chetpon.changcharoen[at]one.un.org
    If you would like to reserve a ticket for this side event please write to: chetpon.changcharoen[at]one.un.org Tickets will be issued on a first come basis.
    Ticket Pickup:
    Those who have confirmed reserved tickets may pick them up at the following time/place only:
    When: 8 March, between 10am and 1pm
    Where: GA Lobby ticket tables – please look for the sign at one of the four ticket tables marked with the event title ‘Why do men use violence and how do we stop it? New evidence on men’s use of violence against women and girls and its uses for enhanced prevention’
  • UN Women, Australia
    Implicit stereotypes, explicit solutions: Overcoming gender-based discrimination in the workplace
    Contact: janaki.murthy[at]unwomen.org
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 8 March, 10:00 AM.
  • United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), Plan International, Women in Cities International
    A Girl's Eye View on Unsafe Urban Spaces
    Contact: diallo9[at]un.org
    Contact: ny-office[at]mail.ipu.org
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 8 March, 11:30 am - 1:15 pm
  • Switzerland, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
    Powerful Voices - Women in the MENA Region talking Militarism, Security and Peace
    Contact: ptg[at]eda.admin.ch
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    Ticket pickup information has been communicated via email to those who RSVP
  • UN Women, International Disability Alliance (IDA), El Salvador, Peru, Jordan, Bulgaria, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Women Enabled, Plan, Human Rights Watch
    High-level Side Event - Panel Discussion on Violence against Women and Girls with Disabilities
    Contact: jeong.lee[at]unwomen.org
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 8 March, 10:00 AM
  • Germany
    Harmful Traditional Practices - Violence Against Women & Girls
    Laws vs. Practice: Rhetoric vs. Reality
    Contact: Levin@em.uni-frankfurt.de
    RSVP by 5 March
  • South Africa
    Gender Based Violence: A call for multisectoral interventions and Action
    Contact: NonkosiT[at]dwcpd.gov.za
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 8 March 2013, 2:00 pm.
  • Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its causes and consequences, UN Women
    Gender-motivated killings of women, including femicide
    Contact: newyork@ohchr.org
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 8 March 2013, 2:00 pm.
  • Ireland, Irish Consortium on Gender Based Violence
    Gender Based Violence and Fragile States - Shared Learning to accelerate Action on Gender based Violence
    Contact: mairead.glynn[at]dfa.ie
    Ticket Pickup:
    Closed event: Confirmed guests have been emailed instructions for ticket pick up at the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations.
  • WAFUNIF, NGO Branch/DESA
    WORLD FASHION FORUM: A PANEL OF LEADING WOMEN IN THE INDUSTRY ON EMPOWERING WOMEN THROUGH FASHION
    Contact: RSVP@worldfashionforum.org
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side event ticket desk), 8 March, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Monday, 11 March 2013
  • South Africa
    Hand in hand with men and boys against Gender Based Violence
    Contact: NonkosiT[at]dwcpd.gov.za
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 11 March, 9:30 - 10 am
  • El Salvador, Peru, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO); UN Women, UNITE to End Violence Against Women Campaign; Global Women's Institute at George Washington University
    Addressing Violence Against Women in Latin America and the Caribbean: From Data to Action
    Contact: paho[at]whoun.org
    Space is very limited
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 11 March, 10 - 11 am
  • Qatar, Doha International Institute for Family studies & development
    Arab Spring: a chance or a risk for women's rights
    Contact: andreqatarun[at]gmail.com
  • Philippines, UN-Women, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
    Domestic Workers Count, Too: Ensuring Protection, Upholding Rights
    Contact: nypm3com[at]gmail.com
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 8 March, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM.
  • Australia
    Women Doctors and the role of the healthcare system in response to Violence against Women
    Contact: eleanorbrown01[at]gmail.com
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 11 March, 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
  • UN-HABITAT, UN Women, FORAM Mali, Arab-Yemen Women's Union, Groots (Kenya)
    Elimination and prevention of violence against women and girls with special emphasis on the situation of women and girls in post conflict situations
    Contact: diallo9[at]un.org
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 11 March, 11:30am - 1:15pm
  • The World Bank, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), George Washington University's Global Women's Institute
    What is the price of violence against women & girls? Capturing costs and consequences.
    Contact: gbono[at]worldbank.org
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 11 March, 2:00 - 3:00PM
  • United Republic of Tanzania
    Break the Silence, Join Hands: Multi sectoral approach to Prevent and Respond to Violance against Women and Girls: Experience of the United Republic of Tanzania : Zanzibar as a Case Study
    Contact: kijamaduhu[at]gmail.com
    Dear CSW participants: Please note that we have received wide interest in the Tanzania side event. - We will distribute the side event tickets (SETs) on a first come serve basis, so please plan on arriving early
    - We will grant access to no more than two representatives from each organization
    - Each organization will be given a maximum of 2 tickets to allow wide participation from various places
    Please note that you may not need a SET in order to access the event. Read the following carefully to determine which group you belong to :
    1) Government Delegates and UN staff members are able to enter the North Lawn building and attend side events with their UN grounds passes.
    2) ECOSOC accredited NGO representatives require side event tickets (SETs) to attend side events in the North Lawn Building.
    3) Other individuals (who do not have a valid UN grounds pass)may also attend side events in the NLB with a SET. We look forward to your participation.
    Ticket Pickup:
    The side event ticket (SET) pick up will take place on Friday 8 March 2013 from 3:00 to 5pm and Monday from 9am to 11 am at the following address: Permanent Mission of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United Nations, 201 East 42nd Street, (675 3rd Avenue) 4th Suite# 425 New York, N.Y. 10017 Tel: 1-212-697-3612 (ask for Ms. Rina Arrieta) Fax: 1-212-697-3618
Tuesday, 12 March 2013
  • International Organization for Migration (IOM), Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
    Human Rights of Migrant Women
    Contact: ggetaneh[at]iom.int
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    Confirmed guests have been emailed directions for ticket pick up.
  • Ireland, Raising Voices
    Exploring the evidence in preventing violence against women
    Contact: lori.michau[at]raisingvoices.org
    Ticket Pickup:
    Confirmed guests have been emailed instructions for ticket pick up at the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations.
  • The World Bank
    World Bank Consultation - Fostering Women's Agency and Voice
    Contact: gbono[at]worldbank.org
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 12 March, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Centre for Women's Global Leadership
    Austerity, Fiscal Policies and Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights: Vienna+20 - Where are Women Now?
    Contact: savi.bisnath[at]rutgers.edu
    Ticket Pickup:
    Guests who RSVP-ed may pick up tickets in the General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk) on 12 March at 11am on a first come first serve basis.
  • United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), AXIOS-Mision Mujer, A.C.
    "Ending and preventing gender violence with youth. Case Study: Ciudad Juarez" (Previniendo y erradicando la violencia de género con los jóvenes. Caso de Estudio: Ciudad Juarez)
    Contact: juanalbertovarela[at]axios.org.mx
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 12 March, 11:30 am - 1:15 pm
  • UN Women, United Nations Statistics Division
    Guidelines to measure violence against women
    Contact: talita.mattos[at]unwomen.org
    Ticket Pickup:
    Confirmed guests may pick up tickets in the General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), on 12 March at 10:30am. Wait-listed guests may pick up extra tickets - if available - at 11:30am.
  • El Salvador
    The impact of small arms and light weapons on the women, youths and children of Latin America and the Caribbean: Profiles of courageous women, youths and children in the region
    Contact: raescalante[at]rree.gob.sv
  • Indonesia, Family Watch International
    Promoting Sexual Health Through Education
    Contact: annie[at]azfranklin.com
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), Tuesday, 12 March 2013, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.
  • Ireland, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Amnesty International, Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition
    Women Human Rights Defenders - a Resource at risk? Obligations and practical measures to support Women Human Rights Defenders and protect them from intimidation, reprisals and violence.
    Contact: mairead.glynn[at]dfa.ie
    Ticket Pickup:
    Confirmed guests have been emailed instructions for ticket pick up at the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations.
  • United Republic of Tanzania, Tanzania Women Judges Association
    Ending Abuse of Authority for Purposes of Sexual Exploitation (Sextortion): The Experience of UNITED REPUBLIC OF Tanzania
    Contact: kijamaduhu[at]gmail.com
    Dear CSW participants: Please note that we have received wide interest in the Tanzania side event. - We will distribute the side event tickets (SETs) on a first come serve basis, so please plan on arriving early
    - We will grant access to no more than two representatives from each organization
    - Each organization will be given a maximum of 2 tickets to allow wide participation from various places
    Please note that you may not need a SET in order to access the event. Read the following carefully to determine which group you belong to :
    1) Government Delegates and UN staff members are able to enter the North Lawn building and attend side events with their UN grounds passes.
    2) ECOSOC accredited NGO representatives require side event tickets (SETs) to attend side events in the North Lawn Building.
    3) Other individuals (who do not have a valid UN grounds pass)may also attend side events in the NLB with a SET. We look forward to your participation.
    Ticket Pickup:
    Side event ticket (SET) pick up will take place on Monday, 11 March from 10am to 5pm and Tuesday, 12 March from 10am to 2 pm at the following address: Permanent Mission of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United Nations, 201 East 42nd Street, (675 3rd Avenue) 4th floor, Suite# 425 New York, N.Y. 10017 Tel: 1-212-697-3612 (ask for Ms. Rina Arrieta) Fax: 1-212-697-3618
  • Burundi
    Humura Burundi. Centre de Prévention des Violences faites aux Femmes
    Contact: anesie2001[at]yahoo.fr
    Ticket Pickup:
    Permanent Mission of Burundi in UGANDA HOUSE, 336 East 45th Street, New York, NY, 10017
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
  • Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), US Federation for Middle East Peace
    The influence of faith on the elimination of violence against Women and Girls
    Contact: usfmep[at]hotmail.com
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 13 March, 9:15 am - 9:45 am
  • Holy See
    A Religious Response to the Causes and Consequences of Violence Against Women
    Contact: HolySeeEvent[at]gmail.com
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    Confirmed guests have been emailed directions for ticket pick up.
  • Bangladesh, Plan International
    Empowering Girls - a Pathway to Elimination of VAW and Child Marriage
    Contact: Andrew.Adams[at]plan-international.org
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 13 March 2013 from 11.00 am - 1.00 pm
  • Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
    Custodial violence against women, Side event convened by the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Ms. Rashida Manjoo
    Contact: newyork[at]ohchr.org
    Thank you for your interest to the side event of the SR on violence against women, Ms. Rashida Manjoo. Please let us know the names of the colleagues in your organization who will be attending. Please include in the subject of your email the title of the side event you wish to attend.
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 13 March, 12:30 to 1:00pm
  • Ethiopia
    Afar: Remarkable Steps to abolish Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
    Contact: dibacof[at]yahoo.com
    To all our guests:
    The Venue of the Panel is changed from Conference Room 2 to ECOSOC chamber.
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 13 March, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Thursday, 14 March 2013
  • Liberia, Liechtenstein, Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Action Group and International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
    War against Women and the Pursuit of Peace and Justice: Sexual and Gender-Based Violence as a Method of Warfare
    Contact: advisor5[at]nyc.llv.li
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 14 March, 10:45 am - 11:25 am
  • Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), US Federation for Middle East Peace
    laws on violence against women presented by Women Judges
    Contact: usfmep[at]hotmail.com
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 14 March, 9:15 am - 9:45 am
  • Malawi
    Best Practices for ending Gender-based violence against women and girls in Malawi
    Contact: livingkalimanjira[at]ymail.com, malawiu[at]aol.com
  • Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
    Effective Remedies for Victims of Trafficking in Persons
    Contact: newyork[at]ohchr.org
    Thank you for your interest to the side event of the SR on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Ms. Joy Ngozi Ezeilo. Please let us know the names of the colleagues in your organization who will be attending. Please include in the subject of your email the title of the side event you wish to attend.
    Ticket Pickup:
    General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), 14 March, 12:30 to 1:00pm
  • Botswana, Presbyterian Church USA
    Panel discussion on the theme "Moving men from Bystanders to Allies"
    Contact: ricky.velez-negron[at]pcusa.org
    No more reservations (max. seating capacity reached)
    Ticket Pickup:
    Confirmed guests have been emailed directions for ticket pick up at the Presbyterian Ministry to the UN at the Church Center.

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