Commission on the Status of Women
The fifty-first session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 26 February to 9 March 2007.
From the Director's Office

Opening statement at the Fourteenth Meeting of States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women - 23 June 2006
"Challenging the gender order” - Opening keynote speech at the Fourth World Conference on Women and Sport by Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women, Kumamoto, Japan 11-14 May 2006
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Publications

Women, Pecae and Security
2004 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development - Women and International Migration
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Calendar of Events
Current / Upcoming Events:
38th Session of CEDAW (14 May to 1 June 2007)
39th Session of CEDAW (23 July to 10 August 2007)
Recent Events
51st session of CSW (26 February to 9 March 2007)
37th Session of CEDAW (15 January to 2 February 2007)
36th Session of CEDAW (7 August to 25 August 2006)
50th session of CSW (27 February - 10 March 2006)
News & Announcements
The final report of the Expert Group Meeting on the theme of "The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child" is now available for download. The EGM was organized by the Division for the Advancement of Women in collaboration with UNICEF, and hosted by UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre in Florence, Italy, from 25 to 28 September 2006.
» Download the final report
» Download the expert papers and observer papers
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Secretary-General’s in-depth study on violence against women Panel discussion on “Galvanizing action towards ending violence against women” to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - Monday, 27 November 2006, from 1:15 – 2:30 pm at UN HQ Conference Room 4, New York.
» Statement by Mr. José Antonio Ocampo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs to the Panel
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An on-line discussion on the theme of “The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child” was held from 14 August to 8 September 2006.
On-line Discussion archive
Report of the On-line Discussion
Information on DAW's Technical Cooperation projects
Technical Cooperation
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