FMF - United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing

NGO FORUM: SCHEDULE OF PLENARIES

From the Introduction to the NGO Forum Schedule of Plenaries:

The NGO Forum on Women '95 and the Fourth World Conference on Women are being convened at a time of powerful and irreversible global changes that are having a wide impact on our lives. The Program of Plenaries will present critical analyses of these current global forces, examine responses, and provide the impetus for NGO action plans for the 21st century. These plenaries will provide the Forum with an historic opportunity to present the global community with a vision for the 21st century, one that is human-centered and informed by looking at the world through women's eyes.

Overview & Analysis of the Global Forces -Framing the Questions.
The opening plenary presents an analytical overview of the global forces affecting the quality of life of the human community and the challenges these pose for everyone and for women in particular. These global forces are as follows:

Approaches to governance, including questions of citizenship and political participation;
Obstacles to peace and human security, including the effects of militarization, violence and poverty;
Challenges posed by the globalization of the economy, including the impact of the technological revolution on work
Rise of conservatism in its various forms -- religious, nationalist, racial/ethnic, and homophobic; and
Media, culture, and communications: challenges and opportunities

August 31, Thursday

Opening Plenary, 9:00 - 10:45 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Khunying Supatra Masdit, Convenor, NGO Forum on Women '95
Keynote Speakers
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize
Dr. Hanan Mikilail-Asiirawi, Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizen's Rights
Winona Laduke, Indigenous Women's Network
Regional Perspectives
11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

September 1, Friday

Approaches to Governance (Including Questions of Citizenship & Political Participation)
9:00 - 10:45 a.m.
Obstacles to Peace & Human Security (including the Effects of Militarization, Violence & Poverty)
11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

September 4, Monday

Rise of Conservatism in its Various Forms: Strategies
9:00 - 10:45 a.m.
Obstacles to Peace & Human Rights: Strategies
11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Violence Against Women: Strategies
3:00 - 4:45 p.m.

September 5, Tuesday

Media, Culture & Communications, Challenges & Opportunities: Strategies
9:00 - 10:45 a.m.
Institutional Mechanisms & Financial Arrangements: Strategies
11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
United Nations Agencies: Gender Equity Strategies
3:00 - 4:45 p.m.

Commitment to the Future
The third part of the Program of Plenaries will focus on our commitment to the future.
Ms. Hillary Rodham Clinton and women directors of UN agencies will share
their visions and plans for the future. After six days of consultation, NGOs will share
Regional Action Plans highlighting their strategies for future action. This session
will enable NGOs to hear who is planning what and provide opportunities for
networking and ways to collaborate in the future. The plenaries will culminate in an
Intergenerational Dialogue, bringing together current and
future leaders of the global movement to explore commonalties and
differences and define paths for continuing their struggle

September 6, Wednesday

Strategies for the Future
9:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Hillary Rodham Clinton, First Lady, United States of America
Women Directors of UN Agencies
9:45 - 11:15 a.m.
NGO Structures & Accountability: Strategies
11:50 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Commitment to the Future, Regional Action Plans: Europe and North America
3:00 - 4:45 p.m.

September 7, Thursday

Commitment to the Future, Regional Action Plans: Asia & the Pacific
9:00 - 10:45 a.m.
Commitment to the Future, Regional Action Plans: Western Asia
11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Commitment to the Future, Regional Action Plans: Latin America & The Caribbean
3:00 - 4:45 p.m.

September 8, Friday

Commitment to the Future, Regional Action Plans: Africa
9:00 - 10:45 a.m.
Intergenerational Dialogue
11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

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