Women and gender issues

14 March 1996

Press Release
WOM/909

BROAD APPROACH TO TACKLE POVERTY MUST GO BEYOND PROVISION OF RESOURCES, COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN TOLD

19960314 Expert Panel Members Say Effort Must Address Reproductive Health, Violence Against Women, Job Availability, Gender Discrimination

13 March 1996

Press Release
WOM/908

IMPLICATIONS OF POVERTY ON WOMEN FOCUS OF DISCUSSION IN COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN

19960313 Expert Panel Addresses Range of Issues, among Them Impact of Gender Inequities on Economic Development, Equal Access to Credit

12 March 1996

Press Release
WOM/907

PROGRESS, OBSTACLES TO IMPLEMENTATION OF BEIJING PLATFORM FOR ACTION, DISCUSSED IN COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN

19960312

Progress and obstacles in implementing the Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing, 1995) were described this afternoon by speakers addressing the Commission on the Status of Women.

12 March 1996

Press Release
WOM/906

11 March 1996

Press Release
WOM/905

11 March 1996

Press Release
WOM/904

COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN OPENS TWO-WEEK SESSION

19960311 Hears Statements by Special Adviser on Gender Issues, Director of Division for Advancement of Women, Acting Director of INSTRAW

8 March 1996

Press Release
WOM/903*

COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN TO HOLD FORTIETH SESSION AT HEADQUARTERS, 11-22 MARCH

19960308 Background Release Will Examine Implementation of Beijing Conference's Recommendations

29 February 1996

Press Release
WOM/901

STATES PARTIES TO CONVENTION ON ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN ELECTS ELEVEN EXPERTS TO SERVE ON MONITORING BODY

19960229 Also Recommends Additional Meetings to Reduce Report Backlog

23 February 1996

Press Release
WOM/900

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN OPENS SIXTEENTH SESSION

19960223 Speakers Stress Need to Strengthen INSTRAW in Post-Beijing Period

SANTO DOMINGO, 23 February (INSTRAW) -- The Board of Trustees of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women opened its sixteenth session in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Monday, 19 February.

2 February 1996

Press Release
WOM/899