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INSTRAW News / Noticias del INSTRAW / Nouvelles de INSTRAW
E-Newsletter
September 2006

Table of Contents
1. NEWS
2. EVENTS
3. NEW PUBLICATIONS/PAPERS/ARTICLES/WEBSITES
4. CALL FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS
5. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

1. NEWS
**INSTRAW’s Gender Training Wiki** as a groundbreaking initiative, 
UN-INSTRAW launched on 28 August 2006 the first-ever Gender “Wiki”, an 
online tool facilitating and increasing the exchange of 
knowledge-sharing on capacity-building activities and resources 
worldwide. Through a free Internet downloadable wiki software, this 
kind of website allows users to add, remove, edit and change all content 
quickly and easily. In its efforts to embrace the new technologies for 
empowering women, the UN-INSTRAW has developed this first-ever “wiki” 
specifically devoted to gender issues for all NGOs, popular 
organisations, universities and UN agencies around the globe. The 
Gender Training Wiki can be visited at the following URL: 
http://www.un-instraw.org/wiki/training/index.php/Main_Page
**Women’s 
Political Participation** INSTRAW launched on 22 August 2006 
its new page on Governance, Gender and Political Participation of Women 
at the Local Level. This initiative aims at promoting women’s rights, 
equality, participation and political leadership of women in local 
governments in Latin America through the exchange of knowledge and the 
use of tools and good practices. Also available on this page is all the 
information generated by the Project that was initiated in March 2006. 
INSTRAW has been implementing this project called “Strengthening 
governance with a gender perspective and the political participation of 
women at the local level” with the financial support from the Spanish 
Agency for International Cooperation (AECI). This page also offers an 
online world map with data available on more than 300 gender 
institutions in the twelve countries covered by the Project.
www.participacion-politica.org
www.participacion-politica.org

**The Nobel Women’s Initiative** Established in 2006 by sister Nobel 
Peace Laureates Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi, Wangari Maathai, Rigoberta 
Menchú Tum and Betty Williams, was created to join efforts in promoting 
peace with justice and equality, and to help strengthen work being done 
in support of women's rights around the world. The Nobel Women’s 
Initiative will work to prevent and combat violence against women, 
share information, sponsor international meetings, and carry out networking 
with a view to action. For more information on the mission, commitment 
of the Nobel Women’s Initiative, please visit: 
http://www.nobelwomensinitiative.org/about.php

**16th Anniversary - 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence 
Campaign** The Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL), at Rutgers, 
State University of New Jersey, will hold its 16 Days of Activism 
Against Gender Violence Campaign for 2006 from 25 November to 10 
December 2006. This year’s Campaign celebrates activists who have made 
the campaign a success and honors women human rights defenders who have 
suffered intimidation and violence for their activism and/or have given 
their lives fighting for gender equality. The 2006 Campaign Take Action 
kit, will be available online and in print form in September. To 
request a kit please visit:
http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu
http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu/16days/home.html
https://email.rutgers.edu/mailman/listinfo/16days_discussion
E-mail: 
cwgl@igc.org
**Gender Statistics Programme (GSP)** The GSP is a regional project 
being executed by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia 
(ESCWA) that was conceived and implemented in light of the Beijing 
Platform for Action of the Fourth World Conference on Women which 
recognized the importance of incorporating a gender perspective in 
policies related to all areas of society. The GSP aims to enhance 
national capabilities in the production, use and dissemination of 
gender statistics to lead to more effective policies promoting change for the 
benefit of women and the advancement of society as a whole. Since 1997 
GSP activities have commenced on both the regional and national levels 
in twelve Arab countries. For more information on the GSP and links to 
important information for NGOs, research centres, universities, 
legislators, women’s advocates and the media, please visit:
http://www.escwa.org.lb/gsp/about/main.html
E-mail: hussain@un.org - 
Mr. Ahmed Hussein, Head of Statistics 
Coordination Unit

**BAOBAB for Women’s Human Rights** BAOBAB For Women's Human Rights is 
a not for profit, non-governmental women's human rights organization, 
which focuses on women's legal rights issues under the three (3) 
systems of law - customary, statutory and religious laws in Nigeria. Its main 
objectives are the promotion, development, exercise, defense and 
awareness-raising of women’s rights. To learn about BAOBAB’s history, 
objectives, strategies, partner organizations, please visit: 
http://www.baobabwomen.org/history.htm

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2. EVENTS
**Analyzing the Law from Gender Perspective – Gender Based Violence 
Legal Training** This training activity, organized by the Center for 
Prevention of Domestic Violence, will take place on 13-19 November 
2006, in Belgrade, Serbia. Requirements for participation: A motivation 
letter with personal details and CV included. The deadline for application is 
15 September 2006. For information on the agenda, financial aid 
available, fees, transportation, hotel arrangements and costs, please 
contact:
E-mail: tejicm@EUnet.yu - Mirjana Tejic

**Reclaim the Night – Women’s March against rape and male violence** 
This year as part of the International Day for the Elimination of 
Violence Against Women, FORWARD is participating in Reclaim the Night 
2006 March to be held on 25th November 2006. Reclaim the Night is an 
event held in central London where women and girls march together in 
protest at rape and male violence, falling conviction rates and the 
fact that women are not free to live their lives without the threat of male 
violence. Last year over 700 women and girls marched to demand an end 
to this violence against women and to speak out for ourselves and those 
whose voices cannot be heard. More information about Reclaim the Night 
can be found visiting: http://www.forwarduk.org.uk/news/events/15.
To get involved or for more information, contact the London Feminist 
Network: www.ldnfeministnetwork.ik.com or e-mail 
finn_mackay@yahoo.co.uk

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3. NEW PUBLICATIONS/PAPERS/ARTICLES/WEBSITES
**International Poverty Centre (IPC)** The United Nations Development 
Programme (UNDP) International Poverty Centre intends to publish 
regularly an online bulletin, working papers, country studies, online 
publications to encourage policy debate and dissemination of knowledge 
on key poverty topics. If you are interested in receiving the online 
bulletin “In Focus”, country studies, working papers and the “One 
Pager” 
by email, please visit:
http://www.undp-povertycentre.org/newsletters.htm
http://www.undp-povertycentre.org/ipcpublications.htm

**The Millennium Development Goals Report 2006** The Millennium 
Development Goals Report 2006 is based on a master set of data that has 
been compiled by an Inter-Agency and Expert Group on MDG Indicators led 
by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations 
Secretariat. The Group comprises representatives of the international 
organizations whose activities include the preparation of one or more 
of the series of statistical indicators that were identified as 
appropriate for monitoring progress towards the MDGs, as reflected in the list 
appearing on the following page. 
http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/News.aspx?ArticleId=12
To view the Report please visit: 
http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/Resources/Static/Products/Progress2006/
MDGReport2006.pdf

**Gender Equality in Sweden** This Summary, published by the Swedish 
Government Offices in March 2004. Today, gender equality policy in 
Sweden proceeds from an understanding that the unequal distribution of 
power between women and men is sustained by what is known as the 
gender-based power structure in society. To download the pdf file, 
please visit:
http://www.sweden.se/templates/cs/Publication____11378.aspx
E-mail: 
equality@industry.ministry.se

**Women against Violence Europe – WAVE** The contents of this Manual 
evolved during the DAPHNE project BRIDGING GAPS, implemented by WAVE 
from April 2005 to March 2006. It is the final result of the project. 
The aim of the project was to develop guidelines and standards for good 
cooperation between state agencies and women's NGOs. This Manual aims 
at contributing to the development and improvement of effective 
multi-agency cooperation by providing background information as well as 
concrete guidance and recommendations. It is one of the main goals of 
this Manual to focus on the protection and safety of victims. To 
download the Manual, please visit:
http://www.wave-network.org/cmsimages/doku/homepage_bg_manual_
fromgoodinterventionstogoodcooperation3.pdf
Chapter_motives The print version of the manual can be ordered at the 
WAVE office: 
office@wave-network.org
Final result of Daphne project Bridging Gaps: Manual "Bridging Gaps - 
 From good intention to good cooperation" for download
REPORT MAY BE DOWNLOADED FROM WEBSITE LINK.
http://www.wave-network.org/start.asp?b=11

**Violence Against Women in Georgia** Report prepared by the World 
Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the Georgian Young Lawyers’ 
Association (GYLA) and submitted on the occasion of the 36th session of 
the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women. 
This Report is the result of the experience gained by OMCT’s Violence 
Against Women Programme in submitting alternative information to CEDAW 
and GYLA’s access to first-hand information on the situation of victims 
and its work with authorities and relevant institutions in Georgia. 
GYLA has been very active in putting forward legislative and protective 
measures aiming at improving the situation of victims of domestic 
violence and trafficking. To view full Report, please visit: 
http://www.omct.org/pdf/vaw/2006/CEDAW_36th/cedaw36_vaw_in_georgia_en.pdf
http://www.omct.org/base.cfm?page=omct&consol=OPEN&cfid=4071290&cftoken=3601572

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4. CALL FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS
**Women Writing and Reading: Past and Present, Local and Global** This 
three day conference, to be held 4-6 May 2007 at the University of 
Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, offers a forum for academics and the 
wider community to discuss issues around the theme of women as writers 
and readers. The aim of the conference is to explore these issues in 
the past and present, and in a local and global context. We invite 
contributions from a wide variety of perspectives – social, literary, 
artistic, historical, political, economic, scientific, legal, 
philosophical, and so on. Deadline for proposals is 28 February 2007. 
For more information about the conference, please visit: 
http://www.crcstudio.arts.ualberta.ca/wwr_conference
Please send proposals of 300 words to the conference organizers by email 
or regular mail to: wwr2007@ualberta.ca

**Engaging men in “Women’s” Issues** Women for Women International, a 
non-profit humanitarian organization, seeks submissions for the winter 
2007 issue of its bi-annual academic journal, Critical Half. The 
journal is intended to raise awareness and spark debate among a variety of 
audiences by presenting various perspectives on economic, social, and 
political issues as they relate to women in international development 
and conflict and post-conflict societies. This issue of the journal 
will focus on how men can be engaged to promote positive change in gender 
relations at the family, community, and national levels. The submission 
deadline is October 15, 2006. Articles should be sent by e-mail. For 
submission guidelines, and more information, please visit: 
http://www.womenforwomen.org/repubbiannual.htm

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5. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
**Consultant** The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 
OHCHR) is looking for a consultant to assist the Special Rapporteur on 
Violence Against Women with her study on "Culture and Violence Against 
Women". Please send any relevant information, urgently, to our OHCHR 
colleague, Mr.Jan Hessbruegge, who assists the Special Rapporteur, at: 
jhessbruegge@ohchr.org
Mara Bustelo, Coordinator Human Rights and Economic and Social Issues Unit
Research and Right to Development Branch
E-mail: mbustelo@ohchr.org

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5 de Septiembre, 2006

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