2 March 2001 Background Release The Commission on the Status of Women will open its forty-fifth session on Tuesday, 6 March, at United Nations Headquarters, focusing on two thematic issues: Women...

Fifty-fifth General Assembly Third Committee 17th Meeting (PM) 10 October 2000 Concludes Discussion of Advancement of Women; Hears Statement by Special Adviser to Secretary-General on Gender Issues...

AFTERNOON HR/SC/99/14 13 August 1999 The Subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights continued its examination this afternoon of the implementation of human rights with regard to...

EVENING HR/CN/99/14 30 March 1999 Widening Rich-Poor Gap Lamented; Pleas Heard for Reduction of Foreign-Debt Burdens of Developing Countries The Commission on Human Rights began discussion this...

SG/SM/6602 WOM/1052 18 June 1998 Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's statement at the opening of the meeting on "Culture, Education and Female Circumcision", delivered on his...

WOM/1050 16 March 1998 Approves 11 Other Texts, Including Draft Conclusions on Major Areas of Concern of 1995 World Women's Conference; Concludes Session The Commission on the Status of Women...

WOM/1051 13 March 1998 The General Assembly would decide that its High-level Review in the year 2000 of the implementation of the 1985 Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women...

GA/9397 WOM/1048 Text, As Amended During Informal Consultations, Will Be Considered at Commission Meeting Tomorrow The Chairman of the Commission on the Status of Women this afternoon announced that...

12th meeting WOM/1049*/ 12 March 1998 Other Drafts Introduced Address Women in Afghanistan, Palestine; Violence against Women, Conflict Situations, Gender Perspective, Older Women The Commission on...