Date: Tue, 24 Oct 95 10:42:41 -24000 To: , , , <74262.3444@compuserve.com>, <72763.1775@compuserve.com>, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , From: "Richard Cincotta" Subject: conference/ Beijing WCW X-Incognito-SN: 643 X-Incognito-Format: VERSION=2.01a ENCRYPTED=NO Center for the Study of the Global South "Beijing: Strategies for Implementation" November 7, 1995 The American University School of International Service 6th Floor Butler Board Room Bender Arena 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC The United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, which met in September 1995 in Beijing, China, and adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, generated much worldwide interest. While the Conference was a landmark in many ways, the challenges posed by its follow-up and implementation, especially for societies of the global South, are both profound and daunting. Southern women want to achieve pragmatic goals: access to credit, basic education for girls, primary health care and a role in policy- and decision-making and the elimination of violence against women. How will the Platform for Action assist them in this endeavor? In the Center's one-day symposium, the outcome of the Beijing Conference will be reviewed and assessed from the perspective of countries of the global South. Specific strategies for implementation will be examined both from a regional and global point of view. PANELS Financial Institutions, the Private Sector and MicroCredit Mobilizing for Implementation in the Arab World: A Case Study Issues of Priority in the Platform for Action SPEAKERS INCLUDE Clovis Maksoud, Director, Center for the Study of the Global South Gertrude Mongella, Secretary-General, Fourth World Conference Haifa Abu Ghazaleh, President General Federation of Jordanian Women Mahnaz Afkhami, Executive Director, Sisterhood is Global Institute Munira Fakhro, Professor, University of Bahrain Marnia Lazreg, Hunter College Waafas Ofosu-Amaah, Consultant, UNDP Catherine Pierce, Executive Coordinator, Task Force on ICPD Implementation, UNFPA May Rihani, Creative Associates Ismail Serageldin, Vice-President for Environmentally Sustainable Development, The World Bank Reservations are required and seating is limited. Reservations can be made by emailing glsouth@american.edu or calling (202) 885-1618 or faxing (202) 885-1186 before November 3, 1995. The registration fee is $20.00 for the general public, $5.00 for area students and free for those holding a valid AU ID. Lunch is available for an additional $5.00. Further information will be provided following registration. The School of International Service is the largest school of International Affairs in the United States. The Center for the Study of the Global South, founded in 1992 and directed by Ambassador Clovis Maksoud, is a multidimensional intellectual resource which examines critical issues affecting the developing countries of the world, increasingly characterized collectively as the South. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Dina Kasrawi dkasraw@american.edu Center for the Study of the Global South The American University 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20016