Editorial/Editorial.2005 has been an eventful e·vent·ful adj. 1. Full of events: an eventful week. 2. Important; momentous: an eventful decision. year in the development arena, and a year of historic firsts. The early part of the year saw the formation of a global social movement that has made history with members ranging from grassroots people in developing countries to pop idols in developed countries. This social movement is the Global Call to Action Against Poverty The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) is a growing worldwide alliance consisting of national coalitions (or platforms) of campaigns to end poverty. It has become the most significant global anti-poverty platform to date, claiming to have involved some 38 million that is demanding for trade justice, debt cancellation, more aid and increased national efforts to eliminate poverty. GCAP GCAP Global Call to Action Against Poverty GCAP Graduate Cost Analysis Program GCAP Greater Cincinnati Associated Physicians GCAP Generalized Circuit Analysis Program GCAP Global Capabilities took its campaigns to the G8 Summit in Gleneagles in July 2005 and it captured citizen's support with the White Band symbol and Live8 concerts. Women form the majority of the poor in sub-Saharan Africa and they have called for the incorporation of gender and human rights content in the GCAP messages in order to reflect their realities. This newsletter highlights African women's participation in and contribution to the GCAP campaigns. Another historic first was the organization of the Informal Interactive Hearings of the United Nations General Assembly with non-governmental organizations, civil society and private sector that took place on June 23-24, 2005. The Interactive Hearings were part of the preparations for the Millennium +5 Summit to be held in September 2005. In her Opening Statement at the ceremony, Ms. Renate Bloem, President of the Conference of NGOs (CONGO) described the event as "a historic moment in time: for the first time ever, since the founding of the United Nations, the General Assembly is holding hearings with civil society and the private sector." She noted that multi stakeholder stakeholder n. a person having in his/her possession (holding) money or property in which he/she has no interest, right or title, awaiting the outcome of a dispute between two or more claimants to the money or property. partnerships between governments, international organizations, civil society and the private sector are not an option but a necessity to achieve the millennium development goals “MDG” redirects here. For other uses, see MDG (disambiguation). The Millennium Development Goals are eight goals that 192 United Nations member states have agreed to try to achieve by the year 2015. , as exemplified by the World Summit on the Information Society The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was a pair of United Nations-sponsored conferences about information, communication and, in broad terms, the information society that took place in 2003 in Geneva and in 2005 in Tunis. . This newsletter features some of the highlights of the Informal Interactive Hearings from the African women's perspective. We also feature articles that analyse the relationship between gender and the MDGs. As always, we welcome feedback from you on the content of our newsletters and your articles for upcoming issues. Christine Butegwa Communications Officer African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) L'annee 2005 a ete marquee par des grandes premieres historiques et des evenements dans le domaine du developpement. La premiere partie de cette annee a connu la formation d'un Mouvement Social Mondial Mondial can refer to:
GCAP a mene ses campagnes au Sommet du G8 a Gleneagles en juillet 2005 et s'est attire le soutien public en se servant du symbole du Ruban Blanc et des concerts Live8. Les femmes representent la majorite des pauvres en Afrique sub-saharienne et elles ont milite pour l'inclusion des questions relatives au genre et aux droits humains dans les messages du GCAP pour presenter leurs doleances. Le present bulletin d'information met l'accent sur la participation des femmes africaines et leur contribution aux campagnes de GCAP Un autre fait fut l'organisation des Auditions Informelles Interactives par l'Assemblee Generale de l'ONU avec le concours Concours or EU concours is a recruitment competition and examination to select staff to all institutions of the European Union. Explanation of Open Competition des Organisations Non-Gouvernementales, de la Societe Civile et du Secteur Prive, qui ont eu lieu les 23 et 24 juin 2005. Ces Auditions faisaient partie des preparatifs au Sommet du Millenaire +5 qui aura lieu en septembre 2005. Dans son discours d'ouverture pendant la ceremonie, Mme. Renate Bloem, Presidente de la Conference des ONG ONG Organisation Non Gouvernementale ONG Organización No Gubernamental ONG Organização Não-Governamental (Brazil) ONG Organizzazione Non Governativa (Italian) (CONGO) ; a presente l'evenement comme "un moment historique: "pour la toute premiere fois, depuis la creation de l'Organisation des Nations Unies, l'Assemblee Generale fait des concertations avec la societe civile et le secteur prive". Elle a note que le partenariat entre differentes parties prenantes a savoir les gouvernements, les organisations internationales, la societe civile et le secteur prive n'est pas un choix mais plutot une necessite aux fins d'atteindre les Objectifs de Developpement du Millenaire a l'instar du Sommet Mondial sur la Societe de l'Information. Le present bulletin d'informations souligne les grands moments des Auditions Informelles Interactives dans la perspective des femmes africaines. Nous presentons egalement des articles qui examinent le rapport entre le genre et les ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) A contract manufacturer that uses its own designs and intellectual property (IP). See contract manufacturer. . Comme d'habitude, nous invitons vos reactions sur le contenu de nos bulletins d'informations de meme que vos articles pour les prochains numeros. Christine Butegwa Responsable des Communications Reseau ré·seau or re·seau n. pl. réseaus or réseaux 1. A net or mesh foundation for lace. 2. Astronomy de Developpement et de Communication des Femmes Africaines (FEMNET) |
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