dates to remember
links

Women's Section

25 February - 7 March 2008
UN New York - Commission on the Status of Women Focus: Financing for gender equality and for the empowerment of Women www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/52sess.htm

3-28 March 2008
Human Rights Council - Main session, Geneva The OHCHR is the United Nations office with primary responsibility for promoting and protecting the enjoyment and full realization of human rights for all. www.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/WelcomePage.aspx

5-10 March 2008
One week Women of the world
- International Women’s Day (8 March)
Geneva conference/activities

15 October 2008
International Day of Rural Women - global campaign
- Laureate announcements and award ceremonies
Prize for women’s creativity in rural life
- Press Release - Support for the Mali Sheep Project
for the economic autonomy of rural women

31 October - 1 November 2009
WWSF training workshop “how to create a community
Circles of compassion to help implement the UN Development goals”

2 November 2008 - World Day for Circles of compassion

WWSF Children’s Section Suisse

1 March - 1 May 2008
Call for registrations to join the international coalition for the World Day for prevention of child abuse - 19 November 2008 - creating a culture of prevention. Link to registration form
www.woman.ch/children/1-register

19 November 2008
- World Day for prevention of child abuse
Events around the world and Geneva conference:
Progress in preventing child abuse (annual review)
- Prize for prevention of child abuse
four Laureate organizations to be announced

19-25 November 2008
One-week activities to promote the Rights of the Child and
lobby governments to ensure that prevention of violence against
children becomes a global priority.