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Gender Equality: 

United Nations and US Federal Support


Progress in gender equality continues to be a major concern. The Clearinghouse January meeting will discuss the following issues:  Is the US federal support for global gender equality improving? What are the changes in UN offices with responsibility for gender equality? What is the US planning to contribute to the upcoming Beijing+15 Meetings? 

Our speakers will be June Zeitlin, attorney, Director of the CEDAW Education Project, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Education Fund and Karen Richardson, Senior Advisor on International Organizations to Melanne Verveer, Ambassador for the Global Women's Issues Bureau at the State Department. 



 

 


TOPIC:  Gender Equality: United Nations and US Federal Support

SPEAKERS:

  • June Zeitlin, attorney, Director of the CEDAW Education Project, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Education Fund

  • Karen Richardson, Senior Advisor on International Organizations to Melanne Verveer, Ambassador for the Global Women's Issues Bureau at the State Department. 

DATE/TIME:   Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 12 noon sharp to 1:30 pm

PLACE: American Council on Education
          One Dupont Circle, 8th Floor Kellogg Room

Bring brown bag lunch; soft drinks available from a machine

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

A photo ID must be shown at the security desk of One Dupont Circle.  Please allow time to go through the sign-in system. 

In case of bad weather and closing of government offices, the meeting will be cancelled.

 

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Next Meeting:

Tuesday, February 23, 2010