June 8, 2004 — Ottawa: Canadian Delegation Report Back: UN Commission on the Status of Women

SOUTH ASIA PARTNERSHIP
SOCIETE ASIATIQUE DES PARTENAIRES CANADA

Invites you to a lunch-time seminar on

UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN:
CANADIAN DELEGATION REPORT BACK

Women’s Equal Participation in Conflict and Peacebuilding.
and
The Role of Men and Boys in Gender Equality.

Speakers:
Julia Bracken, Canadian International Development Agency
Chantale Walker, Foreign Affairs Canada
Elizabeth Wright, Communaute bahïee du Canada
Sheila Regehr, Status of Women Canada

Time: 12-2 PM, Tuesday, June 8, 2004
Location: Room 1200, 12th Floor, 1 Nicholas St., Ottawa, Ontario

This seminar provides Canadians an opportunity to hear from and ask questions to Canada�s government and civil society delegates to the UN Commission on the Status of Women which was held from March 1-12, 2004.

Foreign Affairs Canada, Status of Women Canada and the Canadian International Development Agency along with Canadian civil society representatives will share their experiences negotiating the two themes at the Commission.

The meeting will open to discussion and reflection on future directions and strategies for government and civil society to consider.

RSVP to Peter Moore, Communication Coordinator, SAP Canada, 613-241-1333 ext. 228 or pmoore AT sapcanada.org . Space is limited. Please feel free to bring your own lunch. The event will be bilingual.

For more information about the UN Committee on the Status of Women meeting, visit its web site: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/48sess.htm