Beijing + 10: 49th session of the Commission on the Status of Women

The Commission will be focusing on two thematic issues as outlined in its multi-year programme of work:

1. Review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of the special session of the General Assembly entitled "Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century"; and

2. Current challenges and forward looking strategies for the advancement and empowerment of women and girls.

Also see the additional web site at http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/Review/

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