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FAWCO's Global Impact: Advocating for Women, Education, and Human Rights at the UN

FAWCO, as an accredited NGO with the UN, focuses on critical global issues including education, women's health, human rights, and environmental sustainability. With representatives in New York, Geneva, and Vienna, FAWCO actively participates in UN meetings and initiatives, advocating for the UN Millennium Goals and fighting against human rights abuses. From raising awareness about trafficking during the World Cup to sustainable development projects like the Millennium Forest, FAWCO exemplifies collective efforts for positive change in the world.

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FAWCO's Global Impact: Advocating for Women, Education, and Human Rights at the UN

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  1. FAWCO on the World Stage Pam Perraud, NGO Director

  2. FAWCO at the UN • 1995 - Accredited as official NGO with UN Dept of Information(DPI) • 1997- Granted « Special Consultative Status » with ECOSOC • 2001 – Joined CONGO, Committee of NGOs in Geneva

  3. Focus of NGO Activities • Education and literacy • Environment • Women’s health issues • Aging • Human rights, particularly for women and children • Peaceful resolution of conflicts through the UN system

  4. FAWCO Representatives FAWCO currently has NGO representatives in • New York • Geneva • Vienna

  5. Attendance at UN/NGO Meetings • 4th World Congress of Women - Beijing • Special Session on Children - New York • World Summit on Information - Geneva • Second World Urban Forum - Barcelona • Asian Civil Society Forum- Bangkok • World Assembly on Aging - Madrid • Annual DPI Conferences - New York • NGO Committees on CSW, HR - Geneva • NGO Committees on CSW, Family - NYC

  6. FAWCO Takes Positions • Protesting withdrawal of funding for the UNFPA • Urging German Chancellor Merkel and the head of FIFA to take all efforts to combat trafficking during the 2006 World Cup • Protesting human rights abuses in Darfur

  7. UN Millennium Goals 1. Eradicateextreme poverty and hunger 2. Achieve universal primary education 3. Promote gender equality and empower women 4. Reduce child mortality 5. Improve maternal health 6. Combat HIV/AIDS,malaria and other diseases 7. Ensure environmental sustainability 8. Develop a global partnership for development

  8. FAWCO MDG Initiatives Environment • Millennium Forrest – AIWC Casablanca • One Member, One Tree Campaign Malaria • NetWorks – Challenge $75,000 for 75th • BioVision malaria-reduction projects

  9. 60th Anniversary of the UDHR • What is the UDHR? • Why is it important? • What is FAWCO doing to celebrate?

  10. Eleanor Roosevelt - UDHR Universally admired First Lady • Fought against racial discrimination • Defended human rights in the US US Representative to UN • Chair of Human Rights Committee • Promoted Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)

  11. Help in Honoring Eleanor • Sponsor an ER tea • Hold a candlelight vigil • Conduct a teen essay contest • Publicize her life, quotes • Publicize her work on the UDHR

  12. Interested in UN NGO work? • Help on one of the NGO projects • Sponsor a UN-related event • Volunteer for the UN • Sign up for NGO subscriptions

  13. Working Together “Nobody really does anything alone…it is only by inducing others to go along that changes are accomplished and work is done.” --- Eleanor Roosevelt

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