From 28th February through to 17th March WomenAction 2000 participated in the Beijing+5 activities at the 44th regular session of the CSW (Commission on the Status of Women), at the UN headquarters in New York. To find out more about WomenAction 2000's work at the CSW, read our main lobbying document: Alternative Assessment of Women and Media based on NGO Reviews of Section J, Beijing Platform for Action.

For the duration of the session, content came live to the site, direct from NGO CSW events:

The Daily Bulletin
WomenAction reported on the daily activities of the CSW session and produced daily updates of news and views on-line and on paper. The focus was UN meetings, parallel NGO sessions, a calendar of events, interviews, and examples of women using ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) to network and influence policy makes.

Global Knowledge
From 6th to 10th March, WomenAction provided a linkage to the Global Knowledge Conference in Malaysia.

CSW Resources
Links to the Follow-up Alternative and National Country Reports, the Alternative Section J Report (also in Spanish and French), documents emerging from the various caucus sessions, as well as other relevant reports including the Political Declaration and the main Background document

Join the B+5 NGO News Mailing list!
All the latest Beijing +5 news is now available on an electronic mailing list. To subscribe and receive regular updates via email just follow this link. Messages will also be archived online.

Women and Media Caucus News
Women Action is participating in a women and media caucus, focusing attention on Section J of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA) adopted at the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women.
Read the Report of on-line discussion on Women and Media here in English, French and Spanish, or download the rtf files of the reports from our Women and Media page