1st vp communication

5th Annual BPW International Leadership Summit

Harmonie Club, New York City, New York

1st VICE PRESIDENT COMMUNICATION

Huguette Akplogan-DossaNew York March 2013

PRESENTATION ON UN ADVOCACY & ACTIVITIES

THEME: Global Advocacy

Content

• BPW Triennium theme• BPW AIMS AND UN STRATEGY• UN Agencies and BPW UN Activities • UN issues: Importance for BPW Members

at International, regional and local levels

EMPOWERED WOMEN LEADING BUSINESS FROM THE TOP AT ALL LEVELS,

IN THE COMMUNITYBPW WITH UN

BPW Triennium Theme

BPW AIMS AND UN STRATEGY

BPW International aims to unite business and professional women in all parts of the world to:1. Work for women‘s equal opportunity and representation in

economic, civil and political life 2. Encourage and support women and girls to:

– develop their professional and leadership potential – undertake lifelong education and training – use their abilities for the benefit of others, locally,

nationally and internationally

BPW AIMS AND UN STRATEGY

3. Advocate: • for the elimination of all discrimination against women • for human rights and the use of gender-sensitive

perspectives 4. Undertake: • non-profit projects that help women gain economic

independence • to present the views of business and professional

women to international organizations and agencies, and to business, governments and civil society.

BPW International has Consultative Status

with the United Nations• BPW International, is a non-governmental

organization (NGO) that has had Consultative Status with the United Nations through the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 1947.

• At present there are a total of 23 members of BPW International serving as representatives at the United Nations and its subsidiary organs, specialized agencies and related organizations in all continents.

BPW UN STRATEGY• BPW International will work to maintain its status with the United

Nations by sending in time all statements to UN Agencies. • Ensure the accreditation and participation of members at other

sessions and conferences organized by UN agencies (UN Women, International Trade Center, UNCTAD, UN-DESA) according to the demands and interests of members with the help of UN Administrator.

• Strengthen the capacity of BPW International's members on UN accreditation process to grown Membership

• Build a UN CSW Team of technical work with the responsible of communication with president office

• Build also UN status of Women standing Committee• Make more visible the BPW International's actions within the United

Nations and its various agencies

BPW UN STRATEGY• Facilitate BPW’s participation in the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at

the United Nations each year including:– Supporting Federations & Clubs to maximize their representation through the

provision of resources and assistance to encourage member states (Federation’s own Governments) to ensure BPW is able to bring more members than the designated 20 delegates

– Developing tools and resources to expand the profile of BPW Federations achievement through an expanded CSW parallel events program

• Develop and deploy a strategy that will strengthening and maintaining the long standing BPW relationship with UN Women and the broader United Nations Community.

• Work with Federations and clubs to establish and/or strengthen their domestic relationships with UN Women and UN Sponsored activities in their own Countries.

UN Agencies• These are the main Agencies with which BPW International has

representative or consultative status:

Economic and Social Council of the UN

1st VP UN - Scope

UN Office/Agencies Roles & ResponsibilitiesUN : United Nations    

  Geneva Dr. Catherine Bosshart-Pfluger (Main Representative)    Karin Kausch Françoise van Leeuwen Elisabeth Clement-Arnold Lesha Witmer

  New York Eva Richter (Main Representative)   Liz Benham Harriet Friedlander Elizabeth VanArdenne Susan O'Malley

  Vienna Marlene Parenzan (Main Representative)    Arzu Ozyol Irge

UNESCO : United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

  Brazil Beatriz Zanella FettElisa Campos

  France Arzu Ozyol Irge

  Seoul Kim Hyang-Sook

  Germany Marion Volk

  Argentina Cecilia Quadri

BPW International and UN: CONTACTS between UN and MEMBERS

EXCO - President - Vice President & UN – Chair

- UN - Administrator

UN Conferences (big ones with workshops)Meetings (which can be

attended by members)

List of big conferences and 2-3 meetings, periodically delivered by UN Reps. to UN Administrator

Information (short) about events

Registration (organized by UN Administrator)

Caretaking of BPW participants during the events

MEMBERS- Regions- Federations- Clubs

Information about UN

- Website (Info-set with basics about UN for the websites of Regions, Federations & Clubs with link to BPW International UN site

_ Invitations for UN Conferences, Meetings incl. Registration form

- Brochures CSW

Interesting information forCommittees, Task Forces, Project leaders

Especially from specific UN Agencies likeWHO, FAO, ILO, UNESCO, UNICEF etc.UN Reps. inform UN-Admin, who forwards informationto Committees, Task Forces or Project Chairs

UN

Reps.

Applying Empowerment Principles

Information Participation

Local Capacity Accountability

UN issues: Importance for BPW Members at all levels

BPW can capitalise all your work with affiliates and also with UN Agencies in your countries and your regions for BPW Advocacy throught UN Representatives and also at CSW each year for better life for Women

Thank you !Merci!