ဖော်ပြချက်/အကြောင်းအရာ:
"On 16-17 May 2003 a workshop was held in New Delhi, India, and on the 19-
21 May 2003 a similar workshop was held in Chiangmai, Thailand, organized
by International IDEA and the Women?s League of Burma (WLB). The aims of
the workshops were to strengthen capacities of women from the ethnic
nationalities to participate in and shape the National Reconciliation
Process in Burma. The resources persons for the workshops were: Ms.
Radhika Coomaraswamy, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence
Against Women and Director of the International Center for Ethnic Studies
who spoke both about the international context and standards of women?s
participation in peace processes and about the Sri Lankan experience in
particular. Ms. Myriam M?ndez-Montalvo, Senior Programme Officer for
International IDEA, who spoke about experiences in Colombia and Guatemala,
Ms. Nomboniso Gasa, former Member of the Commission for Gender Equality in
South Africa, who spoke about women?s peace building initiatives in South
Africa. Ms. Jyotsna Chatterji, Director of the Joint Women?s Program,
India participated in New Delhi only and spoke of the experiences of women
in India. Ms. Theresa Kelly, founding member of the Women?s Coalition of
Northern Ireland, participated in Chiangmai only and spoke about the
creation of the Women?s Coalition and its role in the peace process and in
current politics in Northern Ireland..."
ရင်းမြစ်:
Women?s League of Burma, International IDEA
Date of Publication:
2002-05-21
Date of entry:
2010-08-06
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
အကြောင်းအရာ/အမျိုးအစား:
Language:
English