The International Action Network for Gender Equity & Law (IANGEL), BASF’s International Human Rights Section, and Women’s Intercultural Network proudly present:
Beijing+20:
An Update on the UN Convention to End all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at 5:30 PM
BASF Conference Center, 301 Battery Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco
It has now been nearly 20 years since the historic United Nations Conference on the Status of Women in Beijing, and it is time for a critical assessment of the Platform for Action. Join us for an informative discussion with a key player in the international effort to implement CEDAW and the Millennium Development Goals.
Speaker: Dr. Soon-Young Yoon, an advocate for women’s human rights. She currently serves as a United Nations representative of the International Alliance of Women and the Chair of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York. She is also the First Vice-President of the Conference of NGOs.
Moderator: Krishanti Dharmaraj, Executive Director, International Action Network for Gender Equity and Law (IANGEL)