Community of Democracies United Nations Democracy Caucus (consideration of the programme of work of the United Nations Democracy Caucus and preparation of the Caucus contribution to the consultation process on the Human Rights Council) (at the ambassadorial level) (organized by the Permanent Mission of Mali)

Mr. Greg Young Ing (Indigenous Peoples Caucus' Creators' Rights Alliance)

Ms. Beck delivered a Statement to Plenary to the government delegates, and the delegation contributed to the Statements made by the Religious and Spiritual Caucus and the Education Caucus.

So being an American, I decided to set up a caucus.

From 2001 04 CATW has organized and chaired the NGO Violence Against Women Caucus.

The deputy director of CATW Asia Pacific was elected chairwoman of the NGO anti trafficking caucus.

Women Parliamentarians Caucus, established in 1999, to promote gender perspective and human rights of women in parliament.

CMS also participated in the NGO Caucus to revise the Outcome document, A World Fit for Children.

The LWV also helped the WGG with caucus meetings throughout the Preparatory Meetings and the Special Session.

It can t be seen as giving emerging markets special encouragement. And, given its location, South Korea would be torn between encouraging an emerging market caucus and encouraging an Asian caucus for Asia, too, needs to organize itself better in order to represent its interests in the G 20.

More specifically in the area of women's rights, the partnership with the Women's Caucus of the National Congress is strengthening.

The actions of the Women's Caucus of the National Congress had a fundamental role in the approval of these Laws.

The LWV collaborated with other NGOs in presenting side events and conducting caucus meetings at all the CSW meetings above.

The Caucus has been working intensely for the approval of legislation that affirms the equality of rights between men and women.

CATW's delegates also participated in the governmental conference and one of CATW's member chaired the Trafficking Caucus during the official conference.

On many occasions, the Caucus worked closely with the Special Secretariat on Policies for Women and different organizations of the women's social movement.

The Special Secretariat on Policies for Women and the Women's Caucus of the National Congress are lobbying for approval of these new pieces of legislation.

The Pacific Caucus said that it would include this issue on its agenda and would consider the document at its next proposed meeting in March 2006.

Part II. In preparation for the 2002 High Level Segment of ECOSOC, FI convened a gender caucus to make recommendations to strengthen the Draft Ministerial Document.

Ten assembly committees (plus one standing committee) have been established by agreement between the Presidency of the Assembly and the caucus leaders including the Kosovo Serbs.

Also at the same meeting, the Forum heard statements by the following observers Canada, Fundo Indigeno, Parlamento Indígena de América, The Koani Foundation, Waikiki Hawaiian Civic Clubs, Na Koa Ikaika o Ka Lahui Hawaii, Seventh Generation Fund, International Institute for the Study and Preservation of Aboriginal Peoples, Threatened (TIPs), India Confederation of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, Tugara Nation, Pacific Caucus, Asia Caucus, and Tlahtlokan Nahuacalli.

A caucus member of the Serbian List for Kosovo and Metohija has been appointed to chair the Committee on the Rights and Interests of Communities, but has not yet taken up the post.

In order to advance the Beijing commitment regarding the Draft Declaration, the Indigenous Women's Caucus requested the inclusion of language urging Governments to adopt the Draft Declaration without further delay in its present form.

She expressed deep appreciation regarding the interventions of the Pacific Caucus, and from the Hawaii Institute for Human Rights and was looking forward to cooperating with them in relation to their meeting in March 2006.

Youth organizations are aware that the international community has widely discussed these problems during the World Summit on the Information Society, for which there was an active Youth Caucus working to promote youth driven policy inputs.

The Forum supports the initiative of the Asia Indigenous Peoples' Caucus to undertake research and hold a regional conference on the question of indigenousness in Asia in order to bring about better dialogue and understanding on the issue.

The Women's Caucus of the National Congress has been working in close cooperation with government, particularly the Special Secretariat on Policies for Women, holding seminars and public audiences in the House of Representatives and in the Federal Senate.

Ms. Roland provided information about the meeting of the caucus of Afro parliamentarians from the Latin America and Caribbean region in San José, Costa Rica, which aimed at exploring the possibility of creating a black congress of the Americas.

Kraisak Choonhavan, Chairman of the Thai Senate s Foreign Relations Committee and Vice Chairperson of the ASEAN Inter Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC), called for an investigation by the United Nations. So did the UN General Assembly and the UN Human Rights Commission.

UNDP Indonesia supported a voter education and advocacy campaign for 30 per cent of candidates in the general elections to be women, and for the formation of a caucus of female members of parliament at the national and regional levels.

The Special Secretariat on Policies for Women and the Women's Caucus of the National Congress have worked jointly to defend and promote women's rights by organizing seminars, public audiences and debates, and lobbying for the approval of non discriminatory legislation.

It is worth mentioning that last February a meeting entitled National Dialogue Beijing 10 Advances and Challenges was organized by the Special Secretariat on Polices for Women and the National Council for Women's Rights, with the support from the Women's Caucus of the National Congress.

The videoconferences were an initiative of the 2004 Year of the Woman Committee of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, the Woman's Caucus of the National Congress, Interlegis (information technology system to increase public participation in the legislative process) and the Feminist Center for Studies and Assistance (CFEMEA).

The Brazilian Government is aware of the fact that these discriminatory provisions continue to exist in the new Civil Code, and is articulating with the Legislative Power, particularly the Women's Caucus of the National Congress and the women's movement, for approval of new proposals that revoke these provisions.

The Community of Democracies, which the Secretary General has not only given his blessing to but also encouraged a financial basis for so as to make it part of the United Nations, is already beginning to show its teeth, establishing within itself a consultative body to determine which States meet the criteria, set by the caucus, qualifying them as democracies.