1. FAWCO on the World Stage
Pam Perraud,
NGO Director

2. FAWCO at the UN
Accredited as official NGO with UN Dept of Information(DPI)
1997- Granted « Special Consultative Status » with ECOSOC
2001 – Joined CONGO, Committee of NGOs in Geneva

3. Focus of NGO Activities
Education and literacy
Environment
Women’s health issues
Aging
Human rights, particularly for women and children
Peaceful resolution of conflicts
through the UN system

4. FAWCO Representatives
FAWCO currently has NGO
representatives in
New York
Geneva
Vienna

5. Attendance at UN/NGO Meetings
4th World Congress of Women - Beijing
Special Session on Children - New York
World Summit on Information - Geneva
Second World Urban Forum - Barcelona
Asian Civil Society Forum- Bangkok
World Assembly on Aging - Madrid
Annual DPI Conferences - New York
NGO Committees on CSW, HR - Geneva
NGO Committees on CSW, Family - NYC

6. FAWCO Takes Positions Protesting withdrawal of funding for the UNFPA
Urging German Chancellor Merkel and the
head of FIFA to take all efforts to combat
trafficking during the 2006 World Cup
Protesting human rights abuses in Darfur

7. UN Millennium Goals 2. Achieve universal primary education
1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
2. Achieve universal primary education
3. Promote gender equality and empower women
4. Reduce child mortality
5. Improve maternal health
6. Combat HIV/AIDS,malaria and other diseases
7. Ensure environmental sustainability
8. Develop a global partnership for development

8. FAWCO MDG Initiatives Millennium Forrest – AIWC Casablanca
Environment
Millennium Forrest – AIWC Casablanca
One Member, One Tree Campaign
Malaria
NetWorks – Challenge $75,000 for 75th
BioVision malaria-reduction projects

9. 60th Anniversary of the UDHR
What is the UDHR?
Why is it important?
What is FAWCO doing to celebrate?

10. Eleanor Roosevelt - UDHR
Universally admired First Lady
Fought against racial discrimination
Defended human rights in the US
US Representative to UN
Chair of Human Rights Committee
Promoted Universal Declaration of
Human Rights (UDHR)

11. Help in Honoring Eleanor
Sponsor an ER tea
Hold a candlelight vigil
Conduct a teen essay contest
Publicize her life, quotes
Publicize her work on the UDHR

12. Interested in UN NGO work?
Help on one of the NGO projects
Sponsor a UN-related event
Volunteer for the UN
Sign up for NGO subscriptions

13. Working Together --- Eleanor Roosevelt
“Nobody really does anything alone…it is only by inducing others to go along that changes are accomplished and work is done.”
--- Eleanor Roosevelt