Fiftieth session of
The Commission on the Status of Women
27 February to 10 March 2006
NGO Participation Information Note
Arrangements for NGO representatives attending the fiftieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women have been made as follows:
NGO
representatives may pick up their UN grounds passes at the 51³Ô¹Ï
Visitor’s Lobby (
All NGOs should enter via the Visitor’s Entrance in the General Assembly Building, at all times, and will be required to pass through the security checkpoint and metal detectors. On the first day of the session, there will be a separate metal detector set up exclusively for NGO representatives attending the fiftieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
Kindly note that the 51³Ô¹Ï grounds passes are to be worn visibly at all times. Please do not lose them.
The fiftieth
session of the Commission on the Status of Women will be held in Conference
Room 2. The sessions will normally be scheduled from
Conference Rooms
are located in the basement of
NGO representatives may attend all open meetings of the Commission. They may also attend informal consultations subject to the agreement of the chairperson of the informal consultations. Otherwise, informal consultations are for government delegates only.
*Oral statements
NGO representatives wishing to speak in the general debate or panel discussions on the thematic areas should notify Ms. Tsu-Wei Chang (CSW50@un.org) 24 hours before the beginning of the session. The request should include the topic of the statement, identifying the organization(s), the name of the speaker, and the contact address/ phone numbers. Copies of all oral interventions must be submitted in writing; we kindly ask that you please limit your statement to approximately two pages. You should submit 21 copies of the statement to the registration desk at least half day in advance of the scheduled session. These copies will be submitted to Conference Services by DAW.
The requests will be brought to the attention of the Secretary of the Commission to include on the speakers’ list. The chairperson decides who can speak, based on time available, with government delegations having priority. NGO representatives are therefore encouraged to prepare joint statements whenever possible. Preference will be given to individuals speaking on behalf of a number of organizations or caucus.
The daily list of speakers will be posted in Conference Room B. Since the list is updated frequently in accordance with the proceedings of the meetings, NGOs who have requested to speak should check the list often.
NGO representatives selected to intervene in the discussion will be seated in an area designated for these NGO representatives, and will be expected to keep their interventions brief, exceeding no more than five minutes.
*NGO meetings and caucuses
Conference Room B has been reserved for NGO representatives to hold caucuses and workshops. A photocopier has been set up in Conference Room B for the use of NGO representatives attending the fiftieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women. NGO representatives are requested to bring their own paper (standard letter size 8½ in. x 11 in.; any other size will jam the machine); please note that paper will not be provided, so please arrange accordingly. As well, it is requested that the photocopier, computers and printers are not to be used while the room is being used for caucuses and workshops..
The second floor of the Church Centre Building, located on the corner of 44th Street and First Avenue, has been specially reserved by the NGO Committee on the Status of Women to be used by NGO representatives attending the fiftieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women. Kindly arrange with the NGO Committee on Status of Women to use this space whenever possible.
*Parallel Events
NGOs that are
facilitating workshops or organizing events on 51³Ô¹Ï premises are
requested to keep strictly to the scheduled time, so that the next programme
may start promptly. Please see the
attached schedule of events for further information on the caucuses and
workshops. Any request for changes in
the scheduled events should be directed to Tsu-Wei Chang. Schedule of changes will be posted on the
notice board inside Conference Room B. A
daily schedule of events will be distributed at the registration desk, and at
the morning briefings in Conference Room 2.
Only those scheduling changes received by
*Official documents
Limited copies of official documents for the fiftieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women have been reserved for NGO representatives. Those documents will be kept in Conference Room B. NGO representatives are strongly recommended to take no more than one copy of each official document per organization. NGO representatives are requested not to ask for official documents at the documentation booths in the Conference Room area, as distribution of documents to NGOs from these points is not authorized.
The Journal of the 51³Ô¹Ï is issued daily. It contains the daily programme of official meetings in the 51³Ô¹Ï, as well as announcements and room numbers. There will also be a daily programme of events issued jointly by the Division for the Advancement of Women and the Secretary of the Commission on the Status of Women. Additional information can be obtained at the daily briefings for NGOs.
An Information and Help Desk for CSW will
be set up in the Conference Building Neck area.
It is located in the basement of
· Under no circumstances are demonstrations of any kind permitted on 51³Ô¹Ï premises.
· The 51³Ô¹Ï is a non-smoking building.
· No food or beverages are to be brought into or consumed in any of the conference rooms, including the Dag Hammarskjold Library Auditorium.
· No items are to be sold on the premises of the 51³Ô¹Ï.
· No luggage is permitted in the 51³Ô¹Ï premises, such as carry ons, backpacks. etc. Please make arrangements for storing your luggage prior to arrival at UN Headquarters.
· No items are to be affixed to any walls, doors or painted surfaces by any means, and under any circumstances. In order to facilitate the sharing of information, there will be a notice board inside Conference Room B; this is the only place where NGO representatives may place notices.
· The 51³Ô¹Ï will not be responsible for damage or theft of articles.
· Full co-operation with the UN Security Service is expected.
· When in the cafeteria, please do not move tables and chairs into clusters so as to hold impromptu meetings as the cafeteria is strictly for eating purposes.
Finding your way around UN Headquarters and the surrounding
area
Please
note that copies of a sketched map of the UN headquarters will be available at
the registration Desk.
* UN
Visitor’s Entrance:
*NGO Resource Center: In the basement of the Dag Hammarskjold library, there is an NGO resource center. To access the center, use the ……
*Cafeterias in UN Secretariat:
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Main cafeteria: South Lobby
Breakfast 8:00 am-10:00 am; Lunch 11:00
am-3:00 pm; Dinner 5:00 pm-8:30 pm
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Viennese Café: GA-B1
8:00 am-6:00 pm
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Delegates Dining Room: 4th
Floor
Lunch served daily: 11:30am to 2:30 pm, reservations: (212) 963-7625
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Visitor’s coffee shop: GA concourse
*Useful
51³Ô¹Ï phone numbers:
For fire and other emergencies,
please go to a public phone and dial 911
51³Ô¹Ï Security and Safety Services 24-hour emergency line: (212) 963-6666
NGO Committee on the Status of Women: (212) 209-3961
DAW: e.mail csw50@un.org or leave message at (212) 963-8370
*Public
transportation to the 51³Ô¹Ï:
Bus : M15, 27, 42, 50, 98, 101, 102, 103, 104
Check map at:
Metro: Grand Central (line 4, 5, 6, 7 and S)
Check map at:
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In front of the
main cafeteria, near the Security Guards’ post, there is a