51吃瓜

Expert Group Meeting

Elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl-child
UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, Florence, Italy
25-28 September 2006

In accordance with its multi-year programme of work for 2007-2009, the Commission on the Status of Women will consider “The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child” as its priority theme during its fifty-first session in 2007. In order to contribute to a further understanding of the issue and to assist the Commission in its deliberations, the 51吃瓜 Division for the Advancement of Women, in collaboration with the , organized an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on the topic. The EGM was hosted by the in Florence, Italy, from 25 to 28 September 2006.

In preparation for the Expert Group Meeting, DAW also hosted an on-line discussion on the theme.

Related documents and resources:
Aide-Mémoire
Programme of Work
On-line Discussion
Participant List
Background Papers
Expert Papers
Observer Papers
Statements
Final Report

On-line Discussion

An on-line discussion on the theme of “The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child” was held from 14 August to 8 September 2006. More than 500 individuals from across the globe took part in the discussion.

Report of the On-line Discussion

Background Papers

• EGM/DVGC/2006/BP.1
  The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child
  prepared by Savitri Goonesekere
  
  
• EGM/DVGC/2006/BP.2
  Online discussion on elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child
  prepared by Christoph Schuepp
  
  
• EGM/DVGC/2006/BP.3
  Gender statistics and some existing evidence
  prepared by Edilberto Loaiza, Claudia Cappa & Gareth Jones
  
  
• EGM/DVGC/2006/BP.4
  Violence and discrimination - Voices of young people: Girls about girls Prepared by UNICEF

Expert Papers

• EGM/DVGC/2006/EP.1
  Girl-children in vulnerable situations
  prepared by Teresita L. Silva
  
  
• EGM/DVGC/2006/EP.2
  From the kitchen to the classroom: Call for political commitment and empowerment to get girls out of child domestic labour and into school
  prepared by Busakorn Suriyasarn
  
  
• EGM/DVGC/2006/EP.3
  Engaging boys and men to empower girls: Reflections from practice and evidence of impact
  prepared by Gary Barker
  
  
• EGM/DVGC/2006/EP.4
  The impact of harmful traditional practices on the girl child
  prepared by Berhane Ras-Work
  
  
• EGM/DVGC/2006/EP.5
  Socio economic empowerment: A route towards equality of the girl child
  prepared by Shahira A. Fawzy
  
  
• EGM/DVGC/2006/EP.6
  Improving the quality of life for the girl child by using child rights and gender-sensitive budgeting: Perspectives from South Africa
  prepared by Christina Nomdo
  
  
• EGM/DVGC/2006/EP.7
  “Boys’ mind, girls’ heart”: Barriers to the realization of the potential in gifted girls – Responding to challenges
  prepared by Biljana Brankovic
  
  
• EGM/DVGC/2006/EP.8
  Girl child empowerment: A challenge for all
  prepared by Nicole Bidegain Ponte
  
  
• EGM/DVGC/2006/EP.9
  Counting invisible workers: Girls in domestic activities within their homes
  prepared by Daniela Zapata
  
  
• EGM/DVGC/2006/EP.10
  Addressing vulnerability and exploitation of child domestic workers: An open challenge to end a hidden shame
  prepared by Cecilia Flores-Oebanda
  
  
• EGM/DVGC/2006/EP.11
  A note on the social and economic development and reproductive health of vulnerable adolescent girls
  prepared by Judith Bruce
  
  
• EGM/DVGC/2006/EP.12
  The girl child and armed conflict: Recognizing and addressing grave violations of girls’ human rights
  prepared by Dyan Mazurana and Khristopher Carlson
  
  
• EGM/DVGC/2006/EP.13
  Teacher identities and empowerment of girls against sexual violence
  prepared by Fatuma Chege
  
  
• EGM/DVGC/2006/EP.14
  Violence against the girl child in the Pacific Islands region
  prepared by Shamima Ali
  
  
• EGM/DVGC/2006/EP.15
  The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child
  prepared by Ambassador Moushira Khattab, Vice-Chair of CRC
  

Observer Papers

• EGM/DVGC/2006/OP.1
  The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child - Situation paper for the Pacific Islands Region
  prepared by UNICEF
  
  
• EGM/DVGC/2006/OP.2
  Need for action to eliminate all forms of discrimination and violence against girls
  prepared by PD Dr. Waltraud Cornelißen, Deutsches Jugendinstitut e.V.
  
  
• EGM/DVGC/2006/OP.3
  Reducing vulnerability of the girl vhild in poor rural areas - Activities of the International Fund for Agricultural Development
  prepared by Maria Hartl, Technical Adviser, Gender and Social Equity IFAD

Statements

Opening statement by Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women

Welcome statement Ms. Rima Salah, Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF