U.N. Connection
UN Connection
Jane Crane, Laura Taylor and Dee Aker at CSW 2008 Enlarge
Emiko Noma and Ugandan CSW Delegates Enlarge
Karla Alvarez at the DPI/NGO conference on climate change, 2007 Enlarge
Members of the UN Delegation 2003
UN Commission on status of women. Beijing+5, 2000, Enlarge
55th Annual DPI/NGO Conference 2002
United Nations Program Participation
At its regular session, July 2004, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) granted Special Consultation status to the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice. The IPJ had begun seeking this affiliation, and preparing the needed documentation in May 2003, the earliest date it was eligible. The status enables the IPJ to designate representation to the United Nations, to the UN Headquarters in New York and the UN offices in Geneva and Vienna. Regular participation in programs and initial response to issues of concern are expected.
Prior to receiving official status, Deputy Director Dee Aker introduced the IPJ’s mission and work to the international community of NGOs active in ECOSOC through her participation in the various UN conferences and sessions. Aker has been an active participant in these UN programs since the 1995 Fourth UN World Conference on Women held in Beijing. Listed below are the UN Department of Pubic Information and NGO (DPI/NGO) annual conferences that bring the work of the UN and NGOs into focus in areas of joint cooperation and development; the annual UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) programs for national delegates and NGO representatives; and three major UN international conferences—on women, children and intolerance and discrimination—in which Aker participated in and shared information on the IPJ's activities.
UN DPI/NGO conferences:
60th Annual DPI/NGO Conference: "Climate Change: How it Impacts Us All," September 2007. Details.
59th Annual DPI/NGO Conference: "Unfinished Business: Effective Partnership for Human Security and Sustainable Development," September 2006. Details.
58th Annual DPI/NGO Conference: "Our Challenge: Voices for Peace, Partnerships and Renewal," September 2005. Details.
57th Annual DPI/NGO Conference: "Millennium Development Goals: Civil Society Takes Action," September 2004. Details.
56th Annual DPI/NGO Conference: "Human Security and Dignity: Fulfilling the Promise of the United Nations," September, 2003. Details.
55th Annual DPI/NGO Conference: "Rebuilding Societies Emerging From Conflict: A Shared Responsibility," September, 2002. Details.
UN Commission on the Status of Women:
52nd UN Commission on the Status of Women: "Financing for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women," February 2008. Details.
51st UN Commission on the Status of Women: "The Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination and Violence Against the Girl Child," March 2007. Details.
50th UN Commission on the Status of Women: "Enhanced Participation of Women in Development," March 2006. Details.
49th UN Commission on the Status of Women: "Review and Appraisal of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the Outcome Document of the Twenty-Third Special Session of the General Assembly," March 2005. Details.
48th UN Commission on the Status of Women: "Women's Equal Participation in Conflict Prevention, Management, and Conflict Resolution and in Post Conflict Peacebuilding," March 2004. Details.
47th UN Commission on the Status of Women: "Gender, Peace and Security," March 2003. Details.
46th UN Commission on the Status of Women: "Poverty eradication, environmental management; mitigation of natural disasters," March 2002. Details.
45th UN Commission on the Status of Women: "Women, girl child and HIV/AIDS; Gender and all forms of discrimination in particular racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance," March 2001. Details.
44th UN Commission on the Status of Women: "Comprehensive 5-year review and appraisal of the implementation of the Platform for Action," March 2000. Details.
International UN Special Sessions/Conferences:
2002 UN Special Session: "Children," New York, May 2002. Details.
2001 UN Conference: "Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance," Durban, South Africa, August - September 2001. Details.
2000 UN Special Session and NGO Forum: "Women 2000: Gender Equality, Development and Peace for the Twenty-first Century," (Beijing Plus Five) June 2000. Details.
2000-2005 Local UN programs and support for the United Nations Association:
In addition to participating in UN programs, the IPJ has recognized the work of the UN and its local supporter the United Nations Association of San Diego by hosting panels, talks and an April 11, 2002 celebration of the establishment of the International Criminal Court. The IPJ has hosted the Junior Model United Nations spring conferences, as well as the annual United Nations Day UN Association program. Aker was awarded the UNA Nona and Carol Cannon award for her work for the UN Association of San Diego.
