The Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) will convene an expert group meeting on the “Situation of rural women within the context of globalization". The meeting will address social and economic challenges and opportunities faced by women in rural areas. The expert group meeting is being hosted by the Government of Mongolia in Ulaanbaatar, and will take place from 4 to 8 June 2001.