Second Asia/Africa Parliamentarian Forum on Human Security and Gender
“The Role of
the Legislature”
Bangkok, Thailand 6 - 8 December 2002
DAY 1
1:00
- 2:00 pm Registration of
participants
2:00
- 2:45 pm Inaugural
session
Welcoming
remarks:
·
Mr. Uthai Pimchaichon, President of
the National Assembly, Parliament of Thailand
·
Mr. Alvaro Rodriguez, Chief of UNDP SURF, Bangkok
·
Ms.Christine Brautigam, Acting Chief, Gender
Analysis Section, on behalf of Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Director of the Division for
the Advancement of Women, UN/DESA
·
Ms. Thelma Kay, Chief,
Gender and Development Section
Emerging Social Issues Division, ESCAP
2:45- 3:30 pm Key note presentations:
Dr Najma Heptulla, Deputy
Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha (Upper House) of Indian Parliament
“From de jure to de facto gender equality: the role of
the legislature"
Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, Member of Parliament, Thailand,
and Member of the Commission on Human Security
“Human
security and gender: main challenges to human security in Asia - a gender
perspective”
Discussion
3:30
- 3:45 pm Coffee break
3:45 - 5:45 pm Introduction:
objectives, procedure, expectations and follow-up of the Forum (UNDP/UN DESA)
Plenary session 1: Reports on actions taken by participants in
follow up to the first Forum and lessons learned
Selected
country presentations focusing on lessons learned and challenges, followed by
sub-regional presentations
Prior to the meeting, participants in the first
Forum are invited to respond to a questionnaire to collect information on
activities implemented since the first Forum. This information will be compiled
by UN/DESA and UNDP in matrix form per country for distribution. Questions to
be addressed include:
·
What steps have you taken to
implement the Communiqué from the first Forum?
·
Is there a commission in
your Parliament that deals with gender equality? If so, who are its members and
what is its mandate? If not, how did you liaise with other parliamentary bodies
on gender mainstreaming?
·
How did you build alliances
with male colleagues and others?
·
Have you done any capacity
development/training?
·
What needs for capacity
building have you identified?
7:30 pm Dinner hosted by the Parliament of
Thailand
DAY 2
9:00
- 9:15 am Summary of Day 1
9:15 - 11:00 am Plenary session 2: Using the Millennium Declaration and
Millennium Development Goals for promoting gender equality: priorities and
processes
·
Introductory
remarks - UNDP
·
Example
1: Gender dimensions of the Tanzania MDGR
Presentation by a MP from
Tanzania
·
Example
2: Gender dimensions of the Nepal MDGR
Presentation by a MP from Nepal
Issues: How have Parliaments been seized of the MD? What
is their role in follow up? What
opportunities exist for integrating gender concerns in the process of
implementation, for instance, advocacy, budget allocations, new legislation,
social policies, etc.? What approaches have been put in place for reporting on
the MDGs, and what stakeholders are involved?
Q & A and discussion
11:00
- 11:05 am Establishment of
working groups
11:05
- 11:20 am Coffee break
11:20
am - 1:15 pm Working group session I (three groups)
Discussion
and preparation of draft recommendations
·
The role of, and opportunities for
Parliamentarians for setting priorities as well as integrating gender perspectives
in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
·
Processes for increasing attention to gender
perspectives in achieving the MDG.
1:15
- 2:30 pm Lunch
2:30
- 2: 45 pm Reports back from
working group session I
2:45 - 4:30 pm Plenary session 3:
CEDAW and its Optional Protocol:
realizing women’s human rights and human security
·
CEDAW: selected substantive provisions,
reporting, and follow up
·
CEDAW Optional Protocol
·
Using CEDAW and the Optional Protocol as tools
for promoting gender equality: opportunities for, and role of Parliamentarians
4:30 - 4:45
pm Coffee break
4:45 - 6:00 pm Working
group session II
Discussion and preparation
of draft recommendations
·
Strategies
for Parliamentarians to strengthen the
implementation of CEDAW and its Optional Protocol.
DAY 3
9:00 - 9:15 am Summary of Day 2
9:15 - 11:00 am Strategy
session: Strategic partnerships with Parliamentarians for gender equality
Building strategic
partnerships, links and networks at local/national, regional and interregional
level
11:00 - 11:15 am Coffee break
11:15 am - 1:00 pm Regional development priorities and their gender
dimensions
·
Africa: New Partnership for African Development
(NEPAD)
·
Asia:
Partnership for gender equality
1:00 - 2: 15 pm Lunch
2:15 - 3:15 pm Drafting
group session - Consolidation of recommendations and finalization of communiqué
3:15 - 3:30 Coffee
break
3:30 - 5:00 pm Plenary session 4
·
Presentation and
finalization of recommendations, and of communiqué
·
Adoption of recommendations of the Bangkok meeting
·
Consolidation of recommendations of the first and second Forums to serve
as inputs to the TICAD III process
·
Follow up to the Bangkok meeting
5:00
pm Adoption of communiqué
Closing
session