Annex One
Sources of Information about Beijing +5 at the United Nations

WomenWatch
A joint initiative of UN/DAW, UNIFEM and INSTRAW, this website provides links to most of the official documents referenced in this booklet. These include: the PFA and extensive additional information on the Platform and the review process; replies to the government questionnaire on PFA implementation; national plans of action; CSW reports; and more. Please visit: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/

Secretariat for Beijing +5: United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW)
Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Room DC2-1250, United Nations, New York,
NY 10017, USA.
Tel: +1-212-963-8034. Fax: +1-212-963-3463.
E-mail: daw@un.org

United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
304 E. 45th Street, New York, NY 10017, USA.
Tel: +1-212-906-6450. Fax: +1-212-906-6705.
E-mail: unifem@undp.org

International Institute for Training and Research for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)
PO Box 21747, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Tel: +1-809-685-2111. Fax: +1-809-685-2117.

United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)
Geneva Office: Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland.
Tel: +41-22-917-2076. Fax: +41-22-917-0049.
E-mail: ngls@unctad.org .
New York Office: Room DC1-1106, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA.
Tel: +1-212-963-3125. Fax: +1-212-963-8712.
E-mail: ngls@un.org
Website: http://www.unsystem.org/ngls/

United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI)
Website: http://www.un.org/geninfo/ Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit: Room S-0205A, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA
Fax: +1-212-963-4642.
DPI NGO Section: Room S-1070L, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA
Fax: +1-212-963-6914.
Public Liaison Office: Room S-0260A, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA
Fax: +1-212-963-5125.

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
NGO Section: Room DC1-1480, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA
Tel: +1-212-963-8652. Fax: +1-212-963-9248.
E-mail: mezoui@un.org
Website: http://www.un.org/esa/coordinatio n/ngo/

United Nations Member States information, including links to permanent missions in New York and Geneva, can be found on-line at http://www.un.org/members/

United Nations Publications has numerous publications, documents, catalogues, periodicals, academic textbooks, etc.
Tel: +1-800-253-9646 (USA only).
Tel: +1-212-963-8302. Fax: +1-212-963-3489.
Website: http://www.un.org/Pubs/sales.htm

Annex Two
Regional Economic Commissions

Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
African Centre for Women, Josephine Ouedraogo, Chief. UNECA, PO Box 3001, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Tel: +251-151-4416. Fax: +251-151-4416.
Website: http://www.un.org/Depts/eca/women.h tm
E-mail: ouedraogoj@un.org

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN Building, Rajadamnern Nok Ave., Bangkok, Thailand.
Tel: +662-288-1234. Fax: +662-288-1000.
E-mail: wid@unescap.org (Women in Development Section)
Website: http://www.unescap.org/wid/

Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland.
Tel: +41-22-917-4444. Fax: +41-22-917-0505.
E-mail: women.info@unece.org
Website: http://www.unece.org/women/beijing+ 5/
(The ECE region includes Canada and the United States.)

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Avenida Dag Hammarskjold, Casilla 179-D, Santiago, Chile.
Tel: +56-2-210-2371. Fax: +56-2-208-0252.
E-mail: nrico@eclac.org
Website: http://www.ecl ac.cl/English/research/women/conf8/conf8.htm

Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
PO Box 11-8575, Riad el-Solh Square, Beirut, Lebanon.
Tel:+961-198-1301. Fax: +961-198-1510.
E-mail: unescwa@escwa.org.lb
Website: http://www.escwa.org.lb/

Annex Three
Other Sources of Information

WomenAction 2000 is a coalition network of world-wide members, formed to enable NGOs to actively engage in the Beijing +5 review process through communications and information-sharing. Lead coordinators are the International Women's Tribune Centre and the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) Women's Networking Support Programme.
Website: http://www.womenaction.org/
E-mail: info@womenaction.org

Preview 2000, an occasional bulletin covering plans and preparations for the five-year review, is published in hard copy and electronic versions by the International Women's Tribune Centre. This publication includes an extensive list of international contacts.
Website: http://www.womenaction.org /global/preview.html
For more information, contact: International Women's Tribune Centre, 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, USA. Tel: +1-212-687-8633. Fax: +1-212-661-2704.
E-mail: iwtc@igc.apc.org
Website: http://www.womenink.org/iwtc.html
Association for Progressive Communications (APC) Women's Networking Support Programme
Website: http://www.gn.apc.org/apcwomen/

Focal Points

Africa: Flame/Flamme: African Sisters Online, a network of 12 Women's NGOs committed to strengthening the capacity of women through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to lobby, advocate and participate in the Beijing +5 process regionally and globally. For more information: http://flamme.org/index.html

Asia: Asian Women's Resource Exchange/AWORC is an Internet-based women's information service and network in Asia. It is geared towards developing cooperative approaches and partnerships in increasing access and exploring applications of new ICTs for women's empowerment. Its Beijing +5 section highlights resources, activities and organizations of women in the region. Participating organizations include Isis International-Manila (Philippines); Korean Women's Development Institute/KWDI (South Korea); Asia Japan Women's Resource Center/AJWRC (Japan); UP, College of Social Work and Community Development (Philippines); Asian Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women/ARROW (Malaysia); Asian Pacific Women's Information Network Center/APWINC (South Korea); Women's Information and Research Centre/WIRC (Mongolia); Institute of Women's Studies (Philippines).
For more information, contact: http://www.jca.apc.org/aworc/

Latin America and the Caribbean: WomenAction 2000-LAC is a communication initiative that aims to open spaces for exchange and visibility for the proposals of the women's movement and civil society of Latin America and the Caribbean, in the framework of the Beijing +5 revision process. It is coordinated by Agencia Latinoamericana de Información/ALAI - Area Mujeres and Isis Internacional. More information is available on-line at:
Mujeres ALAI: http://alainet.org/mujeres/
Isis Internacional: http://www.isis.cl/inicio.htm

Europe and North America: European WomenAction 2000 is an information and communication network for advocates of women's rights, focusing on preparations for, and participation in the Beijing +5 review. It is hosted by the International Information Centre and Archives for the Women's Movement/IIAV, based in the Netherlands: http://iiav.nl Other regional partners include:
Karat Coalition, in Central and Eastern Europe: http://www.karat.org/balkan/
Les Penelopes: http://www.penelopes.org/indexnew. html
European Women's Lobby: http://www.womenlobby.org/
US Women Connect: http://www.uswc.org/
and Le Centre de documentation sur l'education des adultes et la condition feminine: http://www.cdeacf.ca/

NGOs for Women 2000 is an international NGO committee set up to facilitate communication about Beijing +5. Participants include representatives of CONGO (Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations) and the three NGO Committees on the Status of Women (in New York, Geneva and Vienna); regional NGOs; large NGO networks; and NGO issue-based caucuses. For more information, contact the CONGO Focal Point for Beijing +5, Sudha Acharya, or Rebecca Nichols, CONGO Executive Director at:
Tel: +1-212-986-8557. Fax: +1-212-986-0821.
E-mail: congongo@aol.com

The NGO Committee on the Status of Women is a committee of CONGO and the New York committee is organizing the NGO consultation at the time of the March PrepCom for the Special Session. For further information, contact Leslie Wright, Chair, at:
E-mail: ngo_csw_ny@hotmail.com