Venue – Hotel Holiday Inn, Islamabad

Thursday - 5 April 2007

09.30

Welcome by Mr. Mahmood Salim Mahmood, Secretary, Ministry of Women Development, Government of Pakistan

09:40

Introduction & Expectations of Delegates

10:30

10:50

Key concepts and principles of CEDAW – Substantive Equality and Non Discrimination – Ms. Gitanjali Singh,UNIFEM

Discussion

11:15

Tea

11: 45

Welcome Remarks – Secretary, Ministry of Women Development, Govt. of Pakistan

11: 55

Remarks: Begum Ferdous Ara, UN CEDAW Committee Member

12: 05

Inaugural Address : H.E. Ms. Sumaira Malik, Honourable Federal Minister,

Ministry of Women Development, Government of Pakistan

12:20

UNIFEM and CEDAW implementation in South Asia

Ms. Chandni Joshi, Regional Programme Director, UNIFEM

12:45

Lunch

1:30

CEDAW Reporting Process – It’s Purpose and expectations of the CEDAW Committee – Begum Ferdous Ara, UN CEDAW Committee Member

Panel presentations on the experiences of the Governments on CEDAW their reporting in 2007 – Presentations by

v      Government of India

v      Government of Maldives

Discussion

3.15

Tea

3:30

Case Study on Cambodian Experience and Presentations on Shadow reports and Current domestic Jurisprudence in relation to application of Treaty Law by Ms. Sapana Pradhan Malla

Discussion

4:15

Sight Seeing

8:00

Dinner hosted by Mr. Mahmood Salim  Mahmood, Secretary, Ministry of Women Development, Government of Pakistan

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Friday 6 April 2007

9.30

a) Concluding Comments – Expectation of the of the CEDAW Committee

b) The Optional Protocol – Its benefits and potential

Begum Ferdous Ara, UN CEDAW Committee Member

Discussion

10.30

Tea

11.00

Panel presentation on the Implementation of CEDAW – Gains and Challenges

v      Government of Nepal

v      Government of Sri Lanka

v      Government of Bangladesh

v      Government of Pakistan

Discussion

1.00

Lunch

1:45

Linking CEDAW, Beijing Platform for Action and the MDGs – Examples of Application of CEDAW – Sapana Malla Pradhan

Presentation on the follow up of the Islamabad Declaration: Review & Future Actions – Ms. Chandni Joshi, RPD, UNIFEM

Discussion

3:00

Tea

3.30

Plenary Discussions - The Way Forward with regard to CEDAW implementation in the region - Obstacles and Opportunities

v      Report writing

v      Reporting

v      Post action on the Concluding Comments of the UN Committee – setting up Inter Dept. mechanisms etc

Discussion

4.00

Concluding Session

v      Feedback by delegates

v      Remarks – Mr. Mahmood Salim Mahmood, Secretary, Ministry of Women Development, Government of Pakistan and Ms. Chandni Joshi, RPD, UNIFEM