ࡱ> AC@q`  bjbjqPqP .0::jjjj$^       $hg    *    `߽Lj :f,0KF.K K LX6,(   t    d  The Feminist Task Force participates in the International Forum on the Eradication of Poverty United Nations Headquarters 15 and 16 November 2006 The FTF participated in the International Forum on the Eradication of Poverty as a follow-up to the October activities marking the GCAP Month of Mobilization 2006. The Forum was organized to mark the end of the first United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty. The Forums objectives were first, to send a strong message on the importance of a continued and enhanced commitment to poverty eradication in the run-up to 2015; second, to provide a valuable opportunity for forward-looking dialogue among stakeholders on the next steps over the next decade towards the realization of the universal goal of poverty eradication. The Forum was a collaborative effort headed by the Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and included many UN departments, funds and Programmes and Specialized agencies. For more information, please go to:  HYPERLINK "http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/poverty/PovertyForum/" http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/poverty/PovertyForum/ Programme:  HYPERLINK "http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/poverty/PovertyForum/program.html" http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/poverty/PovertyForum/program.html The objectives for FTF participation were: To raise awareness about how poverty affects women and the extent to which women are affected; To emphasize gender equality as a means to end poverty at the Forum; To increase the FTF-GCAPs visibility at the UN beyond the scope of the Month of Mobilization; To provide gender balance and the voice of women from the South to the Forums panels; To partner with the UN and its agencies/departments and NGOs on this important two-day international forum. Rosa Lizarde, the North American FTF representative in New York, participated in the working level meetings convened by the DSPD prior to the Forum. Ms. Wahu Kaara, chair of the Kenyan Debt Relief Network, represented the FTF as a featured speaker in the opening plenary as well as on a panel entitled, Working Together, Building Partnerships organized by DSPD. The UN DESA office covered all travel expenses (airfare, hotel and per diem) for Wahus participation. The opening panel included Mr. Jose Antonio Ocampo, Under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs as the keynote speaker, H.E. Ms. Tiina Intelmann, Ambassador of Estonia and Chair of the Second Committee, and Mr. Peter Townsend, Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research, UK. Excerpts of Wahus presentation are below. Her full speech is attached and can also be downloaded at:  HYPERLINK "http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/poverty/PovertyForum/docs.html" http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/poverty/PovertyForum/docs.html (see Opening and Plenary Session links). The theme of the First United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (1997-2006) was founded on, eradicating poverty is an ethical, social, political and economic imperative of humankind. As we take stock today, we must always bear in mind these core pillars of the mission. Every year nearly 11 million children die before their fifth birthday. 1.1 billion people had consumption levels below $1 a day and 2.7 billion lived on less than $2 a day (remember we are a global population of around 6 billion). 800 million people go to bed hungry everyday (thats around the total population of Africa). It is very true that we are the first generation that can end poverty! We must promote gender equality, economic and social rights. Even if poverty maybe lessening for the world as a whole, it continues to be an enormous problem. One third of deaths some 18 million people a year or 50,000 per day are due to poverty related causes. That is 270 million people since 1990, the majority women (like me and my sisters in this sitting) and children (like my own four or worse my two beautiful grand daughters). We must face poverty and eyeball it as a human construct not a naturally occurring phenomena. Wahu also participated on the panel entitled, Working Together, Building Partnerships on November 16th, which also included Mr. Bharat Wakhlu, President of Tata Inc.; Mr. Amir Dossal, Executive Director of the UN Fund for International Partnerships; and Ms. Stefania Marcone, Director of the International Relations Office, Legacoop. Wahu spoke about peoples experiences informing alternatives and models that the people embrace. Furthermore, she said working together is about developing real partnerships that are founded on justice, equality and dignity as a foundation for a new discourse. She said, Goal 8 of the Millennium Development Goals, developing a Global partnership for Development, must be embraced as a fundamental pillar of the paradigm shift that we are all talking about. And this partnership must be founded on Justice not Charity! She received a great applause from the audience. News media links: Quote of Wahus presentation in the UN News Centre online:  HYPERLINK "http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=20620&Cr=poverty&Cr1=&Kw1=wahu+kaara&Kw2=&Kw3" http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=20620&Cr=poverty&Cr1=&Kw1=wahu+kaara&Kw2=&Kw3= [Kenyan anti-poverty activist Wahu Kaara said the picture was not just one of poverty and gloom, but of poor people fashioning new alternatives, planning from below, carrying a variety of economic activities that kept their communities together. In a world where 2.7 billion people lived on less than $2 a day, there was a need for less intervention by multinational corporations, development technocrats and a multi-billion industry built on parachuting development, she said, calling for new partnerships, stronger involvement of civil society and full guarantee of the rights to food, health and education. The International Forum on Poverty Eradication, held today and tomorrow at the UN, brings together some 300 economists, civil society leaders and field practitioners from around the world to discuss novel ways to reduce poverty.] Press release for Forum:  HYPERLINK "http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2006/dev2601.doc.htm" http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2006/dev2601.doc.htm Photographs are forthcoming. !"#,CV]^z 6 7 8 P Q D G O P ! 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