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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE


SECTION I: INTRODUCTION

A. THE DECISION TO PARTICIPATE
B. OBJECTIVES FOR THE UN FWCW

SECTION II: PREPARING FOR BEIJING

A. ORGANISATION OF THE TIBETAN WOMEN’S DELEGATION
B. COMMUNICATION
C. PREPARATORY ACTIVITIES OF THE TWD

SECTION III: ACCESS

A. NGO FORUM ON WOMEN
B. THE OFFICIAL UN CONFERENCE
C. REVIEW

SECTION IV: NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION FORUM

A. THE FORUM SITE
B. SECURITY, SURVEILLANCE AND HARASSMENT
C. TWD ACTIVITIES AT THE NGO FORUM
D. LESSONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

SECTION V: THE OFFICIAL UN CONFERENCE

A. FUNCTION AND ORGANISATION OF THE OFFICIAL UN CONFERENCE
B. TWD INVOLVEMENT AT THE OFFICIAL UN CONFERENCE
C. LESSONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

SECTION VI: CONTACT WITH THE TAR TIBETANS

A. TWD POLICY TOWARDS THE TAR DELEGATES
B. ABOUT THE TAR DELEGATES
C. THE NGO FORUM
D. THE OFFICIAL UN CONFERENCE
E. LESSONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

SECTION VII: MEDIA STRATEGY AND RESULTS

A. LEADING UP TO BEIJING
B. THE NGO FORUM AND THE OFFICIAL UN CONFERENCE
C. LESSONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

SECTION VIII: THE PLATFORM FOR ACTION

A. THE TWD AND THE PLATFORM FOR ACTION
B. HOW TO USE THE PLATFORM FOR ACTION

SECTION IX: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

A. BRINGING THE PLATFORM TO THE TIBETAN COMMUNITY AND THE WORLD
B. TIBET NGOS WORKING TOGETHER
C. TIBET NGOS AND THE TIBETAN GOVERNMENT-IN-EXILE
D. RECOMMENDATIONS:

APPENDIX I: TWD PARTICIPANTS

A. PARTICIPATING TIBET NGOS
B. REGIONAL COORDINATORS
C. TIBETAN WOMEN’S DELEGATION TO BEIJING

    Australia
    Canada
    Norway
    Sweden
    United Kingdom
    United States

APPENDIX II: PUBLICATIONS

    Canada Tibet Committee
    International Committee of Lawyers for Tibet
    Tibetan Women’s Association, Central
    Tibetan Women’s Delegation
    Tibetan Women’s Organisation, Switzerland
    Tibetan Administration, Tibetan Government-in-exile

APPENDIX III: PREPARATORY CONFERENCES ATTENDED

A. INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL FWCW PREPARATORY CONFERENCES
B. ADDITIONAL MAJOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS
C. LOCAL FWCW PREPARATORY CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS

    Asia
    Europe
    North America
D. TWD INTERNAL STRATEGY MEETINGS

APPENDIX IV: FINANCIAL REPORT

APPENDIX V: PETITION ON BEHALF OF TIBETAN WOMEN

APPENDIX VI: LIST OF ACRONYMS


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