To mark the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), adopted on 18 December 1979, the UN Regional Coordinating Mechanism’s Thematic Working Group on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment is hosting a photo contest with the theme: “WOMEN CAN – Women’s Rights are Human Rights.”
Seven contest winners will receive official plaques of recognition and their winning photographs will be unveiled on 25 November 2009 at the opening of the exhibition “WOMEN CAN: Women’s Rights are Human Rights” in Bangkok, Thailand. The winning photographs will also be featured on the websites of the UN agencies involved in organizing the contest.
Submission Deadline: 15 October 2009.
Sponsored by: UN Regional Coordinating Mechanism’s Thematic Working Group on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, UNESCAP, UNIFEM, KODAK
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