Women

Women's organisations (particularly those with an international remit)

The Ministers for Women and Parliament and

GEO and OGDs

Transparency, openness

Confidentiality

Learning

Integrity

Equal opportunity and anti-discrimination

Diversity as a positive force

Inclusivity

Value the lived experience of women

Value grass-roots experience

Respect for all

Encouraging development

Enabling and participatory

Innovative and creative

Re-branding the Women's Human Rights e-network henceforth referring to it as the: European and International Network.

Updating WNC website to reflect new changes in our international work remit.

Regularly ensuring current international work website pages are always as up to date as possible.

Agreeing a Commissioner to lead on WNC's international work from the current Board of Commissioners

Developing a suitable work plan, to include engagement with issues at EU and Commonwealth level (e.g. ensuring women's issues are taken to the Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meetings) Identify working group members with a specific interest in these areas.

Co-ordinating the UK CEDAW shadow Report by consulting WNC's 500 diverse partner organisations for their input on the gaps in policies that have not been addressed in the Government Report.

Ensuring that the Board of Commissioners has signed off the report and are happy that it represents a form of scrutinizing the Government in the implementation of CEDAW.

In conjunction with the Shadow Report, submitting a list of critical issues which are of importance to UK women to the CEDAW Committee one year prior to the UK's examination

Begin preparations for representing the WNC at the CEDAW session and actively engaging with the CEDAW Committee at the UK's examination.

Playing a pivotal role annually in providing a link between the UK Government delegation and UK NGOs at CSW.

Ensuring NGOs/Partners and Commissioners are kept up to date with CSW activities by sending regular email updates from information posted on the UN's DAW website.

Establishing a list of UK NGO representatives going to New York to ensure that NGOs are kept in the loop about CSW activities and so that the Government delegation and UKMis (UK Mission to the United Nations) will know which UK NGOs will be in New York.

Facilitate a pre-CSW panel led meeting primarily for those attending for the first time and to meet with the UK Government delegation to discuss the UK's priorities for CSW.

In consultation with WNC partners submitting a written statement to CSW on the priority theme for CSW 52.

Make full and detailed preparations for WNC's own side-event.

WNC representatives to attend CSW to act as liaison between the UK Government delegation and NGOs whilst in New York.

Facilitating NGO briefings each morning and meetings between the Government delegation and NGOs each evening.

Supporting and promoting side events being held during CSW 52 by UK NGOs including the WNC's OWN event.

Facilitating a post-CSW event to discuss the agreed conclusions and draft resolutions and advise the UK Government on how it can be taken forward.

Begin work on producing the ECOSOC (UN's Economic and Social Council) Quadrennial Report to the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)

Attending quarterly meetings of the APPG (All Party Parliamentary Group) on 1325 and the sub-groups on Gender Training, Iraq, Afghanistan and Widowhood and circulating minutes to Commissioners.

In consultation with relevant stakeholders and funding permitting, developing a database of UK organisations/ individuals working on 1325.

Actively engaging in relevant BpfA activities including on-line consultations as and when required

Facilitating regular meetings between Ministers, government officials and e-network members on agreed women's human rights issues i.e. build on and maintain close working relationships with officials in DfID, FCO (UKMis during CSW), GEO (sponsoring body) and MoD.

Ensuring that WNC is represented at the relevant APPGs' i.e. 1325, Human Rights

Facilitating appropriate government access to women's networks as required in agreement with lead Commissioner and WNC Director.

In agreement with Outreach manager, carry out an analysis of our partnership base to identify under-represented groups with an international remit and invite those to join the network group taking into account the six equality strands.

Maintain good working relations and partnerships with existing NGOs active in the international arena e.g. NAWO, European Women's Lobby and WomanKind

Resources permitting, support NGO events and activities as and when required e.g. co-badge with NGOs at CSW side-events and attendance at AGMs

Facilitate the capacity-building of existing NGOs to encourage their engagement with smaller under-represented grassroots organisations.

Facilitate meetings between NGOs and Government officials.

Liaising with the British Council, The Hansard Society and the Chevening Fellowship regarding suitable candidates for WNC internship

Ensuring that interns are given an induction on their first day and a skills audit is carried out.

Assigning interns, varied and interesting work utilising existing skills and expertise in agreement with Policy Leads

Providing opportunities for shadowing and mentoring

Ensuring that interns complete an evaluation of their placement at the end of their internship