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THE BEIJING+5 REVIEW PROCESS |
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Videos, Publications, Posters
and Web Sites - the Exhibition
“Great impact”,
professional image”, “wow”, “it really adds class”, were some of the
many positive comments we received about our 2.3m by 3.0m video
screen, bearing the UNIFEM name and symbol. “It allowed me to see what
was going on in other countries” was another comment. The video wall
was flanked by a panel display, a publications table, a poster display
and a computer display showing the web sites of the regional UNIFEM
offices and some partners.
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The video screen in its 4m by 5m blue frame with white
lettering took centre place in the UNIFEM display, and was visible
from all parts of the lobby exhibition areas, and from the upstairs
balcony near the refreshment shop - which was just as well, as many
Meeting participants didn't have enough time to sit on the seats we
had thoughtfully provided, but did have spare moments to take in our
videos while they grabbed coffe and snacks. The programme for the
video screen ran continously for the whole Meeting, and covered
women's issues for the entire Asia-Pacifc region. The Bangkok office
put together a 10-minute animated presentation on the role and
activities of UNIFEM in the Asia-Pacific related to Beijing+5, and
supported it with selected videos from a variety of sources including
other UNIFEM regional offices, and partner organisations and NGOs. Our
thanks go to all those whose videos we featured. |
| The panel display picked up the blue and white style
of the video wall, and was informative, attractive and imposing. The
Panels covered six themes including (1) where UNIFEM has operated - a
collage of photos of women in the Asia-pacific region (2) women in
economics (3) women in politics (4) women’s rights as human rights (5)
violence against women, and (6) women in the 21st Century - images and
quotes from partner organisations. For those interested in content,
the panel provided an informative overview of the womens issues in the
region. Participants were especially interested in the quotes on women
in the 21st century. For those not as drawn to content, the panels
still made an impact. They were reported to be visually appealing,
showed UNIFEM's interests, and demonstrated UNIFEMs commitment to
women’s issues in the Asia pacific. Participants loved the photos! |
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Titta Major and
Kellie Caught at the publications table. |
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“There’s
something wrong. Its simple, its clear and it’s about economics…and
I can understand it”, said American Kathleen Hendrix, adviser to the
President's Interagency Council on Women, as she read through
UNIFEM's briefing kit on ‘Women in a Global Economy’.
UNIFEM’s free publications were extremely popular among delegates.
Publications included UNIFEM E&SEARO’s briefing kits on
Women in a Global Economy,
Trafficking in Women and Children Mekong Sub-region, and
Violence against Women; publications from the UNIFEM E&SEARO
Economic Empowerment series; the 1998 UNIFEM Annual Report; UNIFEM
SARO publications Carrying the Beijing Torch in South Asia and
Sustainable Interventions for Poverty Alleviation; and other
UNIFEM related materials. Up to 200 copies of each publication were
given away over the four days of the conference. Posters donated by
UNIFEM SARO were also popular among delegates. |
| The Bangkok office also set up a computer that
displayed the websites of UNIFEM and a number of partner organisations,
with the computer images projected on to a screen for wider viewing.
This display aimed at pointing participants toward another source of
information on women’s issues in the region, and give people an
opportunity to familiarise themselves with websites and their value in
disseminating information on women’s issues. As it turned out,
participants were too short of time to sit in front of the computer,
although the web projection still added to the impact of UNIFEMs
overall display. In future we might turn this display into a
self-running presentation highlighting relevant websites. |
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Laufitu Taylor, the
RPA from our UNIFEM Pacific office surprises everyone - herself
included - by being seen using the computer! |
The team from
Presentation Media Supplies, with their Project Manager Ms. Nopparat
Sukontawit (Pla) on the left. |
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The video wall looked deceptively simple from the front - just
like a (very) large TV set. But behind the scenes our contractor had
a table full of boxes, cables and monitors, all assembled and
maintained with hard work and expertise .
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Dated: 29Nov1999
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