Beijing +5: WomenAction

In March 1999, APC Women's Networking Support Programme and Green Net led WommenAction, a coalition network of members from around the world at the first PrepCom for Beijing Plus Five in New York, three NGO working groups were formed to discuss:

•    the Beijing Plus Five overall framework;
     NGO access and participation problems;
     NGO alternative or shadow reports on the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action.

Women's media networks, both global and regional, met as a Global Communications Forum with many NGOs, and discussed ways in which women could remain in touch once they returned home to their regions and countries, and be able to participate fully in the review process. 

Out of this Forum came the initial plans for this WomenAction 2000 Network.