UNIFEM Conference "Gender and Trade in the Context of Financing for Development," Monterrey, Mexico, 2002, 2002

Correspondence related to participation in the UNIFEM-UNDP-UNCTAD Conference "Gender and Trade in the Context of Financing for Development," at the International Conference on Financing for Development, Monterrey, Mexico, 2002. Excerpt from correspondence sent to Lourdes Benería related to the International Conference on Financing for Development: "'...the UN will be eaten for breakfast by the Bretton Woods institutions... this is, in reality, the transnational corporate agenda in drag.'" Handwritten notes. Proposal for the UNIFEM-UNDP-UNCTAD Conference "Gender and Trade in the Context of Financing for Development" at the International Conference on Financing for Development. Conference schedule (in Spanish and in English) for the International Conference on Financing for Development. Document "Remarks by Hon. Trevor Manuel at the Conference." Document "Linking Doha, Monterrey and Johannesburg: A global deal to eradicate poverty and inequality and promote sustainable development." Document "Statement of Concern" - Issued by Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN), International Gender and Trade Network (IGTN), Cartagena Feminist Initiative, Red de Educacion Popular Entre Mujeres (REPEM), and endorsed by the Women's Caucus. The "Statement of Concern" documents the isolation and disregard for the perspective of civil society organizations during the International Conference on Financing for Development. Excerpt: "Time has almost run out for this conference to make a real differenc in realizing the MDGs [Millenium Develompent Goals] within a Human Rights Framework."