Austria
The United Nations Informa-tion Service (UNIS) Vienna marked International Wo-men’s Day with a panel discussion in cooperation with the NGO Committee on the Status of Women on 9 March at the Vienna International Centre. Jacqueline Niavarani, Advisor of the Austrian Federal Minister for Women and Civil Service, Marlene Parenzan, Chairper-son of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women and Julia Raabe, Journalist of Der Standard, discussed progress made in the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, portraying global setbacks and advances, concurrently referring to the national level of implementation in Austria, as well as equal opportunities and equal rights of women in the media. The discussion was moderated by Maher Nasser, Director, UNIS Vienna.
Hungary
The Alternative Secondary School of Economics Budapest marked International Women’s Day with a briefing and debate on the global situation of women, in cooperation with UNIS Vienna, on 8 March.
Slovakia
Business Academy Levice, with the support of UNIS Vienna, celebrated International Women’s Day with a one-day special
event on 8 March, including an information stand set up by students in the pedestrian zone of Levice, a special radio programme with stu-dents, and presentations on situation of women in the world today and violence against women.
Slovenia
The European Parliament Information Office in Slovenia and the Spanish Embassy in Ljubljana are holding a one-month exhibition
on violence against women at EU house in Ljubljana, with the participation of the European Commission Representation in Slovenia, UNIS Vienna, Association SOS Help Line, the KLJUC Society, the Association against Violent Communication, United Nations Association of Slovenia, Women's Lobby Slovenia and Women's Counseling Service. The exhibition opened on 5 March. For further information visit:
http://www.europarl.si/.