The Side Event was organised by Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN) for the Women Major Group during the Asia and the Pacific Regional Implementation Meeting (RIM) for the 16th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development which was held in Jakarta, Indonesia, last 26 and 27 November 2007.
The women organizers of the Side Event would like to acknowledge the UN Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Environment and Sustainable Development Division, in particular Ms. Hitomi Rankine; the Center for Alleviation of Poverty/Secondary Crop's Development in Asia and Pacific (CAPSA)'; and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)/CSD Secretariat, in particular Ms. Federica Pietracci. We thank them for having facilitated the organization of the Side Event and participation of the Women Major Group at the RIM.
