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Women’s rights on the agenda

Copenhagen, 19/03/2008: Ms. Ulla Tørnæs, Danish Minister for Development Cooperation, has established an MDG3 Champion Network of internationally prominent politicians, public and private sector leaders, and media and civil society representatives. The campaign - MDG3 Global Call to Action – focuses on the third Millennium Development Goal (MDG 3) on gender equality and women’s economic empowerment. DanChurchAid's General Secretary Henrik Stubkjær is part of the MDG3 Champion Network.

Prominent individuals to speak up for women: Through the MDG3 Champion Network , The Danish Minister for Development Cooperation Ms. Ulla Tørnæs makes Denmark go in front in order to secure equal rights for women in the development countries.

More about MDG3
The MDG3 website: Gender Equality: Call to Action Conference in April: Copenhagen MDG3 Conference , April 16-17, 2008 Gender Net: Gender Net , Network of Danish NGOs, institutions and resource persons to encourage joint co-ordination and sharing on gender and rights issues in development work.

More about MDG3

The MDG3 website: Gender Equality: Call to Action

Conference in April:
Copenhagen MDG3 Conference , April 16-17, 2008

Gender Net:
Gender Net , Network of Danish NGOs, institutions and resource persons to encourage joint co-ordination and sharing on gender and rights issues in development work.

”Women's rights are highly prioritized in all aspects of DanChurchAid’s work. I look forward to the cooperation and expect a lot from it,” says General Secretary Henrik Stubkjær after being appointed to Ulla Tørnæs’ gender network.

"It is a well-known fact that investing in the women in the development countries is not only reasonable – but also profitable," says Henrik Stubkjær.

Minister for Development Cooperation Ms. Ulla Tørnæs has presented the MDG3 Global Call to Action campaign , which will put women’s equal rights on the agenda – and keep them there.

Eight women and two men are meant to help Ulla Tørnæs reach the target.

DanChurchAid's General Secretary Henrik Stubkjær feels well prepared for the task: ”It is an advantage to us that the secretariat of Gendernet (an NGO net on gender and development) is located at DanChurchAid – as I expect a very close cooperation with them,” says Henrik Stubkjær.

The MDG3 Champion Network:

Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
Geeteara Safiya Chowdhury, former Advisor to the Government, Bangladesh
Nouzha Skalli, Minister of Social Affairs, Marocco
Akoss Ofori-Mensah, Managing Director of Sub-Saharan Publishers, Ghana
Antoinette Sayeh, Minister of Finance, Liberia
Bolette Christensen, Deputy Director General, The Confederation of Danish Industries, Denmark
Hanne Bech Hansen, Chief of Police in Copenhagen and a member of the Police Commission for organisational development, leadership and legislation, Denmark
Lise Kingo, executive vice president and chief of staffs of the Danish healthcare company and world leader in diabetes care Novo Nordisk
Erik Solheim, Minister of the Environment and International Development, Norway
Henrik Stubkjær, General Secretary, DanChurchAid, Denmark
Ulla Tørnæs, Minister for Development Cooperation, Denmark.