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took part in 36 panels and over 200 workshops, making the meeting one of the largest consciousness-raising events ever held. In 1980 the World Conference of the Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace met in Copen hagen to review the first five years of the Decade and plan for the next five. The Conference included the sub themes of employment, health and education. 145 coun tries were represented by 1,326 delegates. A Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women was signed by 57 countries, including the Uni ted States. The Copenhagen Conference also adopted a pro gram which was to be implemented during the second half of the Decade, outlining a wide ranging plan for improving the status of women within national frame works in the area of employment, education and health, as well as confronting divisive political issues such as the situation of Palestinian women and the effects of apartheid on women in southern Africa. As in Mexico City in 1975, the non-governmental organizations staged a parallel conference known as the Mid-Decade Forum, attracting more than 8,000 partici pants from 128 countries. Its outstanding achievement was that it attracted many grassroots-level women from developing countries, adding a perspective lacking in the high-level delegation of the official Conference. Activities and Achievements of the Decade. Although it is rather difficult to quantify the accomp lishments of multilateral conferences, it is apparent that the United Nations Decade for Women has created a momentum toward recognizing and alleviating the prob lems created by the low status of women. Many gov ernments have discarded laws which discriminate against women and have instituted programs that integrate women into social and political life. The United Nations, in keeping with the Decade for Women, has established new institutions which deal specifically with the needs and rights of women. 1. The International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) was estab lished to provide a focal point for training and research for women. 2. The Convention on the elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, establishes the princi ple of equal rights for women in all fields. This docu ment now has 90 signatories, 56 of which have ratified the treaty. The U.S. has not done so as yet. 3. The Voluntary Fund for the UN Decade for Women provides technical and/or financial support for projects to assist the world’s poorest women in rural and urban areas of developing countries. UNWLA INC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM A reminder to our sponsors and benefactors — March is the beginning of another school year in South America where most of our scholarship recipients live. Please send in your donations so that we can forward these stipends to “your children”, as soon as possible. Please make checks payable to: UNWLA Inc and send to у N w L a in c Scholarship Program c/o Mrs. Anna Krawczuk 26 William Street Maplewood, New Jersey 07040 Remember — your contribution is tax deductible. "НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, СІЧЕНЬ 1985 25
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