WLN Statement 2008

 

13th Meeting of the Women Leaders Network
Arequipa, Peru, 12‐14 May 2008

Recommendations to APEC Economic Leaders and Ministers

The 13th meeting of the Women Leaders Network (WLN) was convened in Arequipa, Peru the 12th – 14th May, 2008. The theme of the meeting was Successful Women, Successful Economies. Over three hundred women and men, representing the public and private sectors, civil society, academia and indigenous and rural women met to consider issues that are critical to supporting the 2008 APEC agenda and the Bogor Goals of free and open trade among the developed economies by 2010 and all economies by 2020. WLN affirmed its commitment to supporting Peru´s priorities of:

• Facilitation of Women’s Access to International Markets
• Education in ICT
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Rural Women & Trade
• Micro Enterprise and Micro Finance

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WLN Statement 2000

5th APEC Women Leaders Network
Recommendations to APEC Leaders and Ministers
Brunei Darrusalam, 18-20 June 2000

We, the Women Leaders Network from APEC economies met for the fifth time in Brunei Darussalam prior to the SME Ministerial Meeting. The theme for this year’s meeting of the WLN was SMEs as Global Traders.

Following the agenda set for the SME Business Forum and the SME Ministerial Meetings, the WLN held sessions on Financing SMEs, Enhancing Strategic Alliances in SMEs, Human Resource Development for SMEs, and the role of E-Commerce in SMEs. We welcome the participation of the Confederation of Women’s Business Council in the WLN.

Recalling the:

• 1996 Manila WLN Call to Action;
• WLN Delegations of 1997 Ottawa-Hull, 1998 Kuala Lumpur and 1999 Wellington;
• Recommendations from the Ministerial Meeting on Women in Economic Development and Cooperation in Manila in 1998

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WLN Statement 2007

12th APEC Women Leaders Network  
Recommendations to APEC Leaders and Ministers
Port Douglas, Australia, 24-27 June 2007

The Women Leaders Network (WLN) – over four hundred women leaders, representing business, government, academia and civil society – met to consider issues that are critical to building a sustainable future.  Issues were addressed through the core focus areas of globalisation, climate change, sustainable trade, technology and business practices, and strengthening the capacity of women entrepreneurs and their communities of interest.

 It is requested that the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade note the following decisions taken by the WLN, including future actions for Leaders, Ministers and the WLN.

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December 13, 2007 | Filed Under 2007 Meeting - Australia, Australia, WLN Statements

WLN Statement 2006

11th Women Leaders Network Meeting
Hanoi, Vietnam

28 – 29th September 2006

“Towards a Dynamic Community: Enhancing the Competitiveness of Women’s Business for Sustainable Development and Prosperity:

• Women entrepreneurs and dynamic, effective and sustainable economic development; and
• WLN in the second decade ~ where do we go from here: capacity building, finance and business network development"

To APEC Ministers responsible for M/SME, we propose 5 recommendations in order to promote Women’s Participation in the Digital Economy; a Favourable Legal Framework and Gender Analysis; and Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (M/SME): Read more

December 12, 2007 | Filed Under 2006 Meeting - Vietnam, Vietnam, WLN Statements

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