these UN World Conferences. There are several critical meetings at the United Nations that serve as important opportunities for women's human rights advocates to assess successes and failures in implementing commitments to women. As an ECOSOC accredited NGO, the CWGL participates directly in roundtables organized by the NGO Committee on the Status of Women in preparation for each session of the Commission on the Status of Women. In this capacity, the CWGL plays a multifaceted role by: Facilitating planning sessions in which women's human rights defenders and advocates can both monitor and contribute to meetings effectively Convening a women's human rights caucus and other gatherings Organizing monitoring and other advocacy training Sending out alerts and reports both before and after such meetings In March 2007, the Women's Environment & Development Organization (WEDO), together with the Center for Women's Global Leadership, convened a meeting of 50 women activists from around the world to develop a comprehensive and multi-faceted strategy for global, regional and national action to gain the UN General Assembly's approval of a stronger, single, fully resourced women's entity at the UN. As a result of that meeting and the continued need for women's collaborative advocacy on this issue, WEDO and the CWGL, along with hundreds of activists spanning all regions, launched the Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR) campaign in February 2008, to mobilize women's groups and allies to push for the adoption of the new UN entity for gender equality and women's empowerment. On June 30, 2010, the United Nations General Assembly resolution was agreed to and subsequently formally adopted by the General Assembly on Friday, July 2, to establish "UN Women", the new gender equality entity at the UN. International mobilization campaigns 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence The 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence Campaign was launched by CWGL in 1991 as an annual campaign that demands the elimination of all forms of violence against women. This rallying cry erupts annually between November 25 and December 10, and more than 3,700 organizations participate in the event from approximately 164 countries. The dates of the campaign align with significant dates, including: November 25 – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women November 29 – International Women Human Rights Defenders Day December 1 – World AIDS Day December 5 – International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development December 6–Marks the anniversary of the Montreal