Save the Children and the Women’s Refugee Commission warmly invite you to a critical discussion on the margins of CSW and the Generation Equality Mexico Forum focused on the issue of adolescent girls and their increased risks and experiences of gender-based violence, and calling for concrete and actionable solutions.
Opening Remarks will be provided by Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason, Irish Mission to the UN.
Speakers include:
- Carolyn Dagani, President, Philippine Federation of the Deaf
- Barbra Nyangairi, Executive Director, Deaf Zimbabwe Trust
- Tendai Dondofema, Social Worker, Deaf Zimbabwe Trust
This webinar will focus on the linkages between GBV and climate change through a moderated discussion with experts addressing these issues at multiple levels. Speakers will have the opportunity to share their local/regional knowledge and experiences and advocate to others about the needs at the local, programming and policy levels.
VOICE’s “We Must Do Better” report represents the first attempt at a global feminist assessment of the experiences of women and girls, and the organizations they lead, during the COVID-19 pandemic. It looks at their lives holistically to see how the pandemic impacts their organizations and communities, and how humanitarian responders engage with them, if at all.
The sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 15 to 26 March 2021. In light of the evolving COVID-19 situation, and taking into account the latest guidance from the United Nations Secretary-General and the World Health Organization (WHO), CSW65 will take place in a hybrid format with mostly virtual meetings.
The Generation Equality Forum will kick off in Mexico City 29-31 March 2021, hosted by the Government of Mexico.
With civil society at its core, the Generation Equality Forum Mexico Forum will reinforce the power and voice of feminist movements and youth and the commitment and action of different stake holders, including high level representatives from Member States, the private sector and international organizations.
@VOICEamplified and @UNICEF are creating space for local
women’s groups to have their voices heard to help set priorities and influence decision-making within the humanitarian system.
The conversation will center findings from the “We Must Do Better” report, which highlights the COVID-19 experiences of more than 200 women-led organisations with inputs from 41 countries on six continents. The event will also provide an opportunity for donors and UN agencies to hear directly from local women’s organisations
UNFPA APRO is seeking for the International Consultant on MHPSS (mental health and psychosocial support) to assist the Gender team at UNFPA Asia Pacific Regional Office in providing technical support to UNFPA Country Offices to implement GBV and MHPSS interventions in line with international standards and best practices.