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ECOSOC High-Level Event on Gender Equality: Leadership, decision-making, and participation of women and girls in humanitarian setting
Please join the upcoming ECOSOC High-Level Event on Gender Equality: Leadership, decision-making, and participation of women and girls in humanitarian settings this Friday, 25 June 2021 at 10:00-12:00 GVA (New York 04:00 - 06:00 | Dakar 08:00 – 10:00 | Nairobi 11:00 – 13:00 | Bangkok 15:00 – 17:00 | Sydney 18:00 - 20:00). The event will be broadcast live on webtv.un.org. The global COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the disproportionate socio-economic impacts on women and girls, and amplified the importance of women’s meaningful participation, leadership, and decision making. This has been confirmed by the recent system-wide Interagency Humanitarian Evaluation (IAHE) on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and Girls (GEEWG) in emergencies tells us that resources, leadership, accountability, and gender expertise are critical to translate aspirations on gender equality into reality in humanitarian emergencies. And further, that women’s leadership is a crit...
VOICE PRESENTS A LIVE WEBINAR: A 24-HOUR TRUCE
VOICE PRESENTS A LIVE WEBINAR: A 24-HOUR TRUCE Tuesday, June 29th at 10:30am Eastern / 7:30am Pacific VOICE is bringing together women and girls from around the world to discuss what it would be like if we had one day, just 24 hours, without sexual assault. "I want one day of respite, one day off, one day in which no new bodies are piled up, one day in which no new agony is added to the old, and I am asking you to give it to me. And how could I ask for less -- it is so little. And how could you offer me less: it is so little. Even in wars, there are days of truce. Go and organizing a truce. Stop your side for one day." - Andrea Dworkin In 1983, Andrea Dworkin gave a speech she called “TAKE BACK THE DAY: I Want a Twenty-Four-Hour Truce During Which There Is No Rape”, which was published in 1984. Her speech is famous for its uncompromising naming of sexual violence – and rape in particular – as the embodiment of a sex-bas...
Examining Women and Girls' Safe Spaces in Humanitarian Contexts: Research Findings from Northwest Syria and South Sudan
Examining Women and Girls' Safe Spaces in Humanitarian Contexts: Research Findings from Northwest Syria and South Sudan Despite the widespread application of women and girls’ safe spaces (WGSS) in humanitarian crises, there has been little rigorous evidence of the impact and effectiveness of this programming approach in participants’ lives. Our new research suggests that participating in WGSS programs was associated with higher gender-based violence service knowledge and utilization, and more gender equitable attitudes. The study also found that WGSS are a vital entry point through which women and girls can broaden their social networks and form significant relationships outside of their households. The full research report and a policy brief can be downloaded via the links below. Please share with your networks. CARE will be hosting a webinar to discuss this report at 9am EST on Wednesday, August 18th. An invite is below and attached—all are welcome! Report available ...
GBV AoR Retreat 2021 (GBV Coordinators and IMOs)
The GBV AoR is going to hold its annual retreat 2021, from 8th to 15th July. Due to Covid-19 limitations and travel restrictions, this retreat will be held online. The coordinators of GBV coordination teams and information management officers across 41 contexts are invited to this event. The retreat is a time for the GBV AoR global coordination team, the regional GBV teams, and the country coordination teams to reflect on the achievements, challenges and lessons learned during the last year, discuss emerging issues, and identify key actions and plan for the year ahead. In addition, the GBV AoR has developed its Strategy 2021-2025 in the past year, and this retreat will also be an opportunity to establish a shared understanding of the principles and priorities of the GBV AoR for the years ahead. Moreover, the GBV AoR Call to Action Commitments and new workstreams will also be raised and discussed with the field operation teams.