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"We Must Do Better" to realize the localization agenda for women and girl-led 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 . #WeMustDoBetter Register here: https://t.co/nP5eNw9xUx?amp=1
Generation Equality Forum: Mexico City
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. By analyzing progress and gaps since the 1995 Beijing Women’s conference, including the heightened urgency posed by the COVID crisis, the vent will make the case for strengthened intergenerational and transformative feminist leadership and accelerated action on gender. As the kick-off for the Generation Equality Forum journey the event will: Launch the work of the Action Coalitions, and their calls for action for urgent implementation and investment Develop a multilateral feminist agenda to sharpen the Generation Equality Forum vision towards Paris ...
Sixty-Fifth Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
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. Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are invited to attend the session. Themes Priority theme: Women's full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls; Review theme: Women's empowerment and the link to sustainable development (agreed conclusions of the sixtieth session)
We Must Do Better: A Feminist Assessment of the Humanitarian Aid System’s Support of Women- and Girl-Led Organizations during the COVID-19 Pandemic
17 Mar, 2021
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.
AGENT webinar, Gender-Based Violence in a Changing Climate: Challenges and action – from grassroots to policy
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.
CSW 65 Side Event - GBV as hindrance and consequence to participation in society: Understanding the barriers for women & girls with disabilities
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
Beyond the Shadow Pandemic: Preventing and Responding to the GBV Risks and Experiences of Adolescent Girls
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. Gender inequality, combined with unequal age-based power dynamics and discrimination, means that adolescent girls, particularly the most marginalized, experience distinct risks of GBV and additional barriers to accessing essential response services. Adolescent girls too often fall through the gaps between protection efforts focused on younger children and those designed for women. Collective and coordinated action, the inclusion of adolescent girl-led solutions, and concrete policy and political commitments backed by funding and accountability measures must be prioritized to prevent and respond to gender-based violence experienced by girls, particularly child mar...
Successful Community Based GBV Protection Practices
Regional GBV Working Group's Monthly "Emerging Practice" Webinar Series: Successful Community Based GBV Protection Practices - 23 March @ 3:00 The Regional GBV Working Group is pleased to invite you to our monthly "emerging practice" webinar series which will take place on Tuesday, 23 March from 15:00 - 16:00 (EAT - Nairobi time). This month's discussion will be facilitated by our member Chi-Chi Undie from the Population Council and will feature one of the community-based partners who implemented one of the highlighted interventions. As noted previously, this webinar series is designed to promote the work of national and community-based partners from across the region working on GBV prevention and response. Please do forward this invitation to others in your networks who might be interested in learning more about this topic. This presentation describes a collaborative, participatory, inclusive methodology employed by the UNHCR East and Horn of Afri...
CSW 65 Side Event - GBV as hindrance and consequence to participation in society: Understanding the barriers for women & girls with disabilities
CSW 65 Side Event - GBV as hindrance and consequence to participation in society: Understanding the barriers for women & girls with disabilities This event will be hosted by the Irish Consortium on Gender-Based Violence, CBM Ireland, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Ireland. 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 Mar 25, 2021 12:00 PM in Dublin