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Webinar: Understanding the Intersectionality of Gender-Based Violence
The Regional GBV Working Group for East and Southern Africa is pleased to invite you to the next installment of our Emerging Practice webinar series on Tuesday, 26 April at 14:00 (Nairobi time). This month, experts from various member organizations, will discuss "The Impact of Intersectionality and GBV." Please pass this invitation on to others who would be interested in learning more about INTERSECTIONALITY and how it impacts women and girls at risk of GBV!
UNGA Opening & High Level Week
The 74th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 74) will open on 17 September 2019. The first day of the high-level General Debate will be Tuesday, 24 September 2019.
Women and Girls Choose: Cash Assistance in GBV Case Management
As part of a coordinated response to gender-based violence (GBV), UNFPA and its partners provide cash assistance within a structured GBV case management process to survivors. UNFPA and its country offices will share their experiences showing how cash can be dignifying, discreet, and flexible, and help survivors escape violence and violent relationships.
World Day against Trafficking in Person
Human trafficking is a crime that exploits women, children and men for numerous purposes including forced labour and sex. Since 2003 the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has collected information on about 225,000 victims of trafficking detected worldwide. Globally countries are detecting and reporting more victims, and are convicting more traffickers. This can be the result of increased capacity to identify victims and/or an increased number of trafficked victims.
Migrant Women & SDGs - UN High Level Political Forum Side Event
The United Nations High Level Political Forum will be held at the UN Headquarters in New York from Tuesday, 9 July, to Thursday, 18 July 2019 with side events happening around the UN during the week. The theme of the Forum will be "Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality" and the discussion will center on SDGs 4, 8, 10, 13, 16 &17.
Briefing on the Scale-Up of GBV Services in Drought Affected Communities in Somalia
Join us for a briefing on Scale-Up of GBV Services in Drought Affected Communities in Somalia, presented by the members of Somalia's GBV Area of Responsiblity, in coordination with the Regional GBV Working Group for East and Southern Africa. Date and Time: Tuesday, 1 November 2022, 14:30 EAT.
GBV AoR Monthly Call December 2022 - !6 days of Activism
We have dedicated this call to different initiatives as part of the 16 days of Activism 2022. We will hear from colleagues across different regions and contexts, about their activities during the 16 days. Thursday, December 8⋅3:30 – 5:00pm
International Youth Day
This year’s theme highlights efforts to make education more inclusive and accessible for all youth, including efforts by youth themselves. Rooted in Goal 4 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all” – International Youth Day 2019 will examine how Governments, young people and youth-led and youth-focused organizations, as well as other stakeholders, are transforming education so that it becomes a powerful tool to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
RESHAPING THE RESEARCH FIELD FOR FAIR, EFFECTIVE AND RELEVANT RESEARCH ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
The Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) and The Equality Institute (EQI), with support from Wellspring Philanthropic Fund, steered and facilitated the development of a Global Shared Research Agenda (GSRA) for research into violence against women in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Join us to find out what was discovered.
76th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 76)
The 76th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 76) will open on Tuesday, 14 September 2021. The first day of the high-level General Debate will be Tuesday, 21 September 2021.