
March 8th: International Women's Day
Are you surprised that the poster is written in Spanish? That’s fully intentional. It has the colors of the old IAW website.
At the moment we don’t want to reminisce, but to focus on the present and the future.
On the occasion of today’s International Women’s Day, we have short reports from four of our members about their countries and some facets of the lives of the women there.
Read the reports about
- the celebration of women in Cameroon by Anne Pélagie Yotchou Tzudjom
- the social situation of women in Guinea Bissau by Munira Jauad Ribeiro
- the digital divide based on gender and financial means in India by Anjana Basu
- the demand to give girls with disabilities unhindered access to digital opportunities by Dr. Ernestine Ngo Melha (linked to the website of AAEEH, please choose the language)four
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Women of rural India are left behind
March 8th 2023, International Women’s Day as an Occasion for Reflection on the Digital Female Future in India At a time when the UN has

February 27 – World NGO Day
As we celebrate the World NGO Day, … … I thank those who worked tirelessly to promote women’s human rights, gender equality, and the empowerment

Housekeeping from a Feminist Perspective
As this letter addresses my statement as IAW President, I first must say that I consider the accusation made against my metaphor far-fetched. However, Hon.
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NGO CSW60 Forum – Key Dates
The NGO CSW60 FORUM will take place in New York simultaneously with the 60thSession of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW60) from 14 to 24 MARCH 2016. The Priority theme for CSW60 is: “Women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development.” For more information on the NGO CSW60 Forum check the NGO CSW/NY website (NGOCSW.ORG) regularly and for information regarding the Commission:
http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/women-and-the-sdgs;http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw60-2016
ANYONE WISHING TO ATTEND THE NGO CSW60 FORUM (INCLUDING PARALLEL EVENTS, REGIONAL CAUCUSES, MORNING BRIEFINGS) IS REQUIRED TO REGISTER.
- Online Free Registration to ATTEND: will open on 2 NOVEMBER, 2015 and the deadline to register is 7 MARCH, 2016
- Online Registration & Application for PARALLEL EVENTS: will open on 2 NOVEMBER, 2015 and the deadline is 11 DECEMBER, 2015
- Online Registration for CONSULTATION DAY (tentative date, Sunday, 13 March 2016): will open on 8 NOVEMBER, 2015 and the deadline to register is 7 MARCH, 2016
- Online Registration for NGO RECEPTION (tentative date, Tuesday, 15 March 2016): will open on 8 NOVEMBER, 2015 and the deadline to register is 7 MARCH, 2016
- Online Registration for NGO CSW WOMEN’S RIGHTS MARCH (tentative date, Friday, 18 March 2016): will open on 8 NOVEMBER, 2015 and the deadline to register is 7 MARCH, 2016
- Online Registration for HANDBOOK ADS will open on 8 NOVEMBER, 2015 and
- the deadline for Print Ads is 31 JANUARY 2016
- the deadline for Online Ads is 7 MARCH, 2016
- Online Registration for the ARTISAN FAIR will open on 8 NOVEMBER, 2015 and the deadline is 31 JANUARY 2016.
- Note: there will be a $25.00 fee to register.
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Instead of Congress IAW will be holding a Board Meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Programme and agenda
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Agenda final-final
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paper-iaw-bm-session-5-item-35-unscr-1325-a-c-2 session-5-item-33-istanbul-conventionConstitution documents:
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constitution-draft-5Action programme documents:
women-in-decision-making
climate-action-programme
health-action-programme
health-action-programme-texts
women-in-the-economy-action-programme
action-program-human-rights-lyda
peace
iaw-1610-action-plan-co-democracy
fao
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