A Summary of Pertinent Events at the July 2023 UN High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development I. Good News and Bad News about the
A Tale of Two Summits Facilitators: Bahá’í International Community; Coalition of the UN We Need; and Stimson Center Wednesday July 26, 2023 Hybrid event: In
#RanaPlazaNeverForget Has anything changed since then? This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh, one of the deadliest industrial accidents
Women released last year a report called “Turning promises into actions” Gender equality in the 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development. The report underlines that progress
Although not stated in the call for action, capacity building has to target women specifically, to address the structural, legal, management, and cultural barriers that prevent women from full access to fisheries and resources.
Parties adopted the Gender Action Plan (GAP) to advance gender mainstreaming into all elements of climate action and to support the implementation of gender-related decisions and mandates in the UNFCCC process.
Intervention, by Johanna Manganara, on the right of women to have full control over their bodies, at the workshop, organised by La CLEF ( French Coordination for the European Lobby) , EWL and supported by CNIDFF
There can be no sustainable development without respect for the fundamental rights of individuals, starting with the right of women to exercise free control over their body.
The Sustainable Development Goals are a vast improvement on the Millennium Development Goals, says IAW in its statement for CSW 60
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Founded in 1904 and based in Geneva, the International Alliance of Women (IAW) is an international NGO comprising 44 member organizations involved in the promotion of the human rights of women and girls globally. The IAW has general consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council and is accredited to many specialized UN agencies, has participatory status with the Council of Europe and is represented at the Arab League, the African Union and other international organizations.