June 16 is the annual Day of the African Child (DAC). The theme of this year’s celebration is “ Conflict and Crisis in Africa: Protecting all Children’s Rights” .  In line with the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) Continental Study on the impact of armed conflict on children is […]

  In 2015 the United Nations adopted 19 June as the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. The day aims to “raise awareness of the need to put an end to conflict-related sexual violence, to honour the victims and survivors of sexual violence around the world and to pay tribute to […]

This event is organized by the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries, in collaboration with the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality. The hearing aims at emphasising the importance of fisheries for women in third countries and the special role they can play in different socio-economic situations. The first panel will explore the current situation and […]

The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) invites you to participate in an online discussion on how to tackle and address gender statistics gaps within the framework of EU policies. The event takes place on EuroGender, the 15 June, 10.00 am – 16.00 CEST. If you have an expertise in gender statistics and/or data collection on gender […]

“Stereotypes and Opportunities: Women’s Economic Empowerment”  The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank Group (WBG) invite credentialed media to attend and cover the opening of a two-day global conference on women’s economic empowerment, bringing together 200 leading experts from more than 20 countries: WHO: Luis Alberto Moreno, Inter-American Development Bank President and Jim Yong […]

May 10, 2016  9:30 am – 2:00 pm Center for Strategic and International Studies Washington, DC REGISTER HERE Please join the PEPFAR Gender and Adolescent Girls Technical Working Group and AIDSFree as they share lessons from the three-year, $55 million Gender-based Violence Initiative (GBVI). The GBVI integrated gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response into existing HIV prevention, […]

Women Deliver’s 4th Global Conference, taking place 16-19 May 2016, will be the largest gathering on girls’ and women’s health and rights in the last decade and one of the first major global conferences following the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It will gather 5-6,000 people and inspire global changemakers to focus on implementing the SDGs so they matter […]

Gender and human rights (foundation course) 27 April-7 June 2016 (E05116) | Register for this course (page opens in new window) Deadline for early registration discount: 15 March 2016 (extended) Instructors: Corey Barr and Benjamin Stachursky Gender equality has become a generally accepted refrain and gained secure positioning within international approaches to, and discourse on, development and human rights. However, […]