UN-INSTRAW launched the results of “Filling the Gaps: A Virtual Discussion of Gender, Peace and Security Research” which took place in October 2008. The discussion was an opportunity for over 90 academics and researchers from universities, NGOs, research institutes and international organizations around the world to fortify existing networks and build a platform for more participatory and dynamic research.
UN-INSTRAW and the Center for Arab Women Training and Research (CAWTAR) organized a National- Round Table on the Political Participation of Women in the Maghreb, on Wednesday, 26 November 2008, at CAWTAR headquarters in Tunisia.
UN-INSTRAW and ACSUR-Madrid opened the international meeting “Migrant women, women caregivers: new sexual division of labour,” which will take place at the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), from 1 to 3 December 2008.
Violence against women (VAW) has been on the agenda of women activists and human rights organizations for decades, including at the centre of the UN’s agenda on gender equality and women’s empowerment.
In the context of the 8th anniversary of Resolution 1325, UN-INSTRAW, with the support of the Office of the Special Advisor to the Secretary General on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women (OSAGI) and International Alert, is launching the virtual dialogue “Planning for Action: Good Practices on Implementing UNSCR 1325 on a National Level,’’ to take place from 3 to 21 November 2008.
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On the occasion of the International Day of Rural Women, UN-INSTRAW and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) call for the recognition of rural women’s contribution to agricultural development and the elimination of poverty.
On the occasion of the International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction (8 October 2008), the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is launching the study: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Violence of Vulnerable Persons: Tropical Storm Noel in the Dominican Republic at UN-INSTRAW headquarters on 9 October 2008.
Press Release Can access and use of ICTs by women influence political decision-making processes? What are governments doing to inform women about their rights? These are some of the issues that will be discussed during the III Inter-American Forum of Women Against Corruption that will be held from 29 September to October 1st 2008 in the Faculty of Law of the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina).
The International Conference on Gender, Migration and Development: Seizing Opportunities, Upholding Rights (September 25-26, Manila) will examine women’s participation in migratory flows and their crucial contribution to development through the sending, receipt and management of remittances. The conference aims to identify paths to enhance the positive aspects of migration and mitigate the negative effects, as well as promote greater gender equality in both sending and receiving countries.
Security is a basic human right – yet every day millions live without security in their daily lives, whether they are gathering firewood, going to work or playing with their children, because those who are charged with protecting them are not adequately trained to recognize and respond to their needs. Reports from around the world confirm that women and children are the most violated, targeted and have the least access to security during and after conflicts.
On the International Day of Peace, September 21st 2008, the UN System turns its attention to the role of peacekeepers in promoting and strengthening human rights. Adding its voice to multitude calling for an end to war and conflict throughout the world, UN-INSTRAW emphasizes the crucial role that gender equality plays in making peacekeeping more effective, sustainable and just.
Press Release UN-INSTRAW and PROCASUR organized a “Pathways to Learning” exercise in Bolivia from 12 to 15 September 2008. The eighteen participants in the Pathways included women Mayors, councilwomen, and representatives of gender machinery from Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Ecuador and Peru. The Pathway aims to support and strengthen the exchange of knowledge and ideas and analysis of the situation of women in local governments in order to propose concrete actions for the empowerment of women politicians and the promotion of public policies with a gender perspective in municipal administration.
