Discussions
Gender-responsive schools for equitable education
School-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) is a serious obstacle to achieving gender equality, which is perpetuated through traditional gender norms. In Cambodia, gender-based violence against women and girls is still a...
Policy Forum on Development at the EDDs 2018
In collaboration with the Association Internationale des Maires Francophones (AIMF) and the network of women leaders of the Maghreb ( Réseau des Femmes Leaders du Maghreb), the Policy Forum on Development organised a lab session...
Histoire d’une piroguière du Rwanda
La Plateforme des Autorités Locales des Pays des Grands Lacs réunissant des Maires de villes proches du lac Kivu, a organisé, dans le cadre de son programme « Vivre ensemble » une course des pirogues rassemblant les pêcheurs du...
Leila Ben Gacem: "Il existe une économie du partage, dont tout le monde peut tirer profit"
Changer la manière de faire des affaires. L’ambition de Leila Ben Gacem est à la hauteur de son engagement. Cette tunisienne de 48 ans, ancienne ingénieure biomédicale diplômée de l’université de Boston, a travaillé pendant plus...
Policy Forum on Development during the European Development Days 2018
Together with our member organisation Association internationale des maires francophones and the Réseau des Femmes Leaders du Maghreb we are organising a lab session on female leadership in the Maghreb (in French) during this year...
From Promises to Action - UN Women Report on Gender and the SDGS highlights gaps but sets robust avenues for action
14 February 2018 - UN Women launched its flagship report, “ Turning promises into action: Gender equality in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. The report demonstrates through concrete evidence and data the pervasive...
To achieve food security, we must prioritize women's rights as human rights
Published in the Huffington Post on 2 September, this article, written by the former President of Finland, argues that the challenges in fighting hunger are immense, but placing women at the center of efforts can be the game...
The human right to nutrition security in the post-2015 development agenda
This article, written by Biraj Patnaik and Stineke Oenema and published in SCN News No. 41 in July/August 2015, analyses the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) using a human rights lens, in addition to the nutrition lens that is...
Join the e-discussion on "Women and the environment" (10-24 June)
The e-discussion on “Women and the Environment” is co-hosted by SEED Initiative, UNEP, UNIDO and UN Women from 10 to 24 June 2014. It will inform UN Women’s preparatory work as well as civil society and intergovernmental...