Events

Gender-Transformative Approaches in Agricultural Skills Development

Nov 6, 2019 | External Cooperation InfoPoint - European Commission
Brussels, Belgium

Only using mainstreaming and sensitisation interventions in agricultural programmes is not enough if we want to tap into the economic potential of women‘s contribution to…

Overcoming Challenges to Women's Participation in Sustainable Peacebuilding

Nov 6, 2019 | Geneva Centre for Security Policy
Geneva, Switzerland

Join us for a workshop to challenge our thinking and reframe how we approach women’s participation in peacebuilding.

Formal resistance and implicit bias by those who…

Gender Inclusion for Peace in the Sahel: The Role of the Local Radio

Nov 6, 2019 | Fondation Hirondelle
Geneva, Switzerland

In fragile states and regions faced with major crises such as the Sahel, women and girls face specific challenges participating in public life and are often…

Gendered Peace in Context

Nov 5, 2019 | Graduate Institute Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland

The Gender Dimensions of Social Conflict, Armed Violence and Peacebuilding project's international consortium, with prominent speakers from Indonesia, Nigeria, and Switzerland, will gather during the Geneva…

Patriarcy, Gender and Peace

Nov 5, 2019 | Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Geneva, Switzerland

Patriarchy, militarism, and neoliberalism are three inter-related causes that push us all towards more conflict. If we want peace, then we need to change the…

What's Lurking in Your Value Chain? Uncovering the Hidden Costs of Gender-Based Violence in Agriculture

Oct 30, 2019 | Agrilinks and the Feed the Future Advancing Women's Empowerment Program
Online

Please join Agrilinks and the Feed the Future Advancing Women’s Empowerment Program on the eve of Halloween for a webinar on gender dimensions in agriculture.

This…

Plenary: African Women in Sustainable Business and Environmental Management

Oct 30, 2019 | UNEP
Accra, Ghana

Women and men often use and manage resources in different ways, while also observing and experiencing degradation differently. Indeed, in many countries, women traditionally have…

What's Lurking in Your Value Chain? Uncovering the Hidden Costs of Gender-Based Violence in Agriculture

Oct 30, 2019 | Agrilinks
Online

Please join Agrilinks and the Feed the Future Advancing Women’s Empowerment Program on the eve of Halloween for a webinar on gender dimensions in agriculture.

This…

Africa in Transition: The Role of Women in Peace and Security

Oct 29, 2019 | Wilson Center
Washington, DC

Please join the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program and Maternal Health Initiative, in partnership with The Population Institute, to discuss holistic approaches to…

Rural Development and Food Security Forum 2019

Oct 28, 2019 - Oct 30, 2019 | Asian Development Bank
Manila, Philippines

The Rural Development and Food Security Forum 2019 (#RDFS2019) is a call to action for DMC governments to provide active leadership to generate rural prosperity and effective…

Keeping the Minutes or Leading the Talk? Women's Experiences in Peace Negotiations

Oct 24, 2019 | the Graduate Institute Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland

In its resolution 1325, “Women, Peace, and Security”, the Security Council of the United Nations for the first time acknowledged that gender matters in peace…

First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

Oct 23, 2019 - Oct 25, 2019 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association
University of California, Irvine

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is proud to announce that the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held October 23-25, 2019 at the University…

A Roundtable Discussion on Women, Peace, and Security in West Africa: Coalition Building and Collaboration in Cross-Border Areas

Oct 21, 2019 | Partners Global
Washington, DC

To unpack experiences, challenges, and successes in women’s grassroots movements for peace, PartnersGlobal is convening a roundtable of experts and practitioners in the Women, Peace,…

Women in Sustainable Agriculture National Conference

Oct 17, 2019 - Oct 19, 2019 | Women Food & Ag Network
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota

Every few years, a regional women’s network takes the lead in planning a national conference for women in sustainable agriculture (WISA).

More than 400 people from…

How the VGGT Have Changed Rural Women's Lives: Key Strategies and Innovations Towards Gender Equality

Oct 15, 2019 | Committee on World Food Security
Rome, Italy

The purpose of the side event is to showcase key strategies and innovations that are contributing to gender equality in agriculture and land tenure in…

Environment, Gender, and Disasters

Oct 11, 2019 | Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction and UN Environment
Geneva, Switzerland

To mark the International Day for Disaster Reduction, the Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDRR) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) would like…

Colombian Women on the Frontline: the Role of Women Human Rights Defenders Working on Peace

Oct 10, 2019 | European Peacebuilding Liaison Office
Brussels, Belgium

Claudia Mejía Duque and Katerin Jurado Díaz from Sisma Mujer, and Maria Eugenia Cruz Alarcón from the National Network of Women Human Rights Defenders are leading figures for the protection…

Advancing Women's Roles and Rights Amid Global Challenges

Sep 25, 2019 | International Peace Institute
Live Broadcast

By many indicators the status of women’s roles and rights globally are under threat. In conflict resolution processes, mediators and negotiators are rarely women, and…

Gendered Effects of the Conflicts in the South Caucasus Region and Women's Priorities for Peace

Sep 25, 2019 | European Peacebuilding Liaison Office
Brussels, Belgium

Addressing the multitude of problems which are affecting the South Caucasus requires a gender- and conflict-sensitive approach from all relevant actors, including civil society, state…

Building a Resilient Future

Sep 22, 2019 | The New School
New York City, USA

The purpose of the Day is to reinforce the focus on resilience and the commitments expected to be made at the Climate Action Summit. It…

Fierce Feminist Solutions to End Climate Chaos

Sep 22, 2019 | Women's Environment and Development Organization
New York, NY

On the eve of the Secretary General's UN Climate Summit, join the Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), the Sierra Club, Women Engage for a…

Solutions For Implementing Gender-Responsive Climate Action

Sep 22, 2019 | Climate Action Summit 2019, United Nations
New York City, USA

The Social and Political Drivers coalition led by the governments of Peru and Spain, with UN Women, the government of Costa Rica and in collaboration…

Women, Peace & Security Reclaim Prevention!

Sep 18, 2019 | Swiss Peace
Bern, Switzerland

This conference intends to raise awareness and prompt discussion regarding the future of WPS (Wo- men, Peace & Security), and Switzerland’s role in shaping that…

European Commission Webinar: Women's Land Rights Matter

Sep 18, 2019 | European Commission
Online

The webinar will provide an overview of the main challenges and opportunities surrounding the promotion of women’s land rights as well as present what the…

Women for Water Partnership: She Decides?

Aug 27, 2019 | Stockholm International Water Institute
Johanneshov, Sweden

The importance of involving both women and men in the management of water has been recognized since 1977 at the UN Water Conference at Mar…

Inception Workshop on "Gender and Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining: Connecting Research with Extractive Sector Governance" Project

Aug 27, 2019 | UN Economic Commission for Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in partnership with Carleton University and others will hold an inception workshop for the new project "Gender…

Women and Youth: Living Apart Together

Aug 25, 2019 | Stockholm International Water Institute
Johanneshov, Sweden

Women and youth are two major groups affected by lack of access to safe water and sanitation. They are often excluded from participation or representation…

Women for Climate Justice- Morning Tea

Aug 10, 2019 | Women's Climate Justice Collective
Carlton, Victoria, Australia

Join us for morning tea to learn about upcoming opportunities for women to support climate justice, including a Women's Climate Justice Camp in October, and…

Women's Empowerment: Minerals, Responsible Sourcing, and the Jewelry Supply Chain

Aug 8, 2019 | US Department of State, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, and Office of Threat Finance and Counter Measures
Washington, DC

The conference "Women's Empowerment: Minerals, Responsible Sourcing, and the Jewelry Supply Chain" will take place in the Harry S. Truman Building, Marshall Center in Washington,…

Gender, Land and the Right to Food in Southeast Asia

Jul 22, 2019 | SEI Asia
Bangkok, Thailand

Southeast Asia is going through accelerated agrarian transition due to a number of factors, including transnational land acquisitions, domestic investors, migrants, conservation efforts, and government…