Wow is an understatement for the buzz you feel at COP26. Delegates from different corners of the world are gathered here in Glasgow, almost in my backyard as Edinburgh is just an hour train ride away. The conference feels as if it is a microcosm comprised of people from different walks of...
The second Generation Equality Forum (GEF) took place in Paris from June 30 to July 2, 2021. Close to 20 FAWCO members joined GEF events virtually, joining some 47,000 people online. Over 1,000 commitments were made to take concrete action to advance the women’s rights agenda around the world.
GEF, sponsored by the governments of Mexico and France, convened by...
The June interim climate discussions have ended, but it is difficult to say just how much progress they brought to the ongoing climate discussions. At the opening plenary, a speaker was raising concerns about the ability to hold effective online discussions, as many countries do not have reliable internet connections. She then disappeared...
We are now in week 2 of a 3 week block of virtual sessions for our UN Rep work at the UNFCCC (UN Framework Convention on Climate Change). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, actual negotiations on implementing the Paris Agreement to keep global warming to below 1.5C are not taking place right now.
Women's rights advocates were shocked when Turkey's President Erdogan announced unilaterally that Turkey would withdraw from the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. Since the Convention was drafted in Istanbul, Turkey, and Turkey was the first country to sign it, it became known as the Istanbul Convention. A leaflet produced by the...
NGO CSW NY Consultation Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eitqt75dw9w&t=16s
NGO CSW Geneva Consultation Day (Laurie Richardson's presentation about NGO CSW Vienna starts at 40:44)
Femicide Hotspot Germany: Let's Break the Structural Pattern!
(FAWCO co-sponsored with Femicide Observation Center Germany and FEMEN Germany)
https://ngocsw65forum.us2.pathable.com/meetings/virtual/g64npsa9GQ34mxLeS
North America and Europe CSW Caucus Meeting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPs3xB6TWZQ
Beijing – COVID – What Next? (Organizer: