Ministerial roundtable one and two on ‘good practices in the provision of social protection, public services and sustainable infrastructure including for recognizing and valuing unpaid
In a context of economic uncertainties, exclusionary politics, rising conflict and instability, shrinking democratic spaces and push back on women’s rights CSW held its
Introduction The aim of this essay is to give an overview on the current situation of gender equality in education and the ways to improve
Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December – the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human
Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations. In our world today violence against women and
It is with great sadness that as President of the International Alliance of Women I have to announce the death of Alice Yotopoulos Marangopoulos at
The questions to which IAW has answered are the following:
How can NGOs further contribute to the work of ECOSOC and its subsidiary bodies?
What are the most efficient modalities for NGOs to contribute to the United Nations policy-making, be recognized and be influential in these processes?
What in your organization’s view should be done to provide better support to NGOs during the process of obtaining consultative status with ECOSOC?
How can the participation of NGOs from developing countries and countries with economies in transition in UN’s work be increased?
Once the consultative status is granted to organizations, how best can NGOs access the opportunities given to them to take part in UN processes?
In her President’s Newsletter of June 2018 President Joanna Manganara sums up a number of points of discussion during the intergovernmental meetings at CWS62. She also evaluates the Agreed Conclusions 2019
Prison can indeed be assimilated to a “house of men”, that is to say, in line with the definition given by Maurice Godelier (1982), a monosexual space contributing to the production and consolidation of masculine identity and privileges that are attached to it.
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Founded in 1904 and based in Geneva, the International Alliance of Women (IAW) is an international NGO comprising 44 member organizations involved in the promotion of the human rights of women and girls globally. The IAW has general consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council and is accredited to many specialized UN agencies, has participatory status with the Council of Europe and is represented at the Arab League, the African Union and other international organizations.