IAW at Human Rights Council: Draft resolution “Protection of the Family” does not have a human rights focus
IAW urges members of the Human Rights Council not to endorse the draft resolution on the protection of the family
IAW urges members of the Human Rights Council not to endorse the draft resolution on the protection of the family
Lyda Verstegen, IAW representative to the Human Rights Council, reports from the current session of the Council in Geneva
IAW calls on the council to take action following a series of attacks.
IAW President Joanna Manganara sends letter to President Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria, expressing the concern of IAW at the abduction of 200 schoolgirls. “The right for girls to access education is guaranteed by international law”
Her new responsibility is added value to her role as UN main representative for the International Alliance of Women
IAW signs statement that sustainable development is impossible unless human rights are at its center as a foundational pillar of vibrant, equal and prosperous societies
Together with Scottish feminist economist Ailsa McKay, IAW board member Margunn Bjørnholt has co-edited the book Counting on Marilyn Waring: New Advances in Feminist Economics.
Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the
Millennium Development Goals for women and girls
The International Alliance of Women and the Norwegian Association for Women’s Rights co-hosted a side-event on the financial crisis, recession and human rights on 13 March 2014, during the session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW58).
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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.