
In the News: Friday, 28 August 2020
Gertrude Shope Annual Dialogue Forum Closes Source: DIRCO The Gertude Shope Annual Dialogue Forum closed on 28 August after two days of panel discussions. To watch the discussions, you

Gertrude Shope Annual Dialogue Forum Closes Source: DIRCO The Gertude Shope Annual Dialogue Forum closed on 28 August after two days of panel discussions. To watch the discussions, you

Minister Naledi Pandor hosts 2020 Gertrude Shope Annual Dialogue Forum, 27 to 28 Aug Source: South African Government The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, is scheduled

New Report: Advocating for a Stronger Evidence Base for Gender Equality Source: Women Deliver In this working paper, Women Deliver conducted a desk review, identifying more than 150 gender data

One Step at a Time: UN Women’s Health Agency Helping Shift Dangerous Social Norms Source: UN News “As a female traditional leader, my aim is to be a role model

Centre for Mediation to be set up at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Source: Finland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs In the past ten years, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs has

Gbowee Foundation Trains Women as Peace Brigades Source: Front Page Africa / Mae Azango The Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa in collaboration with the Women Peace and Humanitarian Fund and Spotlight

Real Life Heroes: Building a Safe Space for Rohingya Women Refugees Source: UN News Bangladeshi architect Rizvi Hassan is the driving force behind the construction of a safe space for

Belarus election: Women Form ‘Solidarity Chains’ to Condemn Crackdown Source: BBC Women have formed human chains in Belarus to condemn a crackdown on protests over the disputed election. Many dressed

New Report: Assessing UK Government Action on Women, Peace and Security in 2019 Source: Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS) UK In this shadow report, GAPS assesses the 2019

The Shadow Pandemic Source: This Day / Pauline Tallen, Peter Hawkins and Comfort Lamptey Violence against women and girls in Nigeria is a pandemic-sized problem. Millions live in fear of