Story from Jakarta, Indonesia: Women Supporting Women during the Covid-19 Pandemic By Olin Monteiro (May 2nd 2020). Despite worldwide news on Covid-19 spread in January 2020, Indonesian government had not yet understood the scale of the pandemic until we received the first patient by the end of February 2020. We even witnessed arrogant declarations of some government officials saying that […]
La déclaration suivante a été approuvée par plus de 1600 personnes, réseaux et organisations de femmes du monde entier, provenant de plus de 100 pays, pour demander aux États d’adopter une politique féministe afin de relever les défis exceptionnels posés par la pandémie COVID-19 tout en respectant les droits humains. Cette initiative a été lancée par des femmes du Sud […]
La siguiente declaración ha sido respaldada por más de 1600 personas, redes y organizaciones de mujeres de todo el mundo, de más de 100 países, para exigir a los Estados que adopten una política feminista para abordar los desafíos extraordinarios planteados por la pandemia COVID-19 de manera coherente con las normas y los principios de derechos humanos. Esta iniciativa fue iniciada por […]
On March 5th, UN Women Executive Director, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka presented UN Women’s newest report “Women’s rights in review 25 years after Beijing”, on March 5th New York City. The Feminist Alliance for Rights was invited to reflect on the role of the feminist movement in this journey. Our colleague Anya Victoria, Senior Program Coordinator of FAR, took this opportunity to […]
The following statement has been endorsed by more than 1600 individuals and women’s networks and organizations from more than 100 countries, to demand States the adoption of a feminist policy to address the extraordinary challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic in a manner that is consistent with human rights standards and principles. This initiative was initiated by women from the Global South […]
FAR organized a consultative session on the effects of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) on women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) on November 8th, 2019 in the eve of the Nairobi Summit on the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). The meeting was attended by feminist and SRHR activists from Nigeria, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Uganda and South Africa, working […]
FAR’s governance structure consists of a Steering Committee composed by feminists representing constituencies and organizations that have regional representation and work at the national level.The Steering Committee members are the main focal persons of FAR in their regions. In January 2020, our alliance welcomed two new members from the Caribbean and Central Europe, who will provide guidance and support to […]
Calling all feminists! In 2020, we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action. We are calling on you to join us in commemorating the expanding feminist footprint. As part of this historic milestone, the Center for Women’s Global Leadership, FAR’s Global Coordinator, invites you to share your insight on the Beijing Platform for Action’s influence and impact as […]
In 2020, the international community will celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women held in 1995 and adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA), which is often hailed as the most comprehensive and visionary international agenda for the empowerment of women and girls to date. Through the Beijing Platform for Action, 189 governments committed to take […]
The Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council are independent human rights experts with mandates to report and advise on human rights from a thematic or country-specific perspective. They can take the form of Special Rapporteurs, Independent Experts and Working Groups. With the support of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Special Procedures […]
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